Op-ed: Minimal support for raising Utah's minimum wage

Twenty states raised their minimum wages at the start of 2018, and Utah Rep. Lynn Hemingway, D-Millcreek, has announced plans for a similar push in the Beehive State. However well-intentioned, Hemingway's simple solution to force employers to pay more isn't the right one.Hemingway has proposed raising Utah's minimum wage immediately to $10.25 per hour — a 41 percent increase. The wage mandate would rise further to $12 per hour by 2022. According to a methodology developed by the nonpartisa