Ultraconservative Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley joined Democratic Vermont Sen. Peter Welch to introduce a bill on June 10 to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

For now, though, Josh Hawley’s pro-worker GOP looks like a party of one. Joel Mathis is a regular Kansas City Star and Wichita Eagle Opinion correspondent. He lives in Lawrence.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has introduced legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, which would take effect next year and include automatic increases to match inflation over time.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has a new "minimum wage" pitch, just in time to help gloss over his support for the January 6 insurrection. The senator's so-called "Blue-Collar Bonus" is being ...

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is putting his weight behind raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour — but with a twist. Unlike proposals from Democrats that would raise the minimum wage ...

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has proposed a bill that could kill efforts to increase the federal minimum wage to $15/hour.Axios reported that Hawley's "alternative" plan would provide a refundable tax ...

Senator Josh Hawley speaks during a hearing on February 23 in Washington, D.C. He said this week he will propose a plan to increase the minimum wage for low-earning workers.

Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) introduced a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour on Tuesday. The “Higher Wages for American Workers Act,” co-sponsored by Senator Peter Welch ...

Topline Amid a bitter fight on Capitol Hill over a Democratic proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Friday said he plans to introduce ...

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) introduced a bill Tuesday with U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont) to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, making him one of the few Republicans to ...

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has introduced legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, which would take effect next year and include automatic increases to match inflation over time.