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A young lady sits at her kitchen table counting her money to pay the household bills. (Photo by Andrew Aitchison/In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images) By Andrea Bossi ·Updated January 2, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Minimum wages increased across 19 U.S. states and 47 cities and counties on January 1. A whopping number of more than 8.3 million workers are set to benefit from these hikes.
The largest
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