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October 26, 2016
New Mexico

With the rallying cry, “Our Kids are the Return on Investment,” major health groups in New Mexico held a media event and rally outside the Roundhouse on the East Concourse in Santa Fe today to bring attention to the need to re-invest in tobacco prevention, education and cessation programs.

October 10, 2016
New Mexico

In the final hours of the special session, New Mexico lawmakers broke a promise to protect future generations from deadly tobacco addiction by draining the $220 million Tobacco Settlement Permanent Fund to fix the state budget crisis. Now, leading health organizations want to ensure that critical state tobacco control programs are not cut to continue closing the budget deficit.

September 1, 2016
New Mexico

There is no question that our lawmakers are faced with tough budget decisions. We have to remember the reason these tobacco settlement payments are made each year, and consider long-term solutions to the state’s recurring budget shortfalls.

August 15, 2016
New Mexico

New Mexico is falling short when it comes to supporting policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of “How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality,” New Mexico measured up to policy recommendations in just three of the 10 issue areas ranked.

August 4, 2016
New Mexico

From 2011 to 2015, high school youth smoking rates in New Mexico have fallen by 8.5 percentage points from 19.9% to 11.4%, thanks in large part to tobacco prevention and education. Leading health organizations including American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Lung Association, and American Heart Association don’t want to see a reversal of that progress.

February 5, 2016
New Mexico

$1 Per Pack Tobacco Tax Tops Agenda for Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol Cancer Patients and Survivors Board “Whistle Stop” Rail Runner to Santa Fe SANTA FE, New Mexico – February 8, 2016 – Nearly a hundred

January 12, 2016
New Mexico

Leading health organizations including the American Lung Association, American Heart Association, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) stood behind New Mexico Senator Howie Morales in the Capitol Rotunda today as he announced tobacco tax legislation designed to keep cigarettes and a

January 12, 2016
New Mexico

Raising tobacco taxes to deal with revenue challenges is strongly supported across party lines in New Mexico. A new poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies shows 82 percent of New Mexicans support raising the tobacco tax by a buck-a-pack. The same poll indicates it is not “politics as usual” when

April 20, 2015
New Mexico

The 2015 legislative session in New Mexico came to a close on March 21, and the deadline for the Governor to sign legislation was April 10. Advocates like you helped make cancer issues a priority for lawmakers. Here’s a wrap-up of some key legislation the American Cancer Society Cancer Action