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DENVER — A battle is looming over Colorado’s minimum wage, which right now is $8.23 per hour.
600,000 Coloradans earns less than $12 an hour.
Some Democrats in the legislature say that’s not enough, so they have two ideas.
- Let local governments raise the minimum wage on their own, or
- Put it to a statewide vote
Eli Stokols has more information in his video report above.