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Niwot business owners and residents urge county to reconsider $25 minimum-wage impacts
Summary
Business owners and residents from Niwot told the Boulder County Board of Commissioners that the county's proposed $25-an-hour minimum wage is harming local businesses and farms and asked commissioners for evidence supporting further increases.
Niwot business owners and residents told the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners during public comment that the county's proposed $25-an-hour minimum wage is contributing to business closures and economic strain in their town.
Speakers said the county increase has coincided with restaurant and retail losses and urged commissioners to reconsider further wage hikes. "Where is the credible research showing that raising the minimum wage in this economy will strengthen our community rather than weaken it?" asked Nicholas Little, a…
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