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TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 31st, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, this was my bill, which relates to the regulation of earned wage access services.
- We're dealing in this bill with, uh, uh, what's called as the bill entitles it earned wage access, meaning
- Uh, low wage employees with a request for tips, sometimes 4 and 5 requests.
- I want to be able to say, I want to say plainly, you're not gonna be able to ask these low wage customers
- Lastly, this bill has no cost at all to the state, nor does it increase increase the fund's unfunded
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Governmental Organization Committee Mar 24th, 2026
Governmental Organization
Transcript Highlights:
- were excluded from the basic protections: no overtime, limited rights, little ability to challenge wage
- And also let collective bargaining do what it's meant to do, which is to really talk about the wages
- and the benefits and the safety and working conditions... ...which is to really talk about the wages
- Nonprofits are the largest employer by wage, or the third, excuse me, the third largest employer by wage
- Nonprofits are the largest employer by wage, or the third, excuse me, the third largest employer by wage
Committee:
Senate Governmental Organization
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Feb 18th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Civil Rights & Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- , minimum wages, wage theft, and so on.
- They face interest, wage garnishment, or lifelong financial damage. This isn't hypothetical.
- I was threatened with lawsuits, wage garnishments, and court action.
- That will increase patient costs and worsen access to care.
- You've heard about wage theft and the Washington Law Against Discrimination.
Bills:
SB6011
Committee:
House Civil Rights & Judiciary
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/13/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> 275, which is our kind of typical wage 275, which is our kind of typical wage and<00:43:33.280><
- </c> minimum wage of 725 an hour. minimum wage of 725 an hour.
- ><c> like</c><01:13:18.960><c> fast</c> positions with fixed wages like fast positions with fixed wages
- We assign an wage hour complaint.
- The bill is increasing that labor.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (6-4-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:27:16.240><c> I</c> our participation rates increase. I our participation rates increase.
- Any increase in tariffs will affect our business?
- Any increase in tariffs will affect our business?
- </c> that those number of jobs and and wage that those number of jobs and and wage scales<00:51:39.280
- </c><00:53:49.200><c> credit</c> and a KIA which is the wage credit and a KIA which is the wage credit
Keywords:
Meeting start 00:00:00
Discussion of Nickels and School Facility Funding 00:02:13
Economic Development Projects in Elizabethtown and Hopkinsville 00:29:33
Correspondence and Reports Received 01:09:25, 958, all
Summary:
The committee received an informational presentation from the Kentucky Department of Education and the School Facilities Construction Commission on school facilities funding. Staff explained the main funding sources used for school construction and renovation, including the mandatory “nickel” property tax levy, growth and equalized growth nickels, the equalized facility funding nickel, the Fort Knox/BRAC-related nickel for Hardin County, and the recallable nickel that districts can adopt locally. They also described the state equalization formula, noting that local construction costs have risen and that state support is formula-driven rather than a dollar-for-dollar match.
The SFCC outlined how unmet facility need is calculated through district facility plans, which are developed locally with community, staff, and board input and then reviewed by KDE staff for consistency and reasonableness. The commission said it will update the statewide unmet need report this fall, adopt it in December, and provide the figure to the committee in January 2026. It reported that the statewide unmet facility need was about $7 billion in 2023, with about $951 million in local revenue available, and said its offers of assistance are paid as debt service over eight years. The commission also said the most recent legislative offer of assistance was its smallest since SFCC’s creation in 1985, and requested an additional $60 million for the next biennium.
