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The main tax hike on the Legislature’s agenda is a tax hike on alcohol. This has been contemplated in recent years only for ...

Statewide, NMDOH reported 1,896 alcohol-related deaths, a decrease from 2,067 in 2022 and 2021’s peak number of 2,274, at ...

Public health advocates are keeping the pressure on lawmakers to raise the alcohol excise tax — an effort that struggled to gain traction during the 2023 legislative session. Armed with data ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Alcohol-related deaths in New Mexico decreased in 2023 for the second consecutive year, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. In 2023, NMDOH reported 1,896 ...

The decrease was good news in a state that has wrangled with the nation's highest alcohol-related death rate — one that has ...