JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.

The reversal reflected a growing struggle over the use of ballot measures to answer policy questions in Republican-led states.

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law that guaranteed paid sick leave to workers just months after voters approved it.