The New Mexico Senate voted 22-20 votes last Friday to increase the state's minimum wage to $7.50 an hour by the year 2009. Now the bill is going to Governor Richardson for his signature.
The governor has showed his support of minimum wage hike.
The bill will increase minimum wage from the current $5.15 an hour to $6.50 an hour on Jan. 1, 2008 and to $7.50 on Jan. 1, 2009.
The increase will not affect higher minimum wage areas, such as Santa Fe and the Albuquerque area.
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