More than 800,000 workers in two states —Alaska and Oregon — as well as Washington, D.C., will be impacted by higher minimum wages that take effect July 1, according to the left-leaning economic think tank Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Additionally, a dozen cities and counties are also set to boost their baseline pay rates next month.
CBS Moneywatch
June 30, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), more than 800,000 workers in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C. alone will see their baseline pay go up next month. Another dozen local jurisdictions—mostly in California—will also implement increases.
Newsweek
June 30, 2025
Wage floor increases beginning July 1 in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C., will benefit more than 880,000 workers by collectively raising their earnings by more than $397 million, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank.
Stateline
June 30, 2025
Meanwhile, as the deeply progressive Economic Policy Institute points out, labor law enforcement has a budget of just $2.3 billion — despite having the herculean task of protecting 170 million workers. That works out to $13.50 per worker for labor law enforcement, compared to more than $18,000 per undocumented immigrant.
The Economic Times
June 30, 2025
According to progressive think tank Economic Policy Institute, raising the federal minimum wage to $17 “by 2030 would impact 22,247,000 workers across the country, or 15 percent of the U.S. wage-earning workforce.” The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations said that had federal minimum wage “kept pace with workers’ productivity since 1968, the inflation-adjusted minimum wage would be $24 an hour.”
Newsweek
June 30, 2025
On July 1, minimum-wage increases are to be implemented across Alaska, Oregon and the District of Columbia. According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), these rises will impact some 880,000 workers.
“These minimum wage increases will put more money in workers’ pockets, helping many of them and their families make ends meet,” the EPI says. “The average increase in annual wages for a full-time, year-round worker resulting from these minimum wage hikes ranges from $420 in Oregon to $925 in Alaska.”
El Diario
June 30, 2025
A study by the Economic Policy Institute showed that between 1978 and 2023, executive compensation nationwide increased by 1,085% while average worker pay rose only 24%, according to the union.
Spectrum News 13
June 30, 2025
The facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” is part of a broader and more brutal playbook at the hands of the Trump administration. And if that “Big Beautiful Bill” passes the Senate, ICE will be rolling in an additional $45 billion to strong arm this agenda, per Economic Policy Institute.
The Root
June 30, 2025
For families or those with dependents, the cost is even higher. According to the Economic Policy Institute, a family of four would need more than $140,000 per year to afford a modest but comfortable lifestyle in the Miami metro area.
South Florida Media
June 30, 2025
In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Alvin Velazquez, a law professor at Indiana Maurer School of Law; Lynn Rhinehart, a Senior Fellow at the Economic Policy Institute; Gali Racabi, a law professor at Cornell Law School; and Seth Goldstein, a labor law attorney and partner at Goldstein and Singla PLLC to discuss the future of labor law.
Power at Work
June 30, 2025