Members asked about how districts use nickel tax levies, who determines facility need, whether the process includes physical inspections, and how bonding capacity affects offers of assistance. Staff said nickel levies are generally adopted with regular tax rates, that facility need is locally developed but reviewed by KDE, and that KDE project managers and district-hired architects review plans on paper rather than through in-person inspections. They also explained that bonding capacity can affect a district’s ability to use or receive assistance. Questions were also raised about federal funds tied to earlier KIX grants and about districts with zero remaining offers of assistance; staff said most grant-funded projects are underway or complete, and that a zero balance means a district has spent its available assistance. No votes or formal actions were taken.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We've reduced that from $19 an hour to the federal minimum wage, saving the state significant resources
- And we should depart from that and at least pay folks the federal minimum wage who are fighting to save
- Unfortunately it just provides federal minimum wage, a wage that hasn't been raised in well over a decade
- visiting the sites and seeing all the other men out there and women that there the rates would be Increased
Committee:
House Appropriations
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (10-21-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- It seems like they were requesting a rate increase, but I think the last time we did a rate increase
- </c><00:15:47.120><c> because</c> we've never had a rate increase because we've never had a rate increase
- , but I think requesting a rate increase, but I think the<00:15:53.839><c> last</c><00:15:54.000><c>
- </c><00:15:55.440><c> was</c> the last time we did a rate increase was the last time we did a rate increase
- as defined in the the required wages as defined in the annual<00:21:48.400><c> compliance</c><00:21:
Keywords:
00:09 Call to Order and Roll Call
00:42 Approval of Minutes
01:07 Information Items
04:05 Lease Rpt - Finance and Administration Cabinet
18:59 OFM - Economic Development Fund Grants
25:42 OFM – KY Housing Authority
31:30 Remaining 2025 Meetings
33:26 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with quorum, approved the September meeting minutes, and received a set of information reports on capital projects, debt, school district bond issues, UK and KCTCS asset preservation projects, and the Louisville Arena Authority’s financial report, with the latter noted as lengthy and expected to be discussed further in person in December. The committee also heard a Finance and Administration Cabinet lease report covering three leases: a temporary lease for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Louisville due to ongoing maintenance and safety issues at its current site, a Department of Juvenile Justice lease in Hardin County for a day-treatment/alternative school program, and a Warren County lease renewal. Members questioned the Hardin County lease about the higher rate and limited competition; agency staff explained the specialized school setting, transportation and program requirements, and the difficulty of attracting bidders for alternative-school space. The lease package was approved after roll call.
The committee then considered seven economic development grants: four EDF grants and three KPDI grants. The projects included infrastructure for Allen County’s industrial park, flood-related repairs for Weddington Plaza in the Big Sandy area, an Owensboro manufacturing expansion for Mscan America, a new Louisville manufacturing facility for Anthro Energy, a Henderson due-diligence study, a Paducah spec building, and utility extensions for the Riverbend site in Carrollton. Staff said the projects had been approved by KEFA and recommended by the relevant cabinet leadership, and the committee approved them by roll call.
Finally, the committee reviewed a new Kentucky Housing Corporation conduit bond issue for about $43 million for 233 Louisville housing units, which was approved. It then took up five SFCC debt issues together: new money for an Edmonson County elementary school and Knox County middle school gym improvements, plus refundings for Callaway, Hardin, and McCracken counties. Members raised concerns that the refundings were bundled together and that some did not appear to meet a newly referenced 3% net present value savings guideline, but the package was still approved on a 5-2 vote. The meeting ended with calendar updates, including a November 20 meeting at noon and a December 16 meeting featuring the Yum Arena presentation, followed by adjournment.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Appropriations - Human Resources Division
Transcript Highlights:
- in the block grant or wages and salaries.
- Yes, general funds should be reduced and other funds should be increased. Right.
- Because one and a half is based on the increase. Because one and a half is based on the increase.
- So, well, it's good for this committee that the FMAP would be increasing.
- That's what it's signifying: that we're falling behind wage increases nationally.
Bills:
SB2015
Keywords:
corrections, rehabilitation, prison budget, department of corrections, adult services, youth services, correctional facilities, Heart River correctional center, Missouri River correctional center, James River correctional center, minimum security facility, county jails, regional jails, deferred maintenance, capital construction, strategic investment and improvements fund, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, tasers, body cameras
Summary:
The committee met to review revised long sheets and section-by-section language for a human services/health budget bill, with much of the discussion focused on how to present block grant funding and full-time equivalent (FTE) positions for behavioral health clinics and CCBHCs. Members debated whether to keep FTE counts in the budget at all, ultimately leaning toward removing or zeroing out the FTE references while keeping the dollar authority, and reducing the salaries-and-wages block grant by about $4.75 million. They also discussed public health federal authority, agreeing to remove about $60 million in unused federal spending authority tied to COVID-era funds, and clarified that if federal money later becomes available it could be requested through the Emergency Commission.
A major topic was the provider inflation increase. The House version had 2% and 2%, while members debated alternatives and appeared to settle, at least for further work, on 2% in the first year and 1.5% in the second year, with staff asked to recalculate the fiscal impact. The committee also reviewed FMAP changes, noting a revised 2027 FMAP estimate and its effect on general fund and other funds, and discussed whether to adjust public health and other line items accordingly. Several members emphasized that many of these numbers are still tentative and will be refined before final action.
