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Missouri Digital News
| Intro: | Missouri's House voted to stop the minimum wage increase in St. Louis as soon as possible. |
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| RunTime: | 0:24 |
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Wrap: The bill would become law immediately after Senate approval and the governor's signature.
Steelville Representative Jason Chipman said the city's minimum wage increase would hurt low-wage workers.
| Actuality: | CHIPMAN.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:05 |
| Description: We know that jobs will be lost. And if they're not lost then your hours are reduced. Then you can't afford to buy stuff. | |
Opponents said the measure is built to hurt the working poor of the city.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Jack Morrisroe.
| Intro: | The Missouri House approved killing the St. Louis minimum wage increase with haste. |
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| RunTime: | 0:27 |
| OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: Democratic Representative Lauren Arthur said the measure would keep low-wage workers in poverty.
| Actuality: | ARTHUR4.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:07 |
| Description: This is a simple concept that if you work, and these people are hard-working folks, that you should not starve. | |
Republicans said the bill would help keep companies and business in Missouri.
If the Senate and governor approve the measure, the bill would become law instantly after Greitens' signature.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Jack Morrisroe.
| Intro: | After the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed a minimum wage increase for St. Louis, the House voted to end the increase quickly. |
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| RunTime: | 0:34 |
| OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: Republican Representative Rick Brattin said city residents need to stop relying on government help.
| Actuality: | BRATTIN4.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:11 |
| Description: The people, the families, the fathers are going to fix this. They are going to provide for their families and stop relying on government to come and fix every problem in this nation. | |
Opponents said the measure is a war on the state's poor.
The state Supreme Court found the minimum wage law constitutional amidst legal and legislative challenges. The measure would go into effect immediately if approved by the Senate and governor.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Jack Morrisroe.
| Intro: | Missouri's House approved ending the St. Louis minimum wage increase over the protests of a city representative. |
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| RunTime: | 0:36 |
| OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: Democratic Representative Michael Butler said stopping the minimum wage increase will create more chaos amid high rates of crime and drug trafficking in St. Louis.
| Actuality: | BUTLER2.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:13 |
| Description: The increase in the minimum wage, that we passed in our city, was supposed to reduce the chaos. You're creating chaos by passing this bill and passing it as a fake emergency. | |
Republicans said the measure would help Missourians by helping the businesses that hire them.
The measure would become law immediately after approval by the Senate and governor.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Jack Morrisroe.