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Tracy duCharme, owner of Color Me Mine pottery studio in Colorado Springs and longtime advocate for raising the minimum wage, poses for a portrait in her studio on Monday, July 29, 2024. Photo by Parker Seibold / Special to The Colorado Trust
Colorado’s Minimum-Wage Increases Have Benefitted the Economy, But Many Workers Are Still Struggling
The Centennial State has one of the highest minimum wages in the country. While the impacts have been mostly positive, questions about the effect on affordability remain.