The committee also touched on several policy items and capital-related provisions, including behavioral health services, Medicaid expansion, the moratorium on new ICF beds, and a proposed amendment for a medical homes/fourplex-related item that would show a $400,000 legislative investment with repayment from a developer. There was extended discussion of the All True hospital/facility proposal, with some members favoring leaving it in with a smaller initial commitment and others preferring to remove it and revisit later in conference committee. The meeting ended with staff asked to continue updating the bill language and members instructed to review remaining sections before the next meeting; no final votes were taken in the portion provided.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Wed Jan 8, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> Department's mission to increase Department's mission to increase economic<00:20:12.600><c> uh</
- </c> of chapter 104 HRS prevailing wage of chapter 104 HRS prevailing wage cases<00:23:42.840><c> uh<
- uh overtime and unpage uh minimum wage uh overtime and unpage uh wage<00:23:50.679><c> cases</c><00:
- </c> of chapter 104 uh prevailing wage of chapter 104 uh prevailing wage cases<00:24:05.120><c> uh</c
Summary:
The Committee on Finance held an informational briefing with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations on its budget, staffing, and operations. The director reviewed department leadership and reported on recruitment and retention efforts, including a 14% vacancy rate, a 10.5% workforce increase from filling 189 positions, and the Hela Imua internship program, which has placed 516 interns since inception and led to 62 permanent hires. The department also described modernization efforts, including the UI Huakai project and the Disability Compensation Division’s electronic case management system, and said the unemployment compensation trust fund exceeded $71.5 million, triggering Schedule C for calendar year 2025.
The department’s main budget requests included $2.9 million for fiscal year 2026 to support maintenance and operations of the electronic case management system, plus restoration of two enforcement specialist positions. Officials said those positions are needed to address a decline in investigators from 11 to six since 2009, improve compliance, and handle Hawaii Compliance Express certificate work. Additional requests included two human resources specialists to address recruitment backlogs, two labor enforcement specialists to reduce a backlog of Chapter 104 prevailing wage and wage cases, and two positions for the Office of Community Services to expand immigrant services and access centers. The department also discussed federal funding for unemployment insurance and workforce programs, including National Dislocated Worker Grants and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds, and said some funding is received in increments and may require extensions.
Members asked about Kauai inspection coverage, federal funding uncertainty, the size of the special unemployment insurance fund, and whether the department could ramp up staffing during a future crisis. Officials said Kauai is currently served by inspectors from Honolulu and there are no plans to open a permanent island position because of staffing constraints. They said the department is meeting federal guidelines and is not in jeopardy, and that the special unemployment insurance fund has about $10 million, with current UI operations funded at a little over $15 million, meaning the fund may need to cover roughly $5 million if federal support declines. The director said the department would use the special fund to supplement shortfalls, but noted that federal funding cuts and the loss of ARPA support have already affected operations.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- There is a rate increase for those services, as well as rate increases for people who are living in group
- There is a rate increase for those services, as well as rate increases for people who are living in group
- That's being increased to $17 million, plus getting extra unspent money.
- and career ladder. ...that was taken out to prioritize that wage and career ladder.
- The $9 million increase you see on line 396.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
Keywords:
SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Regulated Industries Jan 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I would argue that increased knowledge of the virtual immunity that manufacturers have with regard to
- I would argue that increased knowledge of the virtual immunity that manufacturers have with regard to
- expenses and for their damages, which, if appropriate, may include incurred medical expenses, lost wages
- cost and uncertainty without improving compensation to the actual injured parties. increasing cost and
- Florida can either welcome billions in capital investment, high-wage jobs, and substantial tax revenue
Summary:
The Committee on Regulated Industries heard and voted on several bills. SB 986 would prohibit smoking or vaping marijuana in public places and also restrict smoking in rooms and bars; the sponsor said it is intended to protect public health and outdoor spaces, while the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the goal but raised concerns about impacts on designated smoking areas, and cannabis advocates warned about unintended effects on patients and property rights. The committee reported SB 986 favorably.
The committee also passed SB 678, which restores statutory authority for DBPR’s long-standing rule allowing alcohol distributors to deduct unsellable alcohol from monthly excise taxes; a strike-all amendment was adopted, including retroactive application to January 1, 2025, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 800, which increases penalties for repeat unlicensed engineering practice and creates an engineering student loan assistance program for engineers working for state agencies and water management districts, was amended and reported favorably as well.
