Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Christina Calloway: Portales News-TribuneMichael Hatch counts cigarettes on his shift at a Portales Allsup's Saturday. Hatch will be one of the many people across the state who could be affected by a proposed state minimum wage change from $7.50 to $8.50.
Earning an extra dollar an hour could mean loosening the pinch in a person's budget but it still no way to live, says Michael Hatch of Portales who's tired of living the paycheck-to-paycheck shuffle.
Hatch, 23, makes 33 cents over the state's $7.50 m...
