By Brian Hauswirth
Eagle 93.9, Columbia, October 29, 2024
Some mid-Missouri restaurant leaders have differing views about a November ballot measure to increase the state’s minimum wage to $13.75 an hour in January and raise it to $15 an hour in 2026. ...
While the Missouri Restaurant Association (MRA) opposes Proposition A, the owner of Columbia’s Pasta La Fata supports the measure. The MRA says the measure will make eating out and buying groceries more expensive. But Pasta La Fata owner Michelle La Fata sees it differently, predicting it will help working people and businesses succeed together. Ms. La Fata is part of a group called the “Missouri Business for a Healthy Economy coalition”, which says the measure will also reduce employee turnover and will increase productivity. ...