Members then considered SB 408 on vaccine advertising and liability. The sponsor argued the bill would address declining public trust in vaccines by allowing claims against manufacturers that advertise in Florida, while opponents said the measure is preempted by federal law, raises First Amendment concerns, and would create unnecessary litigation. After extensive testimony and debate, the committee reported SB 408 favorably. The committee also heard SB 484 on data centers, which would set PSC tariff requirements so large load customers pay their own costs, preserve local planning authority, and limit water permits for large data centers; testimony was mixed, with supporters emphasizing ratepayer protections and economic benefits and critics warning about overregulation and confidentiality limits. The bill was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee approved SB 1118, which creates a time-limited public records exemption for certain data center development information held by local governments, after the sponsor said it was meant to prevent extended NDAs while still allowing local notice and input. SB 1050, requiring veterinarians to provide written prescriptions so pet owners can choose their pharmacy, was also reported favorably. The meeting ended after several members recorded votes on bills they had missed.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- :14:08.959><c> over</c><00:14:09.279><c> increasing</c> Stress and Anxiety over increasing Stress and
- </c><00:14:18.240><c> class</c> school safety concerns increasing class school safety concerns increasing
- ESP wages.
- 15% of the daily sub wage?
- </c> years as the cost of living increases years as the cost of living increases and<01:55:08.040><c>
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Public Pension Oversight Board (4-28-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- It increases by 1.5% each year, so the dollar amount is about $21.94 right now, but that will increase
- We also increase but but very slight.
- So those are increased.
- limitation that we call the daily wage limitation that we call the daily<00:57:33.520><c> wage</c><00
- </c> whenever that is and they can increase whenever that is and they can increase that<00:59:06.319>
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00:01
Attendance Roll Call: 00:01:26
Approval of Minutes: 00:02:27
Investment, Cash Flow, and Legislative Update:
Bo Cracraft – Judicial Form Retirement System: 00:03:12
Ryan Barrow – Kentucky Public Pensions Authority: 00:21:52
Beau Barnes – Teachers’ Retirement System: 00:34:31
Adjournment: 01:07:25, 958, all
Summary:
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer, followed by a roll call confirming a quorum and approval of the prior minutes. A special guest, Dave Eager, was welcomed before the committee moved to presentations from retirement system officials.
Bo Craycraft, executive director of the Judicial Form Retirement System, gave a quarterly update on investment performance, asset allocation, and cash flow. He said the plans had held up well amid market volatility, with fiscal year-to-date returns above benchmark and long-term returns remaining strong. He explained that the plans are targeted to a 70% equity/30% fixed-income allocation, that some cash is being held for cash-flow management, and that negative cash flow is expected because of funding and contribution levels. He also said Senate Bill 183, dealing with proxy voting and economic analysis for certain votes, was not expected to materially affect the plans because of their small number of holdings and Bear Trust’s long-term investment approach.
Ryan Barrow and Erin Surrod then presented for the Kentucky Pension Authority. They reported positive quarterly performance across the retirement and insurance funds, though results varied by period and remained tied to broader market conditions. They said recent asset-allocation changes had been completed and the funds were now within target ranges. On cash flow, they noted some plans remained negative or near zero, with one plan benefiting from a large appropriation. In the legislative update, they described House Bill 30 as codifying an exclusion from pension-spiking calculations for across-the-board raises, and Senate Bill 10 as increasing retiree health insurance subsidies and changing employee health insurance contribution rules for certain CERS members beginning in 2026. They also said Senate Bill 183 would likely have limited impact, though the agency would review voting policies and incorporate any required economic-analysis procedures.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Mar 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- of new candidates increased by almost 14%.
- permits in 2024-25, I increases in the number of emergency-style permits.
- So we don't think increasing the grant size will significantly increase demand for the program.
- And so we believe with increasing the award to that $6,000 that would fully cover the costs.
- And so we believe with increasing the award to that $6,000 that would fully cover the costs.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Feb 18th, 2026 at 08:30 am
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Honestly, even when you ask to increase the value of real property up to $7,000,000...
- Honestly, even when you ask to increase the value of real property up to $7,500, we kind of questioned
- I just feel like if we can't guarantee working wage family jobs at ports, if that's not a significant
- That is job erosion and far fewer families raising their kids on solid union-wage jobs and benefits.
- Those jobs range from clean energy to manufacturing, all good family-wage jobs. Thank you.
Committee:
House Local Government
Keywords:
freight rail, rail corridor, short-line railroad, rail-dependent uses, industrial land use, growth management act, GMA, comprehensive plan, transportation element, land use planning, local government, county planning, city planning, critical areas, agricultural lands, forest lands, mineral resource lands, urban growth area, development regulations, notice on permits
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/03/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- We get weekly wage reports so we can track what's being used.
- We get weekly wage reports so we can track what's being used.
- We get weekly wage reports so we can track what's being used.
- We get weekly wage reports so we can track what's being used.
- We get weekly wage reports so we can track what's being used.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- What I would like to share with you, though, is the state employees did get a pay increase during this
- In 2027, there is a scheduled increase as well. Okay.
