July 22, 2021 National, News, Politics & Policy
While a nationwide labor shortage has left many businesses struggling to find workers, some business owners say they are doing just fine. Michael Lastoria, CEO of &pizza, a restaurant chain in Washington, ...
Read More » October 8, 2020 Finances, National, News
Bonnie Furlong started working at Target more than seven years ago. Today, however, she’s making the same as new hires and less than she was before the Minneapolis-based retailer raised its minimum ...
Read More » September 20, 2020 Finances, National, News
The Christian-owned Hobby Lobby retail chain is increasing its starting wage for all full-time employees to $17 an hour beginning on October 1. “Because this year has presented so many challenges to ...
Read More » March 2, 2020 Finances, Missouri News, News
The Missouri House this week passed a bill that would exempt religious and private schools from the state’s minimum-wage law. In 2018, Missouri voters approved incrementally raising the state’s minimum wage to ...
Read More » July 31, 2019 Election Info, National, News
The first of two nights of Democrat debates in Detroit highlighted what some analysts describe as a civil war for the direction of the Democratic Party. Liberal candidates pushing for radical change ...
Read More » July 25, 2019 National, News
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders reports that he plans to cut his staff members hours after they complained they weren’t making $15 per hour. He says by cutting their hours, they’ll ...
Read More » June 18, 2019 News, Politics & Policy
Without presenting actual data, former Vice President Joe Biden stated Monday a “physical revolution” could help overcome what he sees as Republican opposition to left-leaning poverty initiatives. He failed to mention the ...
Read More » March 3, 2019 Kansas News
Kansas House Bill 2022 proposes to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour in Kansas by 2021. The bill sponsored by Rep. Jim Ward, (D) Wichita, appears to follow a national trend towards ...
Read More » January 1, 2019 Missouri News, News
Beginning today, people entering the workforce and receiving minimum pay will now make $8.60 per hour, up from $7.85 in 2018. With the passage of Proposition B in November’s election, the wage ...
Read More » November 14, 2018 Finances, Lifestyles, Missouri News
Minimum wage increases were passed by Missouri voters on November 6 by a nearly 25% margin. What does it mean for workers and employers? The provisions of Proposition B will make the current ...
Read More » October 24, 2018 Local, News
Area neighborhood grocery stores have a new competitor to contend with. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that Amazon is expanding its Prime Now grocery delivery service Wednesday to 10 new cities, ...
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