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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) on Monday said she intends to sign legislation to raise Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2028. The governor’s office announced on Monday, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill that would end the practice of giving students minimum grades, a policy critics say artificially boosts achievement data. Under ...

Florida's minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour on September 30, 2026, due to a 2020 constitutional amendment. A proposed bill in the Florida Legislature could allow some interns and ...

A sweeping criminal justice proposal moving through Virginia’s Democratic-led legislature is sparking sharp debate over whether the state should loosen long-standing sentencing requirements for ...

A new bill proposed by Democrats in the Virginia state legislature is raising concerns regarding the removal of minimum prison sentences for various violent felony crimes. Within days of Democratic ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — 7News is taking a closer look at some of the legislation that Democrats in Virginia are focusing on from the start. That includes House Bill 863, which, as it stands right now ...

The Golden State raised minimum wage to $16.90. California cost of living runs about 40% above national average. Some California cities pay higher rates than the new minimum wage. As the cost of ...

The push for higher minimum wages continues to be primarily driven by state and local governments with the $7.25 per hour federal minimum wage stagnant since 2009. That figure has stood for nearly two ...

Nearly 20 states kicked off the New Year with minimum wage increases, but some employment experts warn that doing so could exacerbate inflation levels. Minimum wage increases across 19 states will ...

OLYMPIA — The new year is here, and with it come changes to wages and laws in Washington. Starting Thursday, the state minimum wage is $17.13 an hour, up from $16.66 an hour in 2025, maintaining ...

Florida's minimum wage is currently $14 an hour, following a voter-approved amendment in 2020. The state's minimum wage will increase by $1 annually until it reaches $15 an hour in 2026. Florida's ...