Single-stair building code reforms are spreading as states and cities seek more small multifamily housing while maintaining ...

The City of Terre Haute is reminding residents about updates to the City Code that took effect on January 1. The updated City Code includes amendments to the ...

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(NEXSTAR) — Despite attempts in Congress this year, the federal minimum wage will remain unchanged in 2025. In nearly two dozen states, however, that rate is set to climb in 2026. Since 2009, the ...

Dozens of states, cities and counties will see increased minimum wages in 2026, helping millions of Americans combat an increasingly urgent affordability crisis. On Jan. 1, 2026, the minimum wage will ...

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan’s minimum wage will increase on the first day of 2026. The state’s minimum wage has been $12.48 since February 2025. On Jan. 1, 2026, it will rise to $13.73. It is scheduled ...

As signed into Gov. Kathy Hochul's 2024 budget, the state's minimum wage will see its second of two 50-cent increases in 2026. In 2024, the rate rose to $16 per hour in New York City, Westchester ...

The federal and Wisconsin minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since its last increase in 2009. A full-time worker earning the current minimum wage falls below the federal poverty threshold.

New updates to Denver's building and fire codes now permit single-stair building construction. The changes, according to city offcials, aim to open up more opportunities to building on smaller lots.