State budget woes could hamper efforts to boost Missouri worker pay
JEFFERSON CITY • A slowdown in revenue could scuttle efforts to boost the salaries of Missouri state workers.
During a hearing in the state Capitol Wednesday, Missouri lawmakers expressed support for increasing the lowest-in-the-nation wages, but cautioned that lagging tax collections could again short circuit the push.
“With $500 million needing to be cut from the budget, it doesn’t look good for employee pay raises,” Rep. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City, said before the two-hour-long discussion began.
That position is a reversal from September when Bernskoetter expressed optimism about finding a way to lift Missouri worker pay.
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