Should Missouri employers be required to provide paid leave?

Asked by ABC 17 News

402 Votes

Should Missouri employers be required to provide paid leave?

62%

Yes Yes

38%

No No

62%

Yes

6 Comments

Jessica Davis

Absolutely, paid sick leave is necessary for everyone.

Stephanie Vandas Andersen

Paid leave is good for families and employers--it helps attract and retain the best talent, reducing employee turnover costs, and helps alleviate financial strain on families. It's a win-win.

Truman Oaks

i have a heart

Luke Fennewald

Paid sick leave is needed for all workers. How can you pay medical bills if you aren't getting paid while you are sick or recovering from surgery?

Richard Von Glahn

No one should have to choose between taking care of themselves or a child and missing a pay check. This is an obvious yes.

Max DeYoung

Robots work for free.

38%

No

4 Comments

Will Mason

Small Missouri employers have enough problems just meeting their payrolls. More government intrusion is not the answer.

Rick Smith

You think prices are high now. Wait until they raise them some more if this passes.

Zaos Gonzolez

If you don't want to be an employee, START A BUSINESS. If you can't start a business, LEAVE BOONE COUNTY. It's quite simple.

jhmnmm34

You accepted the benefits or lack there of when you accepted the job. If they offer overtime see if you can store all or part of your hours for unforeseen circumstances. If not look for a company that provides leave and quit trying to force small businesses out.

Are you happy with the Mizzou Tigers' football season?

Asked by ABC 17 News

232 Votes

Are you happy with the Mizzou Tigers' football season?

22%

Yes Yes

78%

No No

22%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

78%

No

5 Comments

Fred

Been a Mizzou fan for over 60 years. Just Missouri being Missouri ...

Robert Oldham

Poor offense and poor offensive play calling

Ed Pesek

They didn't beat any good team this year

Harris Nelson

We never won against the ranked teams. Now we made our head coach one the highest paid in the college.

Ashley Chase

Mizzou football fans and boosters need to make a decision. Are we as content as fans with the job Drinkwitz is doing. If winning 8, 9, or 10 wins a season is good enough, the keep giving Drinkwitz and his staff contract extensions.

Are you optimistic about the economy heading into 2026?

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380 Votes

Are you optimistic about the economy heading into 2026?

37%

I'm optimistic I'm optimistic

63%

I'm pessimistic I'm pessimistic

37%

I'm optimistic

0 Comments

No one has commented yet

63%

I'm pessimistic

5 Comments

Denzel McVeigh

Trump and his goons in every state in every department are running it into the ground acting like it's the best thing ever and it's not. People are suffering now more then his first term or even during Biden term

Toasty

> "Trump and his goons" Goons? It's 2025. Trump is a lot of things, but comparing he and his team continued success to a childish name, you need better sources of your insults. For example, stop using The Rolling Stone as a primary news source.

Max

Then, you prefer the 9% inflation for 4 straight years, instead of 2.9%. Where did you get your economics degree?

Sara Kalinowski

We're too close to 2026 and it'll take a long time to reverse.

Chris Lyle

Trumplestiltskins

Fred

That was during a period of worldwide inflation ... and we were actually doing better than most other advanced countries. Inflation is higher now than when Biden left office.

Fred

Compare November 2025 to November 2026 ... roughly same and 2026 figure was held down by the government shutdown. Let's check back at this time next year and you try to explain away the recession.

Max

Inflation is less than 1/3rd of when Biden was in office. Fix your calculator.

Max

Biden tactics were destroying the world's economies.

Max

The U.S. dollar dominates the world economy due to its role as the primary reserve currency, backed by the massive U.S. economy, unmatched financial market liquidity, and historical inertia since the 1944 Bretton Woods system. It facilitates 88% of global exchange transactions, 54% of trade

Jamie Kochert

On a fixed income and everything is more expensive.

ABC 17 News

Should Missouri employers be required to provide paid leave?

62% Yes Yes

38% No No

62% Yes

38% No

Are you happy with the Mizzou Tigers' football season?

22% Yes Yes

78% No No

22% Yes

78% No

Are you optimistic about the economy heading into 2026?

37% I'm optimistic I'm optimistic

63% I'm pessimistic I'm pessimistic

37% I'm optimistic

63% I'm pessimistic

62%

Yes Yes

38%

No No

62%

Yes

38%

No

22%

Yes Yes

78%

No No

22%

Yes

78%

No

37%

I'm optimistic I'm optimistic

63%

I'm pessimistic I'm pessimistic

37%

I'm optimistic

63%

I'm pessimistic