Seattle turned into a vastly riskier place to live for poor people. It became nearly impossible to afford even the cheapest market-rate housing.

Professor Jacob Vigdor has conservative bonafides and raised progressives' ire with his past research on the minimum wage. But now he's all in for Washington to tax the rich.

The federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 since 2010, marking the longest period without an increase since the federal ...

Ana Rosa Bello broke down in tears as she recalled the repeated abuse she has endured as a housekeeper in Seattle. Bello ...

Two days earlier, Republican state Rep. Mitch Boggs used a parental analogy while explaining to colleagues why they should overrule voters' desire for paid sick leave and annual minimum wage increases ...

Robert C. Scott and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced new legislation on Tuesday that, if passed, would raise the country's minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2030. Supporters of the legislation ...

President Donald Trump has rescinded a Joe Biden executive order that required federal government contractors to pay workers a minimum hourly wage of $17.75. The repeal came late Friday in a ...