The salary cap for the 2026/27 NBA league year has officially been set, with the league announcing that the cap will be $164,961,000, a 6.7% increase on last year’s number. Under the league’s current ...

The minimum wage would be raised to $25 an hour under a new bill to be introduced by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) on Thursday, in a bid to enthuse the working-class voters who have abandoned the ...

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(WHTM)– Legislation proposed by a Pennsylvania State Representative aims to eliminate subminimum wage employment in the state. According to the bill’s memo, Pennsylvania’s current minimum wage ...

As gas prices soar in response to the Middle East conflict, low-income workers are hardest hit. Many view a boost in minimum wages as the solution. New York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is pushing ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Florida's minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour on September 30, 2026. The increase is the result of a constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2020. After 2026, future minimum wage increases ...

As another April 1st rolls by, it marks 35 years of the $2.13 federal subminimum wage. Yes, I realize this seems like an April Fool’s joke, but it is no joke for millions of tipped workers. How did ...

Abstract: Underwater acoustic propagation can be affected by ocean fluctuations. In particular, internal waves can reduce the spatial coherence of the acoustic signal on SONAR arrays, causing ...

THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE AND SENATE SEE VERY DIFFERENTLY. WE’RE NOT AFTER SMALL FISH. WE WANT TO HAVE A BIG NET, AND WE’RE MORE AFTER DEALERS AND HIGHER END. STATE SENATOR BILL GANNON IS BACK IN FRONT ...

Dave Carlin has covered major national news stories and events in the past four decades including Superstorm Sandy and its tri-state impacts, Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina and Iniki on Kauai, ...

The Social Security Fairness Act was passed with an overwhelming bipartisan majority and signed into law on Jan. 5, 2025, by President Joe Biden. Now, several senators are calling on the Social ...