Connor Hansen

Unintended consequences of Colorado’s minimum wage hike

Connor Hansen November 22, 2017

This is what we know: when you raise the cost of labor, minimum wage workers receive fewer hours.

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Chalk Bluffs: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/commissioners-approve-1-67b-energy-development-in-north-weld-county/ar-AA2cTTKq
Data Center: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/northern-colorado/weld-county-commissioners-approve-proposed-41-acre-data-center
Xcel and PUC have problems: https://www.denverpost.com/2026/09/26/xcel-power-outages-colorado/
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