Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid ...

The reversal reflected a growing struggle over the use of ballot measures to answer policy questions in Republican-led states ...

Business groups lobbied heavily to overturn Proposition A, passed by 58% of Missouri voters in November 2024, arguing it ...

Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska were asked last year whether they wanted to require employers to provide paid sick leave to their workers. They overwhelmingly said yes.

Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska overwhelmingly approved paid sick leave laws last year.

Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska overwhelmingly approved paid sick leave laws last year. Now some lawmakers in those states are trying to roll back the benefits before they begin.

An effort to add a proposal slowing voter-approved minimum wage increases to a bill weakening voter-passed paid sick leave failed.

Lawmakers in Nebraska and Alaska also are seeking to revise paid sick leave measures approved by voters last fall. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry responded to Tuesday’s court ...

The paid sick leave laws are set to kick in Thursday in Missouri, July 1 in Alaska and Oct. 1 in Nebraska. McDonald's restaurant worker Richard Eiker is among those who stand to benefit.