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...
Pro-choice and paid sick leave advocates rallied at the Missouri Capitol Thursday to protest the state legislature’s passage of two measures. First, a ballot measure that would make most abortions in Missouri illegal again, and a bill to overturn paid sick leave for...
The Missouri Senate won’t be resuming debate yet on legislation that would undo most of Proposition A, the voter-approved law that mandates paid sick leave and raises the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour next year. Senate President Pro-tem Cindy O’Laughlin,...
Does Proposition A violate the Missouri Constitution? That’s what the State Supreme Court is now weighing. The voter-passed initiative will raise Missouri’s minimum wage to $15 an hour next year and requires employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every...
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...
