Ebony Sims sees wage conversations at her workplace stretch well beyond the state’s lowest earners. Even employees who are not on minimum wage talk about how pay compares and whether it feels fair.

Missouri’s minimum wage will jump to $15 in 2026, outpacing federal pay but ending future inflation hikes and coinciding with ...

Mamdani’s ran on ambitious progressive platform, but enacting it faces hurdles in the City Council and state government.

The Trump administration has said it is freezing child care funds to all states until they provide more verification about ...

Some area restaurants say they are reworking budgets to absorb higher labor costs after a year already marked by rising ...

A conservative influencer’s viral video alleging widespread fraud at taxpayer-funded child care centers in Minnesota’s Somali ...

What is the minimum wage in Missouri in 2025? The current minimum wage is $13.75 per hour. What will Missouri's minimum wage be in 2026? Missouri's minimum wa ...

About 23 states raised the minimum wage in 2025. According to the National Employment Law Project, 19 plan to raise it on Jan ...

In 2026, Missouri and Illinois introduce sweeping legal changes affecting wages, education, and commerce.

Affordability has cemented itself as 2025’s word of the year, and that’s in no small part due to Mamdani. At the start of ...