Republican lawmakers seek to upend Missouri governor's push for state worker raises
JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Parson’s push to raise state worker pay to a minimum of $15 per hour could be in jeopardy for some employees of Missouri’s sprawling state government.
Budget documents filed Friday show only frontline workers at a select number of agencies serving Missourians would see the base hourly rate jump to $15, with others being capped at $12 an hour.
The proposal comes as numerous private businesses, hungry for workers, are offering hourly wages starting at $18 an hour and up, far higher than the current state minimum wage of $11.15 per hour.
A decision by the House on raising salaries for one of the nation’s lowest-paid state workforces could come as soon as Monday, when members of the House Budget Committee convene to take up debate on a $5.2 billion supplemental spending package proposed by Parson in his State of the State address last month.
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