minimum wage increase

St. Petersburg officials announced last week the city would raise the base wage for all city employees to $15 an hour beginning April 1.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, average weekly wages in Florida’s 25 largest counties were below the national average of $1,173 in the third quarter of 2020.

Panelists at a virtual meeting Friday discussed Amendment 2, which would raise Florida’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026.

Joe Gruters and Chris Sprowls, both legislators from the greater Tampa Bay region, say the increase would have dire consequences on local businesses.

Florida businesses will create around 200,000 jobs and add about 300,00 residents in 2020, according to the latest economic forecast from the Florida…

High-profile Orlando attorney John Morgan is going to fight to increase the minimum wage for Floridians. Morgan claimed it at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club…

The Florida Supreme Court will not hold oral arguments on a proposed constitutional amendment that would increase the state’s minimum wage, after it did...