A federal judge has issued a key ruling halting the efforts of President Donald Trump's administration to change wage rules for the temporary agricultural worker visa program (H-2A). The measure ...

The brother of an American scholar detained in China welcomed the news Thursday that he was declared wrongfully detained, saying he hopes that it will help lead to his release. Secretary of State ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has designated Myanmar scholar and U.S. citizen Min Zin as wrongfully detained after his arrest by Chinese authorities in June, a senior State Department official told Reuters, a ...

California is raising its statewide minimum wage to $17.40 per hour starting January 1, 2027. The new number is the highest statewide minimum wage in the country, with many states still at $7.25 per ...

Jon here. We’re missing Shirley for the next week or so while she takes some well-earned time off. Rent control and the income tax cut are off the table now, but today I dive into another ballot ...

Wildfire risk just got a lot worse in California, where some of the state's most effective fire prevention specialists—goats—are under regulatory attack. As of July 1, the state's standard minimum ...

The IRS offers only one way out of 401(k) or IRA RMDs-- a qualified charitable distribution (QCD). This is where you donate your RMD to a qualifying charitable organization rather than keeping it for ...

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Senate Democrats moved June 25 to propose more than tripling the current federal minimum wage, introducing legislation that would raise it to $25 an hour over the next five years. The "Living Wage for ...

The minimum wage would be raised to $25 an hour under a new bill to be introduced by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) on Thursday, in a bid to enthuse the working-class voters who have abandoned the ...

To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo Last week, Oklahoma voters rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state's minimum ...

The East Feliciana Parish Police Jury adopted an ordinance June 1 that sets standards for large-scale solar arrays for generating electricity. The new regulations will not apply to a solar farm now ...