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The supplemental budget bill includes an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment for state employees and an extra $2 an hour for some workers with late-night or overnight shifts. Parson said he hopes the significant pay increase will mean a lower turnover rate for state workers.
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The Missouri Senate passed the first of two supplemental budgets on Wednesday. With no changes made to the bill, it now goes to Gov. Mike Parson, who’s expected to sign it.
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The legislation, which now goes to the Senate, includes an 8.7% cost-of-living increase for state workers. It's one of two supplemental budget bills the legislature will pass this year.
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Gov. Mike Parson asked lawmakers to approve an 8.7% pay hike, the biggest in living memory, to stem the loss of state workers to the private sector. But the Missouri House Budget Committee decided that neither the governor nor lawmakers should be included.
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Missourians are seeing massive delays in receiving services, ranging from call center wait times to court-ordered mental treatment.