Post by Logan on Jan 27, 2017 4:34:24 GMT -6
Kansas City Council fails to advance minimum wage measure for April ballot
The Kansas City Council declined Thursday to move a minimum wage ballot measure forward on its agenda to try to get it on the April ballot.
Petitioners seeking the higher wage may still try to seek a court order mandating the April vote.
At issue is a petition initiative that would raise Kansas City’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2021.
The Missouri Supreme Court last week ordered the council to put the higher minimum wage measure on a local election ballot, but now the question is April or August.
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article129025929.html
The Kansas City Council declined Thursday to move a minimum wage ballot measure forward on its agenda to try to get it on the April ballot.
Petitioners seeking the higher wage may still try to seek a court order mandating the April vote.
At issue is a petition initiative that would raise Kansas City’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2021.
The Missouri Supreme Court last week ordered the council to put the higher minimum wage measure on a local election ballot, but now the question is April or August.
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article129025929.html