MORE NEW MEXICANS ARE IN FAVOR OF RAISING THE STATE'S MINIMUM WAGE. THE WAGE IS 7-50 AN HOUR IN MOST OF NEW MEXICO. BUT IT'S ALREADY BEEN HIKED TO 8-50 AN HOUR IN ALBUQUERQUE AND 10-66 IN SANTA FE. LAS CRUCES IS TRYING TO RECONCILE ONE PROPOSAL TO TAKE THE WAGE TO 8-50 AN HOUR … AND ANOTHER TO RAISE IT TO 10-10 AN HOUR.
AN ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL POLL FOUND 68 PERCENT OF THOSE WHO RESPONDED FAVOR AN INCREASE. 53 PERCENT SAY IT SHOULD BE BETWEEN 8-AND-10 DOLLARS AN HOUR. 12 PERCENT WOULD LIKE TO SE THE WAGE BE MORE THAN 10 DOLLARS.
