Idaho’s share of minimum wage workers declined 0.6 percent from 2012 to 2013 according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The drop…

Both backers and opponents of a higher federal minimum pay rate are latching on to different findings in a new Congressional Budget Office report on the proposal's effects. We list the report's pros and cons.

We’re hearing a lot these days about raising the minimum wage.

A plan to put more money in the pockets of Idaho's lowest-paid workers cleared its first hurdle Monday when the Senate State Affairs Committee voted to…

A Democratic lawmaker will ask her fellow legislators to sign off on a plan to raise Idaho's minimum wage.But majority Republicans have largely rejected…

Washington’s minimum wage would rise to $12 per hour by 2017 under a proposal from Democrats in the state House.

The minimum wage goes up Wednesday in 13 states. Idaho isn’t one of them, but some of its neighbors are.Washington and Oregon already have the first and…

Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, said Monday he's against raising the nation’s minimum wage. During a conference call with reporters, Labrador said he…

Economic success stories and leadership roles for women in Idaho are few and far between, at least that's according to a new report by the Center for…

Idaho's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose two-tenths of a percentage point in August to 6.8 percent.The Department of Labor says the state's…