Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would nearly triple the federal minimum wage. The Raise the Wage Act of 2025 would change the current federally mandated wage from $7.25 to $17 an hour by 2030, as well as raise and eventually equalize the $2.13 hourly minimum wage for tipped workers. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., […]

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