ANOTHER BOOST IN PAY FOR SOME WORKERS IN SANTA FE. THE MINIMUM WAGE IN THE CAPITOL CITY GOES UP 15 CENTS ON MARCH FIRST…TO 10-66 AN HOUR. BUT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT SIMON BRACKLEY SAYS MERCHANTS WILL JUST END UP PASSING ALONG THE INCREASE TO CUSTOMERS.
MAYOR DAVID COSS SAYS THE INCREASE WILL HELP KEEP MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS FROM FALLING FURTHER BEHIND. SANTA FE'S MINIMUM WAGE IS THE THIRD HIGHEST IN THE NATION.
