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A new report has shed light on who would benefit most in Pennsylvania from raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026. More than 1.3 million workers would see higher paychecks, said report author Claire Kovach, a senior research analyst for the Keystone Research Center. Pennsylvanias minimum wage has been $7.25 per hour for more than a decade, and the state has lost significant buying power in that time. ...

Tax-filing season is underway, and Congress is one step closer to helping low-income families get a bigger break on their returns. Policy experts say a new expansion of the Child Tax Credit would address poverty, in Wisconsin and elsewhere. Late this week, the U.S. ...

Immigrant workers at an agricultural packing shed in Battleboro, North Carolina are celebrating a union agreement which will bring them new benefits. The Farm Labor Organizing Committee recently concluded a two-year campaign resulting in a collective bargaining agreement to cover those who work in packing operations and will bring a wage increase of 8%, guaranteed overtime pay, paid leave for union business as well as bereavement pay. Ana Lilia Rentería Sanchez, a warehouse packer, said s...

As Black History Month begins, people are looking at how to close New Yorks racial wage gap. Between 2010 and 2020, the states wage gap shrank by only a few thousand dollars. Then came the pandemic. ...

Hochul launches $500M child care workforce grant program New York State

Gov. Hochul's office on Thursday announced $500 million is available for retaining the child care workforce.

Applications for the worker retention program open in July.

New York spending $500 million to add 150,000 child care workers New York State

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Application for Workforce Retention Grant Program to Benefit 150,000 Caregivers Set to Open July 13.