Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.
The move marked a major victory for the state’s largest business group and a frustrating defeat for workers’ rights advocates, who had spent years — and millions of dollars — building support for the successful ballot measure. The repeal will take effect Aug. 28.
Kehoe, who also signed a package of tax breaks Thursday, described the paid sick leave law as an onerous mandate that imposed burdensome record-keeping.
Only thing that can be said, FUCK REPUBLICANS.
There is no such thing as the Republican Party any more. The current party in power does not follow the basic tenets of the Republican Party - lower taxes, smaller government, family values, personal liberty, etc. - and are not Republican. The Republican Party has been fully replaced by the MAGA Party.
Democrats should make it official that they no longer recognize the Republican Party, and only refer to their opposition as the MAGA Party. Make the Republicans understand that “The Party of Lincoln” ended on their watch.
Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives
Missouri sounds miserable.
The people VOTE for it, but Big Business bribes all the politicians to defy the vote of their constituents and give them what they demand.
IF we ever get out of this mess, we have to make some major changes to our system, do that these corporations and politicians understand that they work for US, and they will do what they are told.
This is what the American Fascist Party does. Every single time. Why we can’t have nice things.
I’m originally a St. Louis kid, but i live in Ohio now and it is frustrating seeing both states i consider my home get fucked over like this. Obviously the Republicans are going to try to screw over everyone, but it drives me nuts that the Democrats don’t put out ads ripping into the GOP for striking down ballot initiatives. It’s such an easy slam dunk, but they won’t do it.
Godspeed Italian plumbers
an onerous mandate that imposed burdensome record-keeping
WON’T SOMEONE THINK OF THE POOR BUSINESS OWNERS??? They just want to be entrepreneurs, we can’t bog them down with things like benefits, record-keeping, and paying employees!!!
Common Missouri practice. People get it on the ballot and pass it, then Republicans go and undo the will of the people. Most states like Missouri are not as red as they appear. Democrats in Missouri trail Republicans by about five percent. One of the issues that creates an imbalance is the City vs Rural. Nearly half of Missourians live in cities. But we are ruled by those out in the country.
Gerrymandering allows those in rural, low population areas rule over far larger populations, giving the conservatives an advantage, even when they are in the minority. It isn’t fair to the majority of voters, and has to end. These conservatives want to have computers and AI do everything but draw political districts.
I feel like this should spark revolution. God forbid the working man have something nice. This is proof that you can make a change, but without support/approval of the elites they just pull some bullshit like this. I hope Missouri replaces every single person in their legislature, senate, and capitol, and they should feel lucky that loosing their job is all that happens to them.
Nope. There’s no chance of change while such States are so heavily gerrymandered. Plus, the bulk of the voters in these states will vote red 'til they’re dead because voting for a dem would somehow be worse.
Sadly, they passed an anti-gerrymandering ballot measure and then repealed it (by ballot measure) before it every took effect.
They won’t.
That state somehow votes for good measures but always also votes Republicans in every time.
This has happened so many times and they keep doing it. It’s honestly crazy to me.
Hey, look at that, a Republican subverting the will of the voters. Never have I seen such villai-lol I totally have
Fascists gonna fascist. What a fucking monster.
