By Jalyn Henderson
KOMU 8 (NBC), May 2, 2018
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri business owners, workers and supporters submitted a petition in support of a minimum wage increase on Wednesday morning.
More than 120,000 people signed the petition, which proposes an increase to Missouri's minimum wage from $7.85 to $8.60. The wage would gradually increase each year, by 85 cents, until the wage reaches $12 an hour in 2023. ...
Organizations who support the petition like Raise Up Missouri and the Missouri Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, said the raise in the wage will have an immediate and positive impact on Missouri businesses. They said as lower-wage workers earn more, they will spend that new income in small, local businesses.
Both organizations also believe raising the minimum wage would help Missouri workers to afford basic necessities like food and housing. ...