By Ben Werschkul
Yahoo News, Jan 3, 2023

With the federal minimum wage at $7.25 an hour, unchanged for 13 years and counting, states across the country continue to take matters into their own hands. The latest to join the party is Nebraska, where voters passed an initiative in November’s elections to gradually raise the minimum wage there to $15 per hour by 2026. ...

The bumps are the fruit of years-long efforts from activists and one of the groups, called Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, argues that the increases also make business sense by boosting...

By Natalie Wallington
Kansas City Star, Jan 3, 2023

Sunday didn’t just ring in the new year: It also marked an increase of Missouri’s minimum wage to $12 an hour, up from $11.15 last year. Kansas’ minimum wage has stayed at the federal level of $7.25 per hour. Missouri’s increase marks the final step of a multi-year plan to raise the state’s minimum wage that began when voters approved it in 2018. Moving forward, the minimum wage will increase and decrease at the same rate as inflation. ...

“As a family business, we’re glad to...

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By Jacob Owens
Delaware Business Times, January 3, 2023

With the start of the new year, Delaware quietly continued its march toward a $15 minimum wage with an increase of $1.25 an hour. ...

The bill spurred a contentious debate ... But others, including business owners, said the increase will help attract workers to Delaware with the promise of higher wages, therefore decreasing turnover and allowing Delaware to remain competitive with surrounding states.

Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, an advocacy group, pushed for the hike and organized some local small business owners to push...

By Rebecca Heckel
KLKN-TV (Channel 8 ABC), Jan 2, 2023

LINCOLN – A new year means more money for many Nebraskans after more than 300,000 voters said yes to raising the minimum wage during this last election.

“I’m very happy that my fellow Nebraskans chose to do the right thing,” said Cinnamon Dokken, owner of “A Novel Idea” bookstore in Lincoln.

The initiative was on the November ballot. The first phase began on Jan. 1, raising the minimum wage from $9 to $10.50 an hour.

“Whenever wages have increased, revenue has increased along with it and we’ve been...

By Kent Masing
International Business Times, Jan 2, 2023

As the U.S. welcomes the new year, millions of workers in several states will see their minimum wage increase. ...

In September, a report by the Urban Institute showed that increasing the nationwide minimum wage to $15 would help 56 million workers. Kevin Werner, a research associate at the Urban Institute's Income and Benefits Policy Center, said raising the minimum wage would lead to a decline in poverty and help workers in general.

Holly Sklar, the chief executive officer of Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, echoed...

By Tim Rowden
St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune, Jan 2, 2023

More than 20 states, including Missouri and Illinois, will be raising their minimum wages to ring in the new year, according to a report from Business for a Fair Minimum Wage. Another four states and the District of Columbia have increases scheduled later in 2023.

Business owners across the country are welcoming the increases, saying they will boost consumer spending, strengthen local economies and improve employee hiring, retention, productivity and customer service. ...

Locally, Illinois is increasing its minimum wage to $13 on Jan. 1, 2023...

By Lorie Konish
CNBC, Jan 1, 2023. Also NBC4 Washington, NBC Chicago, NBC Boston, NBC Philadelphia, Telemundo, MSN and other outlets.

As the calendar turns to 2023, workers in more than half of all states have something to look forward to this year: a higher minimum wage. ...

Raising minimum wages can also help increase consumer demand and put money back into local economies, said Holly Sklar, CEO of Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, a national network of business organizations, owners and executives that support higher minimum wages.

“Putting needed raises in minimum wage...

By Risell Ventura
Nebraska TV, Jan 1, 2023

The first day of the year brought with it the Nebraska’s minimum wage increase, the first step under Initiative 433, passed by voters in November ...

Many people support the initiative, like Dave Titterington, the owner of Wild Bird Habitat Store, in Omaha and Lincoln. ...

“When you consider the cost of childcare, when you consider groceries, and the cost of fuel, it will greatly benefit the employees because they are going to be able to help ends meet a little bit easier," Titterington said. ...

Titterington said the...

By Dana Gerber
Boston Globe, Jan 1, 2023

... On Jan. 1, the state’s minimum wage increased from $14.25 an hour to $15, one of the highest rates in the nation. It was the final step in a series of pay hikes laid out in the 2018 “grand bargain" ...

But with consumer prices up 7.1 percent from last year, the impact of this increase has been especially dampened: Today’s $15 gets you only as far as $12.70 did in June 2018, when Governor Charlie Baker signed the incremental increases into law, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics....

By Andy Medici
The Business Journals, The Playbook, Dec 28, 2022, Updated Dec 29, 2022. In Washington Business Journal, Boston Business Journal, St. Louis, Dayton, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Milwaukee, Dallas, Kansas City, Phoenix, Charlotte, Memphis, Orlando, Philadelphia, Portland, Sacramento and many other business journals.

... About 23 states are raising their minimum wages to ring in the new year, while four more states have increases scheduled later in the year, according to an analysis by Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, an advocacy group that supports raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour by 2025...

By Susan Cover Maine
Spectrum News, Dec. 29, 2022

... Effective Sunday, the state minimum wage will increase from $12.75 to $13.80 per hour, an annual adjustment required by state law. ...

Across the country, 23 states are raising their minimum wage in January, with four more states and Washington D.C. scheduled for increases later in the year, according to Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, a national network of business owners that advocates for fair wages.

Washington D.C. pays the best, with a $16.10 minimum wage that increases each year on July 1. It is followed by Washington...

By Dee DePass
Minneapolis Star Tribune, Dec 28, 2022
Minimum wage earners in Minnesota will get a small raise on Jan. 1, as will their counterparts in 22 other states ...

The inflation adjustment in Minnesota means that workers at businesses with more than $500,000 in annual revenue will see a 26-cent boost in hourly pay to $10.59. ... The minimum wage also is higher in some cities. St. Paul boosted its minimum wage from $12.50 to $15 an hour effective July 1, 2022. That rate rises to $15.19 an hour starting Sunday. Minneapolis' minimum wage jumped ... to $15 in July and is also poised to reach $15.19 on Jan. 1. ...

"These needed raises don't stay in workers' pockets," said Holly Sklar, CEO of Business for a Fair Minimum Wage. "They energize communities, as workers and their families have more to spend at local businesses. Minimum wage raises also pay off in lower employee turnover, increased productivity and better customer service, which strengthens small business competitiveness."

By Kristin Danley-Greiner
Patch Maryland, Dec 27, 2022. Also Annapolis, Bel Air, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Edgewater, Germantown, Ellicott City

Some workers across Maryland will see an increase in pay beginning next week, as the state moves toward a minimum wage of $15 per hour, which will take place on Jan. 1, 2025. The current rate of pay for minimum wage workers across Maryland is $12.50 per hour and the new minimum wage will increase to $13.25.

Maryland happens to be one of 23 states across the nation that are increasing their minimum wage. Four more...

By Jacob Comer
WOWT NBC6 News, Dec. 27, 2022. Also NBC Nebraska, Scottsbluff; 1011Now KOLN; KSNB-TV (NBC), Hastings

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska’s minimum wage will increase annually until 2026 after voters passed an initiative in November. ...

Nebraska Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, which is a coalition of more than 300 businesses, strongly supported the initiative.

“Nebraska voters passed a $15 minimum wage in November and we’re looking forward to the first step toward $15 in January,” said Dave Titterington, owner of Wild Bird Habitat Stores in Lincoln and Omaha.” It will bring a better new year...