Other proposals would also raise the minimum wage, but the legislation from Sen. Chris Murphy (D) aims the highest. He says it could energize voters.

The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 per hour since 2009, but a bill coming to the Senate is aiming to change that. Sen. Chris Murphy announced June 25 he would introduce a bill to raise the ...

The legislation would also eliminate subminimum wages for tipped workers, workers with disabilities, and youth workers and would mandate automatic future increases tied to two-thirds of the national ...

Two states, Washington, D.C., and 14 localities increased their own minimum wage on July 1, lifting wages for 361,000 workers ...

Senate Democrats propose raising the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour over the next five years.

Pennsylvania’s budget boosts education funding, but leaves minimum wage unchanged as business owners and lawmakers weigh the ...

The cost of living keeps climbing — and states are responding by raising the minimum wage. But is there such a thing as too high?

Minimum wage would go to $25 an hour under a new proposal from a Democratic Senator. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, introduced legislation Thursday that would raise the minimum wage through a ...

Representatives in Congress are starting a new push to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour. A group of Democratic representatives, including Reps. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) and Analilia Mejia ...

A proposed bill could raise the federal minimum wage to $25. When's the last time Louisiana raised its minimum wage and could ...

Congress could soon consider legislation that would increase the federal minimum wage for the first time since 2009. U.S. Sen ...