Lawmakers are considering a proposal to allow voters to decide whether New Mexico’s minimum wage should be increased annually for inflation.
The House Labor and Human Resources Committee has scheduled a hearing Tuesday on the proposed constitutional amendment. The measure is sponsored by the committee’s chairman, Democratic Rep. Miguel Garcia of Albuquerque.
The state’s minimum wage went to $7.50 an hour in 2009. Garcia’s proposal would require automatic cost-of-living increases in the wage rate.
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