A nearly $1 billion tax package cleared the House Taxation and Revenue Committee on Monday with 1-cent to 2-cent tax per drink increases on beer, wine and liquor instead of much larger rate hikes sought by advocates.
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Lawmakers tackle raising the alcohol tax
New Mexicans die of alcohol-related causes at nearly three times the national average and alcohol is involved in more deaths than fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamines combined.
Where have all the doctors (and nurses) gone?
A dire scarcity of providers leaves New Mexicans without health care.
State Dems push to protect reproductive & trans health care
Five female state representatives, all women, want to make sure New Mexicans have full access to birth control, abortion and gender-affirming health care.
Clemency for Leonard Peltier demanded decades after his incarceration
People in Albuquerque joined others across the country demanding the release of Leonard Peltier from federal prison.
“He was meant to be made an example of, to show people this is what happens if you speak out”
Can a mine near the Pecos river be stopped
A unique NM coalition is battling the project to prevent widespread harm — and deja vu.
Proposed office of alcohol prevention steps up ambition, but is short on vision
New Mexico Department of Health asked the legislature for $5 million to build an Office of Alcohol Prevention and would expand the staff to 13.
Some experts say the plan isn’t enough to handle the crisis.
No eyes on the skies
New Mexico’s tough new pollution rules rely on oil and gas operators to report their methane emissions. Can self-policing work?
Climate Crisis in New Mexico: Fast Profits, Slow Policies
New Mexico produces more oil and gas than all states except Texas. So how does its Democratic governor and state legislature plan to address the climate change crisis? Our team of student reporters went in search of answers.