By Lena Howland
KOAA5, Dec 27, 2016
COLORADO SPRINGS -
With the new year comes a new set of laws, after a busy legislative session and election season. More money will soon flow into the wallets for minimum wage workers.
"We actually pay our employees that minimum wage and more, so it's not an issue for us," Richard Skorman, co-owner of Poor Richard's in Colorado Springs said.
Voters decided to hike the minimum wage up by a dollar beginning January 1st and 90 cents every year after that until it gets to $12 in 2020.
A boost Skorman has always supported.
"It'd be great for them to have the advantage that people who work for us have and have some more money in their pockets," he said. ...