The Hill

What is a peanut butter pay raise, and why you may not get one next year

(NEXSTAR) – It may feel early to be looking ahead to any pay raise in 2027, but some employers appear to be gearing up for increases unlike those they’ve rolled out in the past. Meet the “peanut ...
Forbes

Why The Fed Will Raise Rates In September Despite Cooler CPI

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Despite a slightly cooler inflation report, showing the Consumer Price Index up 3.4% ...
Government Executive

The state of play around the 2027 pay raise, or lack thereof

President Trump is expected sometime this month to issue a plan to freeze federal employee pay in 2027, though if last year was any indication, it may not be that straightforward. When the White House ...
Snopes.com

Is Mamdani pushing for 20% raise for himself, city officials?

While New York City's Council was set to approve an 18.2% raise for the mayor, City Council Speaker Julie Menin, all Council members and several other New York City officials, the bill was prompted by ...
Tallahassee Democrat

State worker pay raise now dead for 2026-27, top lawmaker says

In state budget talks, what sounds promising can die a quick death in a matter of hours. At one state budget meeting on May 22, as Florida lawmakers neared the finalization of a new state budget, a 2% ...
TechCrunch

Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B

Investor interest in Anthropic has reached a feverish pitch. The maker of the Claude AI assistant has received multiple preemptive offers to raise fresh capital of around $50 billion at a valuation in ...
Reader's Digest

It Costs *What* to Raise a Child in 2026?! (And This Doesn’t Even Include College!)

These Are the Most Popular Baby Names of 2024 These Are Officially the Most Popular Baby Names of 2024 We knew kids were expensive, but we didn't know they were that expensive. Here's how much you'll ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Will state workers in Florida get a pay raise? It's not guaranteed

Proposals for state worker pay raises differ between Governor DeSantis, the Senate, and the House. Florida has the lowest-paid state workers in the nation and half the number of employees per capita ...
USA Today

Average cost of raising a child rises to $303,418 nationwide

The price tag that comes with raising a child is unquestionably high. That toll, though, continues to rise. LendingTree analyzed the cost of raising a child over 18 years and found that the new ...
USA Today

How do I respectfully ask for the raise I was promised? Ask Johnny

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your workplace questions each week for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of SHRM, the world's largest trade association of human resources professionals, and author ...
The Desert Sun

Cost of raising child to 18 tops $300,000 in California, report finds

The price tag that comes with raising a child is unquestionably high. That toll, though, continues to rise, especially in California. LendingTree analyzed the cost of raising a child over 18 years and ...