YOU MAY YET GET A CHANCE TO VOTE ON AN INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE IN NEW MEXICO. THE HOUSE VOTERS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE , ON A PARTY LINE VOTE, HAS APPROVED A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD PUT THE QUESTION OF RAISING THE WAGE ON THE BALLOT. THE MEASURE NOW MOVES TO THE HOUSE FLOOR.
IF PASSED BY VOTERS IN NOVEMBER, THE STATE'S MINIMUM WAGE WOULD GO FROM 7-50 AN HOUR TO 8-30 AN HOUR. THE WAGE WOULD THEN BE ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION, BUT IT COULD NOT GO UP MORE THAN 4 PERCENT A YEAR.
