Post Independent: Laurie Raymond: Minimum wage proposal: modest, smart and fair
Op-Ed By Laurie Raymond
Glenwood Springs (CO) Post Independent, Sept 27, 2016
As a small-business owner here in Glenwood, I understand that some of my peers are worried about the minimum wage proposal, especially with all the misinformation out there. But the more I look into it, the more certain I am: The plan to gradually increase the minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020 is a modest, smart and fair solution that will help both hard-working families and local small businesses in the Roaring Fork Valley.
Some corporate lobbying groups are acting like...