Colorado Public Radio, Sept 19, 2016
Ryan Warner: This is Colorado Matters from CPR News. I’m Ryan Warner. The minimum wage in Colorado would grow to $12 an hour in voters pass Amendment 70 this election. It is currently $8.31. Today a debate, the first of several you’ll hear of measures on the statewide ballot. Debra Brown is business manager for Colorado Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, which is in favor of raising the minimum wage, and Sonia Riggs is against the measure. She’s president of the Colorado Restaurant Association. ...
[Debra Brown]: There’s no question about it. At the end of the day, workers will end up way better off. And most businesses have more customers than employees. So that’s why we have a large contingency of support from businesses from across the state and in a variety of industries that understand that raising the wage is also better for business. When consumers have money to spend, they spend it locally and those businesses benefit. ...