The state’s current hourly minimum wage of $16.66 is the second highest in the country. Some say it still lags the cost of living.

Tim Edwards, president of the union representing state firefighters, said — no matter which party — it helps to have someone in the Legislature who has worked in the trade, so they can communicate ...

College Football Hall of Fame coach Jim Tressel, who won the 2002 national title at Ohio State University, has been nominated ...

Trump doubled down this week on his vows to empty Gaza permanently of its more than 2 million Palestinians, saying they would not be allowed to return and suggesting at one point he might force Egypt ...

At home in Florida in November of 2024, Junior Kayleigh Hernandez was brought to tears discussing her future. Months earlier, ...

When the U.S. State Department recently froze nearly all foreign aid, the Center for Victims of Torture was forced to inform more than 430 staffers across Ethiopia, Jordan and Uganda that their jobs ...

Proposition 1A grabbed nearly 58% of the election night vote tally, signaling social housing is on the way to victory in ...

In advance of the Tuesday, April 1 spring general election ballot in the Village of Williams Bay, a spring primary election ...

A new study highlights growing concerns as students face rising costs, limited on-campus options and increasing financial strain.

Seattle voters are showing support for a new tax on big business that would fund a social housing developer. More ...

Seattle voters are breaking heavily in favor of funding new public housing in the city, and are so far leaning toward doing so with a new tax on high-paying companies.

Seattle's Proposition 1A was approved by voters in the Feb. 11 special election. Prop. 1A, backed by the grassroots campaign ...