Minimum wage
In this photo taken Sept. 10, 2019, a detainee works in a kitchen area at the GEO Group’s immigration jail in Tacoma, Wash., during a media tour. After nearly four years of litigation and pandemic-related delays, a federal jury on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, began deliberating whether the GEO Group must pay minimum wage to detainees who perform cooking, cleaning and other tasks at the facility – instead of the $1 per day they typically receive. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Mistrial halts case on minimum wage for immigrant detainees

By Gene Johnson Jun. 17, 2021 06:19 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
York Dispatch. June 14, 2021. Editorial: Awful ‘audit’ idea hatched by GOP in Pa. It seemed only a matter of time...

In this photo taken Sept. 10, 2019, a detainee works in a kitchen area at the GEO Group’s immigration jail in Tacoma, Wash., during a media tour. After nearly four years of litigation and pandemic-related delays, a federal jury on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, began deliberating whether the GEO Group must pay minimum wage to detainees who perform cooking, cleaning and other tasks at the facility – instead of the $1 per day they typically receive. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Jury deciding if immigration detainees must get minimum wage

By Gene Johnson Jun. 15, 2021 07:34 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 02:23 PM EDT
Eau Claire Leader-Wisconsin. May 27, 2021. Editorial: Lokken release bid seems cynical We’ve gotten a fair number of...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 31, 2021. Editorial: Baseball boondoggle shows why Nutting should sell Pirates Step right...

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2019, file photo, workers are shown in the kitchen of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Tacoma, Wash., during a media tour. After years of litigation and pandemic-related delays, jury selection is underway in a trial to determine whether GEO Group must pay minimum wage to detainees at its immigration detention center in Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Trial to determine if GEO must pay detainees minimum wage

By Gene Johnson Jun. 01, 2021 08:05 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 12:04 PM EDT
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. May 25, 2021. Editorial: Be careful with ticket prices High ticket prices have been the...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Sun Sentinel. May 21, 2021. Editorial: Shame on secretive senators for hiding gambling intentions The new gambling...

FILE - In this April 21, 2021, file photo, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey addresses the media at the U.S-Mexico border in Yuma, Ariz. Ducey on Thursday, May 13, 2021, joined a growing number of Republican governors who are stopping payment of an extra $300 per week in pay for unemployed workers paid for by a federal virus relief package to force people to return to work. (Randy Hoeft/The Yuma Sun via AP, File)
Arizona joins 12 GOP states in ending extra unemployment pay

By Bob Christie May. 13, 2021 01:37 PM EDT

Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, speaks during a Senate session at the Statehouse in Indianapolis on Monday, May 10, 2021. Legislators voted Monday to override Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb's veto of a bill giving local elected officials authority over issuing county or city public health orders during emergencies. (AP Photo/Tom Davies)
Indiana restoring work-search rule for jobless benefits

By Tom Davies May. 11, 2021 02:55 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

By The Associated Press May. 04, 2021 02:49 PM EDT
Kansas City Star. May 2, 2021. Editorial: Medicaid is up to you now, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson — and you know the right answer ...

Fidel Martinez stands for a portrait at one of his former worksites in Minneapolis on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Martinez worked for a demolition contractor in the fall of 2020, demolishing several Walgreens stores and other structures. Martinez said the contractor owed him and his co-workers more than $20,000. His boss kept telling him the money was coming, but he would get his paychecks weeks late, and many of them he didn't get at all. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it

By Alexia Fernández Campbell And Joe Yerardi May. 04, 2021 12:12 AM EDT

Fidel Martinez stands for a portrait at one of his former worksites in Minneapolis on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Martinez worked for a demolition contractor in the fall of 2020, demolishing several Walgreens stores and other structures. Martinez said the contractor owed him and his co-workers more than $20,000. His boss kept telling him the money was coming, but he would get his paychecks weeks late, and many of them he didn't get at all. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it

By Alexia Fernández Campbell And Joe Yerardi May. 04, 2021 12:12 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden pauses after signing an executive order relating to U.S. supply chains, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors. Administration officials say it will provide a pay bump to hundreds of thousands. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Biden signs $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers

By Josh Boak Apr. 27, 2021 06:00 AM EDT

State Sen. Beth Mizell, R-Franklinton, the Senate's second-highest ranking member, speaks about legislative work in response to a report that details Louisiana State University's repeated mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations, on Friday, March 19, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
Louisiana lawmakers ready for latest session starting Monday

By Melinda Deslatte Apr. 10, 2021 10:14 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

By The Associated Press Mar. 30, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Kansas City Star. March 25, 2021. Editorial: Missouri legislature to voters: Drop dead. We won’t do as you told us on Medicaid ...

Bill to eliminate training wage heads to House floor

By Randall Chase Mar. 23, 2021 06:18 PM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Democratic proposal to eliminate a provision in Delaware law that allows employers to pay minors and probationary workers less than the...

FILE - In this June 15, 2020, file photo, is an overhead view of the Senate chambers in the State Capitol in Denver. A Colorado state Senate panel is hearing testimony on a bill to grant minimum wage and overtime rights to thousands of farmworkers and allow those workers to organize and join labor unions. The bill, sponsored by three Democrat lawmakers, would regulate working hours for overtime, rest and eating breaks, and guarantee farmworkers living space that conforms with health guidelines to stem the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)
Colorado Senate panel advances farmworker wages, rights bill

By James Anderson Mar. 17, 2021 05:54 PM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., holds an enrollment ceremony for the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Rescue aid package may reduce inequality, but for how long?

By Paul Wiseman Mar. 13, 2021 11:27 AM EST

The sun sets on the U.S. Capitol building, Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Highlights: What's changed in the Senate's virus relief bill

Mar. 05, 2021 12:47 AM EST