The bill needs another vote in the House before moving to the Senate. Opponents cited a 2006 ballot measure, in which 76 percent of Missouri voters approved raising the minimum wage and tying it to the inflation rate. The House bill would repeal that vote. Employees will be at a disadvantage if the measure passes, said Rep. Sylvester Taylor, D-St. Louis County.
"Anybody can swing a hammer. Just because you can swing a hammer doesn't make you a carpenter. Just because you can screw in a light bulb doesn't make you an electrician," said Rep. Sylvester Taylor, D-St. Louis County.
Rep. Sylvester Taylor, D-St. Louis County, began having the chest pains around 5:20 p.m., and the House stood at ease for about 15 minutes. Emergency responders wheeled Taylor out of the House lounge on a stretcher, but the lawmaker was sitting up.
Rep. Sylvester Taylor, D-St. Louis County, began having the chest pains around 5:20 p.m., and the House stood at ease for about 15 minutes. Emergency responders wheeled Taylor out of the House lounge on a stretcher, but the lawmaker was sitting up.
The bill needs another vote in the House before moving to the Senate. Opponents cited a 2006 ballot measure, in which 76 percent of Missouri voters approved raising the minimum wage and tying it to the inflation rate. The House bill would repeal that vote. Employees will be at a disadvantage if the measure passes, said Rep. Sylvester Taylor, D-St. Louis County.
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