Minimum Wage

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said her party will push a

White House

Democrats hope to force House vote on minimum wage hike

February 14, 2014 5:00 am

Economy

Md. Senate to hear minimum wage hike bill

Washington Examiner -

February 13, 2014 9:16 am

President Obama signs an executive order mandating that federal contractors be required to raise the minimum wage they pay their workers to $10.10, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, at the end of an appearance at the US Steel's Mon Valley Works in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

White House

Obama to raise minimum wage for contract workers

Associated Press -

February 12, 2014 5:00 am

The numbers show federal contractors are paid an average of twice what than private sector workers earn in the same position -- and defense contractors earn three times as much as their private sector counterparts, according to a 2012 report by the nonprofit Project on Government Oversight. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Economy

Defense contractors make three times private sector wages, numbers show

Logan Porter -

February 12, 2014 5:00 am

President Barack Obama waves as he leaves the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, after signing an executive order to raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers during a ceremony. Wage increase to $10.10 an hour, goes into effect next year, and applies to new contracts and replacements for expiring contracts. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Economy

Obama signs minimum wage executive order

Meghashyam Mali -

February 12, 2014 5:00 am

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, is opposed to letting individual municipalities set their own minimum wages and tax rates, as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to do. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Andrew Cuomo: Local minimum wages would disrupt economy

Associated Press -

February 12, 2014 5:00 am

President Obama signs an executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contract workers on Wednesday during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Obama’s pen strikes again

Charles Hoskinson -

February 12, 2014 5:00 am

Economy

Va. Senate approves minimum wage increase

Washington Examiner -

February 11, 2014 9:34 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., shakes hands with Boloco founder John Pepper as Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Illinois looks on during a minimum wage roundtable discussion held at Boloco, a fast food chain of burrito restaurants in Boston, on Feb. 10. Beloco pays a minimum wage of $9.00 per hour, and the current federal minimum is $7.25 per hour. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Elizabeth Warren, Dick Durbin push raising Mass., federal minimum wage

Washington Examiner -

February 11, 2014 5:00 am

President Barack Obama speaks about the farm bill, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. The president planned to sign the farm bill at Michigan State University, choosing middle America for a rare celebration of Washington political compromise. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Op-Eds

Campaign to raise minimum wage could backfire against Democrats

Michael Moroney -

February 11, 2014 5:00 am

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Tag: Minimum Wage

Democrats hope to force House vote on minimum wage hike

Md. Senate to hear minimum wage hike bill

Obama to raise minimum wage for contract workers

Defense contractors make three times private sector wages, numbers show

Obama signs minimum wage executive order

Andrew Cuomo: Local minimum wages would disrupt economy

Obama’s pen strikes again

Va. Senate approves minimum wage increase

Elizabeth Warren, Dick Durbin push raising Mass., federal minimum wage

Campaign to raise minimum wage could backfire against Democrats

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