amendment 70
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Zitti: A forced minimum wage increase is risky business
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When outside sources insert their agenda into other people’s business the results are often devastating. Among issues to be voted on this Nov. 8 is a minimum wage increase that will put the fate of many business owners and low-skilled job seekers in jeopardy. Put yourself in the shoes of a business owner. Your employees and the…
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Endorsements not sought, but given, for Amendment 70
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Getting endorsements from elected officials is not something either supporters or opponents of Amendment 70, which would raise Colorado’s minimum wage, have been working to get, according to campaign organizers. Instead, both camps are 100 percent focused on gathering voters’ support for their side of the ballot question. But that hasn’t stopped some elected officials from…
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Farah: More taxes and regulations will be on your ballot
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Proposals to pile on regulations and to soak Coloradans of billions of dollars in new taxes will crowd the ballot you receive next month. Can you afford to shell out more of your hard-fought income to various governmental entities? Many Coloradans are struggling – and government already has so much. Should you give them more?…
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Dueling studies address Colorado wage hike amendment
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Economic Armageddon or living wage nirvana? That’s what Colorado voters may wonder as they read and hear what different studies say about the possible aftermath of passage of Amendment 70 on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. If approved, the measure would gradually increase the state’s minimum wage from $8.31 to $12 an hour by…