minimum wage

The Kansas City Council has agreed to put a citizen group's minimum wage petition on the November ballot.The Kansas City Star reports the petition seeks a…

A group of business associations has started a petition drive to try to force a referendum election aimed at overturning Kansas City's new minimum wage…

Those for and against Missouri cities setting higher local minimum wages are at odds over whether such ordinances are allowed under current law.At issue…

A Missouri bill meant to block cities from raising the minimum wage or banning use of plastic bags has been vetoed.Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed the…

Kansas City officials are nearing their self-imposed mid-July deadline for coming up with a plan to raise the local minimum wage, but so far there is no…

The effort to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in St. Louis is in jeopardy after the chairman of the committee that would consider the idea canceled…

St. Louis’ political leadership will make a quick attempt to raise the city’s minimum wage, a public policy initiative they contend is economically and...

Three initiative petitions to increase Missouri's minimum wage have been approved for circulation.Secretary of State Jason Kander on Tuesday announced…

Missouri’s General Assembly has passed legislation that would limit city governments from passing certain policies.The bill, which is awaiting action by…

Want to know if your favorite restaurant pays its servers a living wage? An app encourages diners to ask before they dig in.