Thousands in St. Louis likely to see wage drop with new law

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8. Shows the effectiveness of some business groups and state lawmakers

In recent years, several states, including Ohio and Oklahoma, have banned cities from setting their own wages, often in response to a campaign to establish new local rates. But very few municipalities have been turned back once a wage was in effect. It occurred earlier this year in Iowa’s Johnson County, when state lawmakers reduced the county’s rate to match the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour from $10.10. Iowa and 20 other states follow the federal rate.

Rolling back an already-implemented raise shows the effectiveness of some business groups and state lawmakers in pushing back on a wave of municipal minimum-wage increases since 2014 that spanned more than 30 cities and counties from Portland, Maine, to Pasadena, Calif.

From https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-st-louis-a-rare-effort-to-lower-the-minimum-wage-1503857021