THE NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW RESOLUTIONS — and a slight increase in pay for minimum wage workers in California. Eight cities in ...

California is nothing if not a land of contrast. It is a state of astounding economic might, yet it carries the highest poverty rate in the nation. It has more residents on the Forbes 400 list of ...

The arrest of Nicolás Maduro in a U.S. raid could bring relief to average Venezuelans after decades of economic mismanagement ...

In San Jose -- where minimum wage is inching up 50 cents to $18.45 an hour -- that only adds up to an additional $1,040 a ...

A look at the states leading the nation in minimum wage for 2026. See how Washington, New York, and California are setting ...

As the new year begins, savings have hit unprecedented levels, but rising health care costs and growing poverty make ...

Virginians earning minimum wage should see more money in their paychecks after a 36-cent-per-hour increase took effect ...

Looking forward to 2026, Tavarez said Catholic Charities hopes the government will restore full funding to the Temporary ...

The world’s 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes in 2025. That’s according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which found just eight billionaires accounted ...

One analysis suggests that modern budgets push the effective poverty line far above official levels, revealing why many six-figure earners still feel financially strained.

In 2026, 23 states and dozens of localities are scheduled to increase their minimum wage. Tennessee does not have a state minimum wage and instead defaults to the federal rate of $7.25 per hour. The ...

When I was 3 years old, my parents were picking Thompson grapes in the long rows of the Central Valley while I lay asleep on top of a brown raisin tray. Back then, my parents couldn’t afford daycare, ...