The Hawaii Senate has introduced its version of a bill to raise the state’s $10.10 an hour minimum wage—starting with an initial jump to $12 per hour beginning Oct. 1. The measure would then increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, 2024, and then to $18 an hour on Jan. 1, 2026. It would be the highest minimum wage in the country.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied Texas abortion providers’ request to return their case, which challenges a new abortion statute, back to federal district court from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The law, enacted on Sept. 1, bans abortions after approximately six weeks.
Currently, California children over 12 can get HPV and hepatitis B vaccines without parents’ permission, but that rule does not extend to other vaccines.
Florida Republicans are pushing state legislation that would enact broad new layers of secrecy around nonprofit organizations’ corporate and individual donors, a move that would allow some political groups to shield sources of funding from local and state government scrutiny.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, has made arrangements with Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange, to convert his first paycheck to Bitcoin and Ethereum. The paycheck initially has to be issued in government-backed securities, according to law.
A Democratic Utah senator blasted lawmakers who test positive for COVID-19 and show up to work at the Capitol without isolating for five days or wearing masks. The criticism comes after Senate...
Police have applied for a bench warrant for YouTuber Jeon Han-gil (real name Jeon Yu-gwan), a former Korean history lecturer, on charges of defamation under the Information and Communications Netwo...