Voters in 2006 approved a ballot measure that allows Missouri's minimum wage to rise above the federal level based on annual inflationary adjustments. The measure passed with 76 percent of the vote. House Democrats said Tuesday that state lawmakers were wrong to overrule the initiative.
The following decided that they did not have to listen to the will of the people, but decided they knew best and would vote against the people.
HB 61
Prohibits the state minimum wage from exceeding the federal minimum wage and specifies that every employer must pay each employee receiving gratuities as compensation a wage of $3.63 per hour
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES NOLTE (Sponsor), SCHARNHORST, SCHAD, ALLEN, AND SCHNEIDER (Co-sponsors).
Eight Republicans refused to go along with their leadership's mean-spirited effort to make life even harder for families who are really struggling to make ends meet: Ryan Silvey of Kansas City, Ann Zerr of St. Charles, Lyle Rowland of Cedar Creek, Don Phillips of Kimberling City, Mike McGhee of Odessa, John McCaherty of High Ridge, Kent Hampton of Malden and Paul Fitzwater of Potosi.
McCaherty actually voted for the bill in committee. Kudos to him for listening to his constituents instead of the corporate special interests.
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