As a trusted personal finance writer and mortgage specialist, Maryalene LaPonsie has interviewed hundreds of certified financial planners, CPAs and wealth advisors, and distills their expertise into ...

Several Canadian provinces are implementing minimum wage increases in 2026, reflecting ongoing efforts to help wages keep ...

Each state sets its own minimum auto insurance coverage requirements. In order to drive legally, you'll need to have car insurance with coverage limits that meet your state's minimum requirements.

Minimum wages are set to rise in 22 U.S. states and 66 cities and counties next year, even as the federal baseline wage remains at $7.25. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, plans to ...

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The drive toward an increased minimum wage, or a "living wage" – however that's defined at a given moment – comes around periodically, as a way to address the problems of the working poor. In some ...