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Missourians approved Proposition A, which raised the minimum wage and mandated paid sick leave, with 57% of the vote.
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One bill has an estimated cost of almost $1.3 billion, most of which is the result of proposed income tax changes.
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With both chambers approving the legislation, the bill now goes to Gov. Mike Kehoe, who made the issue one of his priorities.
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The House also passed legislation barring state funds from going to diversity, equity and inclusion programs and a bill shielding companies from having to place specific cancer warnings on pesticides.
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The legislation would move control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department from the mayor’s office to a board mainly appointed by the governor.
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The House also passed bills to end the capital gains tax, preserve the assets of foster children and allow landlords to refuse tenants who get federal housing assistance.
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The legislation, which now goes to the Senate, would place control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under a board consisting of governor-appointed members and the mayor of St. Louis.
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A lawsuit that seeks to reimburse remote workers who paid the city’s earnings tax awaits a ruling from the Missouri Court of Appeals.
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Other recommendations by the committee included an exemption of the earnings tax for low-income workers as well as reimbursements for remote workers.
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St. Louis Budget Director Paul Payne faced a barrage of questions from Missouri House members over the city’s earnings tax on Monday.