- Thank you. calculate out people's wages and they're going to work till 55 or whatever the age is.
- You know, the numbers still show that there is a significant wage gap for state employment.
- Women in career executive assignment positions has increased from 2013 to 2023.
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Senate Rules Committee first handled several routine items, approving two governor appointments not required to appear: Armin Meyer to the Division of Consumer Financial Protection and Uca Danka to the California State Lottery Commission. The committee also approved referral of bills to committees, a Rules waiver request to suspend SR 55 for guest access on the Senate floor on April 6, and floor acknowledgments, with each action passing 5-0.
The committee then heard from Arania Ortega, appointed to the Public Employment Relations Board. Members asked about her background at CalHR and the Department of Finance, her approach to board decision-making, recusal rules, the status of AB 288, PERB’s caseload and backlog, ride-share enforcement, and the legislative employees’ unionization process. Ortega said PERB currently has no backlog, is preparing for possible new workloads, and has recusal procedures that would automatically exclude her from certain state employee and child care cases for one year. Public testimony supported her appointment, and the committee voted 5-0 to move her nomination to the full Senate.
The committee also heard from Monica Erickson, nominated to lead the Department of Human Resources. Questions focused on state labor negotiations, CalPERS, recruitment and retention, telework, discipline and HR training, DEIA efforts, hiring pipelines, degree requirements, veteran hiring, return-to-office implementation, and the gender pay gap. Erickson said CalHR has reduced the vacancy rate from 20% to 17%, is expanding recruitment tools and class consolidations, is working on a skills-matching tool and career counseling, and has helped reduce the gender pay gap from 21.1% in 2013 to 12.2%. Public witnesses spoke in support, and the committee approved her nomination 5-0 to advance to the Senate floor.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- But that's also been in inflation, job growth, wage growth, and so on.
- If there was a recession, here's how wages could look.
- A 10 cent increase in natural gas price increase was $3 million, whereas a dollar increase in the barrel
- They're going to want to do another bill to increase that so they can increase spending at a higher level
- compensation increase proposed for teachers and public employees.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (03/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> pay these caregivers uh a decent wage pay these caregivers uh a decent wage it's<00:11:54.880><c
- </c> by DHHS which proposes a modest increase by DHHS which proposes a modest increase to<00:42:09.599
- </c><00:54:22.400><c> by</c> budget in my own town has increased by budget in my own town has increased
- He says that a 10% increase in per-pupil spending can result in a 99.5% increase in earnings, a 6.8%
- </c> investment in teachers through wage investment in teachers through wage increases<03:57:38.560><
Summary:
The House Finance Committee opened a public hearing on House Bills 1 and 2, which concern the governor’s proposed FY 2026-2027 budget. The chair explained that the committee must fit the budget to House Ways and Means revenue, which is about $800 million below the governor’s estimate in an almost $16 billion budget. He also noted a projected current-budget overspend, the impact of recently passed legislation, possible fee updates, no new tax proposals at that time, and the importance of federal funding and Medicaid stability. Testimony was limited to three minutes, with the chair asking speakers to avoid duplication.
Much of the testimony focused on Medicaid, disability services, and home- and community-based care. Speakers urged the committee to restore or protect funding for transportation, Medicaid, day programs, in-home supports, and behavioral health services. Several individuals and providers described how cuts would affect people with disabilities, medically fragile children, and families who rely on services to remain employed and avoid institutional care. A home care provider argued that a proposed 3% Medicaid cut would increase hospitalizations and costs, while a behavioral health representative asked for sustainable Medicaid rates, uncompensated care support, housing resources, and continued funding for community behavioral health clinics.
Another major topic was the Group II retirement provisions in HB 2 for public safety workers. Representatives from police, fire, corrections, probation/parole, and related associations testified in support, saying prior pension changes hurt recruitment and retention, pushed experienced workers to neighboring states, and should be reversed to restore promised benefits. They argued the provisions would help keep public safety careers viable and honor commitments made to first responders. An executive counselor also warned that when the state shifts costs away from itself, local property taxpayers bear the burden, and she opposed cost shifts such as Medicaid premiums and universal vouchers. A separate speaker urged funding public schools rather than universal vouchers, arguing vouchers can leave other students behind as resources are diverted.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Aug 18th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Interns must be paid at least minimum wage.
- Labor shortages, wage pressures, and funding in New Mexico.
- Wages are not competitive with other industries.
- Okay, so that's over 100% increase in five years.
- It's the right time now to invest in increased capacity.
Committee:
House Water & Natural Resources Committee