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Caller Says His Employees Are Unhappy With Their Raises. Dave Ramsey Responds, 'A 2% Raise In A 9% Inflation Economy Is Insulting'

Blake from Lincoln, Nebraska, recently called into Dave Ramsey‘s “EntreLeadership” podcast with a problem many managers face: employees who are frustrated with their raises. Blake, the controller of a ...
The Motley Fool

We're Getting Closer to a Social Security COLA Announcement. Here's What We Know So Far.

Social Security benefits are eligible for an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Many seniors were disappointed in 2025's raise. It's too soon to know what 2026's COLA will look like, but there ...
WUWM

Will Wisconsin get a raise? The campaign for a $20 minimum wage

A coalition of labor and progressive groups are pushing to raise Wisconsin's minimum wage to $20 per hour. Wisconsin's minimum wage currently stands at $7.25 per hour, the federal minimum. The Living ...
NPR

Public defenders in Massachusetts and other states demand a pay raise

Dozens of criminal cases are being dismissed in Massachusetts and other states as public defenders refuse to take on new cases until they get a pay raise. In this country, if you're charged with a ...
WBUR

Quincy voters may get to roll back their mayor's 79% salary bump

Quincy voters will likely get the chance to weigh in this fall on a massive pay raise planned for the mayor. The City Council last year approved a salary hike that would pay Mayor Thomas Koch $285,000 ...
The Patriot Ledger

Undoing this mayor's $125,000 raise is one step closer to reality. What is happening

A citizens group in Quincy, Massachusetts, submitted thousands of signatures to place a question on the November ballot. The ballot question seeks to reverse a 79% pay raise for Mayor Thomas Koch that ...
The Providence Journal

RI's state lawmakers just got a raise. Here's why and how much.

Without having to cast a vote, Rhode Island's part-time lawmakers in the General Assembly got a 2.9% pay raise. Their annual salaries went up by $574.70 on July 1, from $19,817.27 up to $20,391.97.
Los Angeles Times

California’s incarcerated firefighters, who earn about $1 per hour, may soon get a hefty raise

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California lawmakers unanimously approved a plan to pay incarcerated firefighters the federal minimum wage of ...
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14,000 Philly schools employees were supposed to get a raise by now. They’re still waiting.

About 14,000 Philadelphia teachers, school nurses, counselors, paraprofessionals, and other school workers were supposed to get a 3% raise in September. The money never showed. “While it was our hope ...
The Patriot Ledger

Will group get the signatures to put Quincy mayor's 79% raise on ballot? Deadline nears

A citizens group in Quincy, Massachusetts, is working to get a question on the November ballot to reverse a mayoral pay raise. Mayor Thomas Koch's 79% raise, from $159,000 to $285,000, was approved by ...