Key Takeaways 19 states raised their minimum wage on January 1, and three others will make an increase later this year.Eight ...

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(CNN) - Nearly two dozen states and Washington, D.C., will be raising their minimum wages in 2026 at a time when many Americans are concerned about affordability. Millions of Americans could soon ...

Some workers will receive pay boosts next year as higher minimum wage regulations take effect in 22 states and 66 cities and counties across the U.S., a change that could help low-income households ...

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase Jan. 1, 2026, to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped employees, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce.

Several states are raising the minimum wage in 2026, helping millions of Americans offset an increasingly urgent affordability crisis. While one of our neighboring states is on the list, Indiana ...

The federal and Wisconsin minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since its last increase in 2009. A full-time worker earning the current minimum wage falls below the federal poverty threshold.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky’s minimum wage will remain $7.25 an hour in 2026, leaving the state increasingly out of step with a growing number of states that are boosting their pay floors next ...