Missouri
Missouri court upholds voter approval of minimum wage and paid sick leave initiative
But some business owners are among those supporting the new law.
”The voters, and now the Court, have spoken. It’s time to fully implement Prop A,” Mike Draper, owner of a RAYGUN clothing and design store in Kansas City, said in a statement.
In its written ruling, the Supreme Court said the initiative’s summary statement was sufficient and fair and those suing had failed to present any evidence that voters were misled. Any omissions in the cost estimate were not substantial enough to require a new election, the court said.
Business groups also had claimed the ballot initiative violated a state constitutional requirement to contain only a single subject and clear title. The Supreme Court declined to consider that argument, saying it must first be brought up in a lower court.