Something remarkable happened in the years immediately preceding and, especially, following the pandemic: Wages for poor workers began rising much faster than they did for the rich. That era may have ...

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Used cars that once cost less than $20,000 are quickly disappearing from the market, and low-income workers are asking whether they’re being “priced out of the entire car market.” Even people working ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa was among the early states to expand Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act.

State deductions for tips and overtime are not only ineffective at supporting working-class people, it will come at a substantial cost to state budgets.

When the manager of a local fried chicken restaurant pulls into the Waffle House parking lot, server and cook Mike Broughton gets to work. Four to six eggs, scrambled. Wheat toast, dry, with ...

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5 stats about low-wage workers that should shock you Sept. 10, 2013— -- Since last November, the country witnessed a surge of demonstrations among low-wage workers who are demanding higher wages.

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Rental options continue to be widely ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover tax, budget and retirement policy from Washington UNITED STATES - MAY 13: Ranking member Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., ...