Skip to content

Another year, another setback for alcohol tax push

February 16, 2026
A grocery store aisle with shelves stocked with various wines, spirits, and alcoholic beverages, featuring promotional signs and labeled product sections.

by Ted Alcorn, New Mexico In Depth This story was originally published at New Mexico In Depth, a NMPBS partner. A legislative effort to raise alcohol taxes and use the revenue to help tribes and Pueblos prevent and treat addiction stalled before it even began. Last week, its sponsors failed to convince a key committee…

Read More

Back to the Bottle: Lawmakers renew alcohol tax push as deaths remain high

January 16, 2026
Three women sit at a panel table with microphones and nameplates, as the woman in the center speaks into a microphone. Bottled water and papers are on the table.

by Ted Alcorn, New Mexico In Depth This story was originally published at New Mexico In Depth, a NMPBS partner. When the legislative session begins next week, Democratic lawmakers intend to revive a long-running effort to raise alcohol taxes as a means of reducing excessive drinking, which killed 1,755 New Mexicans in 2024, according to…

Read More