Last week Senator Cindy Holscher introduced a bill that would accomplish this, raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $16 an hour. She points to states like Nebraska and Colorado, where the minimum ...

Washington: With no income tax to rely on, the state of Washington charges a higher sales tax to bring in revenue. At 6.5%, ...

A middle-class tax break that nearly halves the number of Brazilians paying income taxes is adding to economic tailwinds that ...

The outcome of Brazil’s general election in October will hinge on two issues: crime and voters’ purses. President Luiz Inácio ...

The Gustine Aquatics Center is entering its 73rd year with rising operational costs, aging infrastructure and shifting participation trends, according to a detailed financial and program report ...

We’re not in the intensive-care unit, but we are moving towards that,” says Armínio Fraga, a former boss of Brazil’s central bank. How sick is the patient? Brazilian debt is unsustainable on its ...

VCU graduate students say they are having a hard time affording living expenses with the pay they receive for campus work as costs rise across the region. According to the MIT Living Wage Calculator, ...

Valerie Watson with the Stark County Regional Planning Commission outlines what landlords can and cannot do when raising rent ...

Florida lawmakers say taxpayers shouldn't be subsidizing out-of-state students at top universities, but critics warn the ...

BRASILIA, Feb 11 (Reuters) - A middle-class tax break that nearly halves the number of Brazilians paying income taxes ⁠is ⁠adding to economic tailwinds that give President Luiz Inacio Lula da ⁠Silva ...

A middle-class tax break that nearly halves the number of Brazilians paying income taxes is adding to economic tailwinds that give President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva an edge in early opinion polls as ...

Home-based care providers face a patchwork of employment regulations, with evolving federal rules and state-level practices, requiring employers to take ...