A BILL PROVIDING RAISES FOR CERTAIN ELECTED OFFICIALS IN NEW MEXICO IS APPROVED BY THE STATE SENATE IN SANTA FE. THE MEASURE WOULD RAISE THEIR SALARIES BY 15 PERCENT. THOSE LISTED FOR RAISES ARE THE GOVERNOR … WHOSE PAY WOULD GO FROM 110-THOUSAND A YEAR TO 126-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR … THE SECRETARY OF STATE, STATE AUDITOR AND STATE TREASURER … WHO WOULD SEE THEIR PAY GO FROM 85-THOUSAND A YEAR TO 97-THOUSAND-500 A YEAR.
OTHERS IN LINE FOR RAISES UNDER THIS BILL INCLUDE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS AND THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION.
THE INCREASE WOULD APPLY TO THOSE STARTING THEIR TERMS IN JANUARY 2020.
