{"id":307841,"date":"2017-03-17T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T02:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=307841"},"modified":"2017-03-17T20:24:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T02:24:00","slug":"another-bill-to-raise-minimum-wage-goes-to-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2017\/03\/another-bill-to-raise-minimum-wage-goes-to-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Another bill to raise minimum wage goes to governor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heath Haussamen \/ NMPolitics.net<\/p>

A statue outside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Senate on Friday<\/span><\/span> sent another minimum wage bill to the governor. It approved House Bill 442<\/a>, which would increase the state’s minimum wage to $9.25 an hour, up from $7.50 per hour.<\/p>\n

“Hardworking New Mexicans deserve a fair wage that will give their families an opportunity to succeed,” said Rep. Debbie Rodella, D-Espa\u00f1ola, a co-sponsor of the bill. “No one working 40 hours a week should be struggling to put food on the table.”<\/p>\n

A day earlier the House approved Senate Bill 386<\/a>, sponsored by Sen. Clemente Sanchez, D-Grants. That bill would raise the hourly minimum wage to $8.25 in October, then to $9 in April 2018. Beginning in October, it also would allow employers to pay an $8 training wage for 60 days.<\/p>\n

The last time the Legislature approved a minimum wage law was in 2013, when Martinez vetoed a proposed wage of $8.50 an hour.<\/p>\n

A spokesman for Martinez said recently, “The governor supports raising the minimum wage so long that it’s in line with neighboring states and doesn’t hurt small businesses.”<\/p>\n

Arizona has a $10-an-hour minimum wage — which will increase to $10.50 in January, while Colorado’s is $9.30 and is scheduled to increase to $10.20 next year. New Mexico’s other neighbors — Texas, Oklahoma and Utah — each have a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, which is the federal minimum wage.<\/p>\n

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