Grand Junction Minimum Wage Could Increase Soon

Colorado lawmakers are meeting this week, in a democratic push to raise the minimum wage throughout Colorado. They are in the capital this week discussion two separate bills, but both could affect the minimum wage in Grand Junction.

The first bill would essentially allow Colorado voters to decide to gradually increase the minimum wage over the next five years. By 2017, the minimum wage would increase to $9.50 an hour. By the year 2020, the minimum wage would increase to $12.50 an hour.

The second bill they are discussing in the Capitol would allow local governments to set their own minimum wage, in excess of the state minimum. That means that for the first time a Colorado County (Mesa County, for example) could set the minimum wage even higher than the state minimum.

Do you think this is a good thing? Do you think this is going to happen? Do you think Mesa County will take advantage of the ability to raise the minimum wage above the Colorado State minimum?

[KKCO]