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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.

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[-] st3ph3n@midwest.social 25 points 1 week ago

Republicans hate you unless you’re a billionaire.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Even then they hate you, but they'll kiss your ass.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago
[-] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago

Except billionairs

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