Economy & Economic Development  August 28, 2023

Boulder rejects county’s call to join 2024 minimum wage hike

BOULDER — In a move that positions Boulder alongside the business community and out of step with Boulder County and labor activists, a divided Boulder City Council opted last week to wait until 2025 to move forward with plans to increase the city’s minimum wage. 

Boulder County, with support from unions and workers groups, decided this month to accelerate the wage hike to Jan. 1, 2024, a choice that drew criticism from the Northwest Chamber Alliance, a group of executives, managers and staff with the Boulder Chamber, Boulder County Latino Chamber of Commerce, Lafayette Chamber of Commerce,…

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A Maryland native, Lucas has worked at news agencies from Wyoming to South Carolina before putting roots down in Colorado.
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