Minimum Wage

The Albuquerque City Council voted down a controversial wage bill Monday night even though an amendment to reduce tipped wages had been removed. Its opponents say the bill should be brought back in a different form.

New Mexicans need to earn about $20 per hour to afford a modest apartment in much of the state, according to an annual report on housing affordability released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition.

Those who take care of others, such as personal care assistants, home health aides, and nursing attendants, fall under a category called direct support workers. In New Mexico, they make an average of $11 an hour. But proposed legislation would change that.

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