Missouri lawmaker wants small, seasonal businesses to be exempt from new minimum wage, paid sick leave requirements
Missouri’s new paid sick leave plan is set to go into effect this May, but some lawmakers are trying to exempt certain ...
Missouri lawmaker wants small, seasonal businesses to be exempt from new minimum age, paid sick leave requirements
Missouri’s new paid sick leave plan is set to go into effect this May, but some lawmakers are trying to exempt certain ...
Fast food is a staple of American culture, but some of its workers struggle to survive
Minimum wage laws in the U.S. mean incomes vary significantly based on local laws and cost of living, but fast food workers ...
Southeast Missourian1d
Legislators talk income tax, petitions, water rights at Cape chamber event
At a Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce event, three local legislators discussed income tax, water rights and ...
Southeast Missourian4d
Cape school board votes to adjust pay scales to align with new minimum wage law
The Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education has approved a new pay scale for classified employees to align with ...
Trump earned his title, but his mandate claims are a myth
Despite Trump’s claim of a mandate for his radical policy changes, polling and ballot measures show that many Americans ...
Rising prices hit student budgets in CT. UConn food pantry averages 80+ students a day.
Husky Harvest gives away around two pallets of food a week, but has given out almost 12 pallets, or 12,000 pounds, worth of food in a day during one of their pop-up events ...
Quad-City Times1d
Democrats propose letting Iowa citizens starting constitutional amendment process
There are 24 U.S. states that allow for citizen-led ballot initiatives, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Iowa is not among them. Some politicians want to change that.
The Gazette1d
Give Iowans the ability to start the constitutional amendment process, Democrats propose
Iowa is among 26 states that does not have a process that allows citizens an opportunity to begin the process of amending the state constitution; that process currently is started by state lawmakers.
I’m a governor who worked at the DNC. Here’s what we need from its next chair.
I’m a governor who worked at the DNC. Here’s what we need from its next chair. If Democrats refuse to reach out to broad ...