Minimum Wage Hike Incoming, City Layoff Rumors, and Will the New Restaurant Help Be Enough?

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Minimum Wage Hike Incoming, City Layoff Rumors, and Will the New Restaurant Help Be Enough?

Arts & Culture
When:
August 12, 2025 · 9:00 AM
Where:
City Cast Denver
Source:
City Cast Denver

Mayor Mike Johnston is set to announce which and how many city employees will be laid off in less than a week, and rumors are swirling! Westword editor Patty Calhoun joins producer Paul Karolyi to speculate about the impacts. Plus, the city’s economic development office just revealed how much the minimum wage will be going up in January, and the city is rolling out a new plan to “support and advance” local restaurants. Will it be enough? Or will we see another push to lower the tipped minimum wa

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