House panel rejects bill requiring landowner permission for surveying
The House Commerce and Energy committee rejected a bill that would require property owner permission for a company to enter to conduct surveying.
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The House Commerce and Energy committee rejected a bill that would require property owner permission for a company to enter to conduct surveying.
Gov. Laura Kelly has proposed a new minimum wage, bringing 969 employees in the executive branch up to $15 hourly pay and giving all state workers an additional 5 percent raise. The minimum for non-state workers’ pay would remain at $7.25 an hour.
In an 8-4 vote, House Bill 1079 was sent to the 41st day of the Legislature which does not exist.
Missouri increased its minimum wage to $12.30 on Jan. 1. Kansas’ remains at $7.25.
While Ohio recently raised the minimum wage, it's one of many states still paying young workers less.