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Missourians Approve Minimum Wage

KCUR
Published November 8, 2006 at 10:01 AM CST
Activists Celebrate Minimum Wage Victory
Frank Morris
Activists Celebrate Minimum Wage Victory

By Frank Morris

Kansas City, MO – Missouri voters have come out nearly three to one in favor of raising the state minimum wage to 6:50 an hour.

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