Q. My boyfriend and I had a baby in September. I hadn’t really considered marriage, at least not yet — until he joined the Army and got stationed in Alaska (very far from home). Now we need to get ...

Minimum wages increased in 21 states on Jan. 1, and more hikes are expected later in the year. The federal minimum wage remains at $7.25 an hour, a rate last adjusted in July 2009. However, states ...