The minimum wage is going up in 10 states this year, nine of them because it's indexed to inflation and rises with the cost of living. Rhode Island passed a law last year raising its minimum wage effective Jan. 1. Here's a look at each state and the changes that were made.
Even as U.S. military officials privately maintain there are no immediate plans for action against the Syrian regime, the American presence next door in Jordan is quietly growing as is an increased U.S. military capability to defend that nation.
