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Coverage dated July 10, 2025

Paid sick leave repealed for millions in Missouri

Headline from Newsweek

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law that guaranteed paid sick leave to workers just months after voters approved it.

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8 articles, oldest first.

  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Missouri governor repeals paid sick leave law approved last year by voters (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.

  2. The New Republic

    Republican Governor Overturns Voters and Repeals Paid Sick Leave (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe defied his constituents and proudly repealed paid sick leave just after it went into effect.

  3. The Guardian

    Missouri’s governor signs repeal of state’s guaranteed paid sick leave law (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Business groups had lobbied hard for law’s repeal, but voters could have a chance to reinstate it next year

  4. Truthout

    GOP Missouri Governor Repeals Paid Sick Leave Measure Voters Passed in Landslide (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Advocates called the move, which also restricts minimum wage increases, “a slap in the face to workers.”…

  5. Fortune

    Missouri voters guaranteed themselves paid sick leave and inflation bumps to the minimum wage. The governor just repealed them. (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.

  6. Newsweek

    Paid sick leave repealed for millions in Missouri (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law that guaranteed paid sick leave to workers just months after voters approved it.

  7. The Hill

    Missouri repeals voter-approved paid sick leave law (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) and the GOP-led Legislature passed a measure that repeals the state's guaranteed paid sick leave law, less than a year after nearly 58 percent of voters approved it.

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