A study by the Economic Policy Institute found an 18% pay gap between men and women in Missouri on average. The head of a non-profit group in Missouri, which aims to improve economic opportunities for women, says the percentage is not surprising. Wendy Doyle of United...
The Missouri Legislature has overturned a few recent decisions by voters – a minimum wage increase and paid sick leave. Lawmakers are also asking Missouri voters to overturn abortion rights that the people restored in 2024. Alisa Nelson talks to Benjamin Singer, the...
Missouri teens could soon earn less than the state’s minimum wage. A bill pre-filed for the upcoming legislative session would allow employers to pay workers under 18 a lower rate. Missouri Republican State Senator Joe Nicola, who represents part of the Kansas City...
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s bill signing pen may run out of ink by next Monday. He’s scheduled to sign nearly 40 bills into law by the 14th, the final day he’s required to take action on bills passed earlier this year. On Wednesday at the State Capitol, he’s scheduled...
Several business groups are asking the Missouri Supreme Court to overturn the voter-passed Proposition A, which will raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 and mandate paid sick leave. They contend that Prop A violates the requirement that ballot...
