A bill that would lower the minimum wage for minors was pitched by its sponsor last week as a way to help small businesses ...

State Sen. Joe Nicola introduced legislation that would lower the minimum wage for Missouri workers under age 18 to $12.30 an hour.

A bill that would lower the minimum wage for minors was pitched by its sponsor last week as a way to help small businesses and young workers.

A bill introduced by Sen. Joe Nicola, R-Grain Valley, would lower the minimum wage for those under the age of 18 to $12.30 per hour.

A Missouri state senator is proposing lowering the minimum wage for workers under 18 from $15 an hour to $12.30.

Missouri state Sen. Joe Nicola, a Republican from Grain Valley, says he's seen a decrease of teen employment in his district. He wants to create a separate minimum wage of $12.30 for people under 18.

Sen. Joe Nicola wants to protect small businesses and teens by establishing a separate minimum wage for minors.

CARE, an annual provider of over 100 youth internships in Columbia, said it will not lower its pay to new minimum wage.

Missouri minimum wage 2026: Missouri's SB 1325 targets a $2.70 hourly pay gap by 2026. This bill creates a $12.30 youth minimum wage. It freezes pay for minors below the voter-approved $15.00 rate.

A $15-an-hour minimum wage could save Pennsylvania $300 million in Medicaid costs, Governor Josh Shapiro said.

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