And when a child’s math homework asks for solutions in a Core method the kid’s forgotten since morning math drill and the parents can’t even guess at, fear strikes deep and resentment seethes: Junior, ...

Short version of what's below: Next year you will be paying more for restaurant meals, you'll be tipping the same percentage as you do now, your servers will be making a decent living with flexible ...

Yes, I have been calling for a comprehensive Social Security reform ever since I began writing at this platform. And, yes, that plan calls for a change from the current formula to a flat benefit for ...

A well-intentioned effort to help Wisconsin’s poor or naked political ploy? Whatever their motivation, a group of labor leaders shook up the Badger State’s close gubernatorial race when they announced ...

In a new multimedia advertising campaign, the California Endowment is calling on Sacramento residents to “do the math” in favor of raising the minimum wage. We took up this challenge, and our ...

The St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon and panel discussion Tuesday on the potential impacts — the good, the bad and the in-between — of an increase to St. Paul’s citywide minimum ...

Lately, there has been talk concerning the minimum wage. The question that comes to mind is: Will the increase in minimum wage reduce the number of hours worked by those recipients? When an individual ...

Let’s do some math re the recent hike in the state minimum wage. n The number of Democrats elected to the state Senate — 33 n The number of Republicans elected to the state Senate — 30. n The number ...

The 90 or so day laborers and domestic workers at the Central District’s Casa Latina hiring hall decided in early 2013 that after six years of charging a minimum hourly rate of $12, they should be ...

For its Notable and Quotable item today, the WSJ featured a short excerpt from the much longer article “Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage is Driving My Restaurant Out of Business.” That article originally ...

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