State Lawmakers Nationwide Are Voting to Increase Their Pay

Brian Kemp, a Republican, last year proposed in his budget and lawmakers approved a $5,000 cost-of-living raise for state legislators and all ...

Politicians Want a Raise. Do They Deserve One?

New Jersey lawmakers aren't alone, however, in seeking better compensation. A bill passed last year by the Kansas Legislature created a ...

States Where Minimum Wage May Be on the Ballot in 2024

Now, heading into another presidential election, voters in a number of states could join the list of places with a $15 minimum wage or higher.

2023 Legislator Compensation

Legislator compensation varies across legislatures. The lowest annual state legislator salary ... The tables linked to below provide nationwide ...

Low pay is driving some state lawmakers to quit | PBS News

While it varies by state as to how legislative salaries are adjusted, bills increasing legislator pay were proposed in several states this year, ...

Twenty-two states will increase their minimum wages on January 1 ...

In total, workers will receive $6.95 billion in additional wages from state minimum wage increases. In addition, 38 cities and counties will ...

Minimum Wage Hikes in Store, and on Ballots, Nationwide

The state can raise the minimum wage by up to 3.5% if inflation, as measured by the CPI, is over 7% year to year. The small employer increase ...

Minimum Wage Hikes Primed for Ballot, Statehouse Battles in 2024

Ballot proposals to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour could go before Ohio and Oklahoma voters next November. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe ...

Nineteen states and localities will increase their minimum wages ...

This summer, Connecticut, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington D.C. will raise their minimum wages, boosting pay for 765,000 workers who will ...

27th Amendment - Changes in Pay for Members of Congress

Congressional pay raises can only occur after the next election of representatives. Congressmembers can't raise their salaries right before getting voted out of ...

Minimum & Living Wage - Every Job Should Pay a Living Wage

Fifteen states plus the District of Columbia currently index minimum wage increases each year: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, ...

Outspent 4-to-1, Republicans still made gains in state legislative ...

"The DLCC and our campaigns successfully prevented a Republican wave from taking shape in our state legislatures," Heather Williams, the ...

Republicans make gains in state legislatures - NPR

The results didn't amount to a sea change for either party this year. Republicans are celebrating after they chipped away at Democratic ...

Raise the Wage - Obama White House

Raising the minimum wage nationwide will increase earnings for millions of workers, and support the local economies where they live, work and spend their ...

Kansas lawmakers advance a plan that lets an outside group raise ...

Republican state Rep. Blake Carpenter said lawmakers have discussed a pay increase for years. But they've not taken any action out of fear of ...

Even a divided America agrees on raising the minimum wage

Eight states and Washington, D.C. have passed legislation to gradually raise their minimum wage to $15 per hour, although only the District has ...

History of Changes to the Minimum Wage Law

In 1974, Congress included under the FLSA all no supervisory employees of Federal, State, and local governments and many domestic workers. (Subsequently, in ...

Why Republican Voters Support Ballot Initiatives Their Red States ...

Over the past decade, voters in 12 states have passed minimum wage increases, including states as reliably Republican as South Dakota and ...

Key facts about US poll workers ahead of the 2024 election

The amount of compensation poll workers can receive varies widely by state and county. Minimum requirements are typically set on the state level ...

As Washington Stews, State Legislatures Increasingly Shape ...

Democrats have embraced their own causes, passing laws to expand voting rights, raise minimum wages and tighten controls on firearms in the ...