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Colorado Will Lower Minimum Wage

State figure, tied to inflation, will drop 4 cents to $7.24

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 13, 2009 2:52 PM CDT

(Newser) – Colorado is set to become the first state to lower its minimum wage next year. The state’s minimum wage is tied to local inflation—specifically, the Denver-Boulder-Greeley Consumer Price Index, which has fallen 0.6%. The state’s minimum of $7.28 an hour...   Read full story »

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