The proposal is designed to appeal to Republican senators, and comes after Pa. Democrats unsuccessfully tried for years to ...

It calls for the minimum wage to go up to $15 an hour in larger counties, and up to $12 an hour in smaller counties.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers are getting down to crunch time, with big questions still outstanding ...

Democrats say it’s long past time to lift the Pennsylvania minimum wage, which has lingered at $7.25 an hour for more than 15 ...

A bill proposing changes to Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has passed the State House today. House Bill 1549, sponsored by Rep.

Pennsylvania would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour in 20 of its counties, and to $12 in the rest under a bill the Democratic-controlled state House passed last week. It’s a new approach for the ...

We have reservations about the state House passing a bill to incrementally increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage. As this issue has routinely resurfaced every few years for decades, we’ve noted that ...

House Bill 1549 would increase it to $15 per hour for most Pennsylvanians, though in some smaller counties, it would only ...

Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) recently announced he will introduce legislation aimed at raising the federal minimum wage to $15 ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour in 20 of its counties, and to $12 in the rest under a bill the Democratic-controlled state House passed Wednesday.

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