THE TOPIC OF RAISING NEW MEXICO’S MINIMUM WAGE IS BEING CONSIDERED AT THE LEGISLATURE. GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM VOICED HER SUPPORT FOR SUCH A MEASURE DURING HER STATE OF THE STATE SPEECH TUESDAY, CALLING THE CURRENT MINIMUM WAGE OF 7-50 AN HOUR A POVERTY WAGE. MORE THAN 110-THOUSAND NEW MEXICANS ARE EARNING THAT MUCH PER HOUR.
HOUSE BILL 31 WOULD BOOST THE STATE’S MINIMUM WAGE TO 10 DOLLARS AN HOUR ON JULY 1ST … THEN TO 11 DOLLARS AN HOUR IN 2020 … AND TO 12-DOLLARS AN HOUR IN 2021. IT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE TIPPED WORKERS IN THE POOL TO GET THE MINIMUM WAGE. RIGHT NOW, TIPPED WORKERS MAKE LESS THAN THE MINIMUM WAGE.
