By Matthew Loh and Juliana Kaplan
Business Insider, November 6, 2024
While economic issues were a major focus of this year's US presidential election, several states put pay directly on the ballot ... In Missouri, voters opted to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026. ...
A group of Missouri business owners in favor of the measure praised Proposition A's passage on Tuesday evening.
"Proposition A will strengthen Missouri's workforce and businesses," David Burmeister, the owner of Midwest Pasta Co. in St. Louis, said in a press release. "Raising the minimum wage will increase people's ability to shop at our business and local businesses across Missouri. We've seen that paying better wages is better business. Employees are happier at work and do a better job." ...