Hawley is not the first Republican to back a minimum wage increase. Back in 2021, Sen. Tom Cotton (Ark.) and then-Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah) proposed a boost from $7.25 to $10.

Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since the federal minimum went up in 2009, and has stayed stagnant even as every neighboring state has set a higher floor.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced on Tuesday that he will introduce legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 from $7.25 in January 2026. The bill reflects Hawley’s populist attitudes ...

Senate Republicans most recently voted to raise the minimum wage in 2019, under former Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf. That proposal would have set a statewide floor of $9.50 an hour.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour in 20 of its counties, and to $12 in the rest under a bill the Democratic-controlled state House passed Wednesday. It’s a ...

Pennsylvania would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour in 20 of its counties, and to $12 in the rest under a bill the Democratic-controlled state House passed Wednesday. It’s a new approach ...

President Trump expresses uncertainty about Sen. Josh Hawley's bipartisan proposal to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour, noting its impact on business.

Senate Republicans most recently voted to raise the minimum wage in 2019, under former Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf. That proposal would have set a statewide floor of $9.50 an hour.