Utah lawmaker brings back bid to boost minimum wage

SALT LAKE CITY — A state lawmaker plans to make another run at raising the minimum wage in Utah.
Rep. Lynn Hemingway, D-Millcreek, is sponsoring a pair of bills that would raise the general minimum wage immediately to $10.25 per hour and gradually raise it to $12 by 2022, as well as increasing the tipped minimum wage to $3.25.
Minimum wage in Utah currently is $7.25, the same as the federal rate, which has not increased since 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Hemingway said