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Missouri’s minimum wage is about to increase

The new year will bring a higher cost of doing businesses for many employers across Missouri. On Jan. 1, 2020, the state’s minimum wage will rise to $9.45. The increase […]

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Fact check: Chamber not in support of minimum wage hike

A radio advertisement currently airing across the State of Missouri is deceptively linking chambers of commerce to a push to drastically boost the state’s minimum wage. The advertisement attempts to […]

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Missouri Chamber opposes minimum wage hike

On Feb. 27, the Senate Small Business and Industry Committee heard three Senate bills that would raise Missouri’s minimum wage rate. SB 801 by Sen. Jamilah Nasheed raises the rate […]

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St. Louis City’s minimum wage rises to $10 per hour

On May 4 in a St. Louis circuit court, Judge Steven Ohmer lifted the injunction on a city ordinance allowing St. Louis City to raise its minimum wage to $10 […]

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Efforts to mandate paid sick leave resurface in Missouri

A new push to mandate paid sick leave is underway in Missouri, as proponents of Proposition A have filed paperwork to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot during the […]

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Missouri Chamber urges Gov. Kehoe to sign pro-business bills

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry has written to Gov. Mike Kehoe to formally request his signature on several pro-business bills that the Missouri General Assembly sent to his desk […]

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Prop A puts our progress at risk

By Kevin Hampton, The Lipco Group From our humble beginnings in Northern Wisconsin in 1964 to our current home in Southwest Missouri, Lipco Group has grown to become a leading […]

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Prop A has good intentions, flawed execution

By John and Ronda Whitt, Just Vision It At Just Vision It – JVI for short – our goal is simple: We want to be the very best dye-sub manufacturer […]

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Manufacturers need Prop A reform to compete

By Stan Hogrebe, Haake Manufacturing At Haake Manufacturing Company, we’ve spent the last 77 years building something we’re proud of – a sheet metal job shop that’s become one of […]

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