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The Missouri
House voted 114-46 and the Senate later voted 23-9, exceeding
the two-thirds voted needed in each chamber to override the veto
that Nixon, a Democrat, issued in July.
The House and Senate had passed the bill last spring after
movements in the state's two largest cities to raise minimum
wages beyond the state minimum of $7.65 per hour
Nixon called the bill "a clear example of unwarranted government
intrusion" into the policymaking of local governments and their
local control. Some business organizations argued that higher
wages would force employers to eliminate jobs.
Nationally and in Missouri protests led by fast-food workers
have added pressure to raise minimum wages, prompting some local
governments to act.
The Kansas City Council recently approved gradual increases in
the hourly minimum wage to $13 by 2020, although a public
referendum is set for November to raise it to $15.
The St. Louis Board of Alderman recently approved an increase to
$11 by 2018.
(Reporting by Kevin Murphy; Editing by David Bailey and Richard
Pullin)
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