Wages

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.

About 17,000 Idaho government employees are a step closer to getting a 2 percent raise in fiscal year 2015.The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee…

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

Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna trimmed his request for pay hikes for Idaho's public school teachers, but still wants to boost salaries.Luna…

The new head of Idaho's Labor Department says the state needs to shift its focus to better paying jobs that will help grow the state's economy. Ken…

A Republican and Democratic lawmaker panel unanimously backed a proposal for a 2 percent pay increase for Idaho's 17,000 state workers in fiscal year…

State workers lamented wages falling further behind their private sector peers and urged a legislative panel to bring their salaries up — or risk losing…

Idaho lawmakers will take a look at state employee pay rates this year as they continue to fall behind market rates.The Spokesman-Review reported Thursday…

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…