minimum wage

Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to raise the minimum wage for nearly 30,000 State University of New York workers to $15 an hour

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Several of New York state's largest and most influential business groups are coming together to fight Gov. Andrew Cuomo's call for a $15 minimum wage.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York's wage board is expected to finalize a report endorsing a $15 minimum wage for fast-food workers.

It appears as though fast food workers in New York will be receiving a hike in pay.  The proposed increase in minimum wage will be phased in over the course of the next couple of years, resulting in a minimum wage of $15 per hour.

Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 Today we discuss the minimum wage topic, we also talk with Mayor Joe Fusco about Honor America Days in Rome, and we get a little music from Bobby Martin.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The state board considering a minimum wage increase for New York's fast-food workers is scheduled to discuss and consider its recommendation.

Everyone can identify with stories about horrible bosses, but what can we make of a story about a terrific one?

Governor Andrew Cuomo's Secretary of State made a stop in the area today.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's top economists say that even as the U.S. has managed to kick-start a lasting and growing recovery, modest wage gains are far from making up for decades of paycheck stagnation for middle-class workers.

Congressman Richard Hanna has a lot to say in response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address delivered last night.