NewsSeptember 5, 2018
Group gives $3 million to Missouri minimum wage campaign
KANSAS CITY, Mo. � A Washington, D.C.,-based not-for-profit donated $3 million during the weekend to a political action committee supporting an effort to increase Missouri�s minimum wage to $12 an hour. The Sixteen Thirty Fund, a dark money not-for-profit that isn�t required to reveal its donors, donated $500,000 last year and $500,000 in May to a PAC called Raise Up Missouri. ...
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. � A Washington, D.C.,-based not-for-profit donated $3 million during the weekend to a political action committee supporting an effort to increase Missouri�s minimum wage to $12 an hour.
The Sixteen Thirty Fund, a dark money not-for-profit that isn�t required to reveal its donors, donated $500,000 last year and $500,000 in May to a PAC called Raise Up Missouri. That group collected signatures to put the minimum wage question on the November ballot.
The Kansas City Star reported the $3 million is the largest single contribution in the last two years.
Receive Daily Headlines FREESign up today!
If approved, the state�s minimum wage would be gradually increased from $7.85 to $12 an hour.
Supporters of U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, are hoping the issue will increase her chances in a tight race for re-election.
Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com
Story Tags
Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:
For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.
Related
Advertisement
Receive Daily Headlines FREESign up today!
