Gov. Jared Polis would really like Denver to change its minimum wage laws for restaurant workers.

On Tuesday, he signed HB25-1208, a new law that allows local city governments to more easily lower their “tipped minimum wage.” And as he signed the law, he made it clear that he expected Denver officials to follow through and cut base pay for servers, bartenders and others.

“With this new legislative tool, I call on local governments in Denver, the City of Boulder, Edgewater, and unincorporated Boulder County to take action to address the tip credit and ameliorate pay disparities between front and back-of-house,” he said.

Restaurant owners have complained that Denver’s tipped minimum is one of the highest in the country, requiring restaurants to pay servers at least $15.79 hourly in additi

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