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02/07/08
Mass. cigarette tax jumps $1 per pack
The tax on a pack of cigarettes in Massachusetts will jump by a dollar under a bill signed into law by Gov. Deval Patrick.
The tax, one of the highest in the nation, goes into effect immediately.
Patrick signed the bill Tuesday, a day after House and Senate lawmakers rushed to approve the bill by the start of the new fiscal year.
Source: forbes.com
Mass. cigarette tax jumps $1 per pack
(02/07/08)
The tax on a pack of cigarettes in Massachusetts will jump by a dollar under a bill signed into law by Gov. Deval Patrick.
The tax, one of the highest in the nation, goes into effect immediately.
Patrick signed the bill Tuesday, a day after House and Senate lawmakers rushed to approve the bill by the start of the new fiscal year.
Source: forbes.com ...
Tobacco ban wafts into Amsterdam pot shops
(30/06/08)
Starting next week, you'll still be able to legally smoke a joint in the famously relaxed coffee shops of Amsterdam — but for a cigarette, you'll have to step outside.
A tobacco ban that goes into effect Tuesday in the Netherlands has both tourists and shop owners, like, totally confused, man.
Source: usatoday.com
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Lawmaker blasts delay on anti-smoking rules
(25/06/08)
Iowa’s health department has failed to finalize rules behind a statewide public smoking ban that begins in six days, raising criticisms from one legislative leader who says it’s time for the department “to get off its rear end.”
State officials said the delay is due to focus upon the state’s flood disasters and that the rules will be approved this week. That explanation, however, wasn’t satisfactory for at l ...
Tobacco control group honors regional leaders
(05/06/08)
The Tobacco Control Partners of the Lower Hudson Valley has honored leaders in the region for their work to reduce tobacco use:
n Orange Regional Medical Center, which made both campuses smoke-free;
Source: recordonline.com ...
Miss. House kills effort to increase cigarette tax _ for now
(30/05/08)
The Democratic-led Mississippi House fell short Thursday night in an effort to inject cigarette and liquor taxes into a complicated formula to shore up the anemic Medicaid budget.
The chamber killed a bill that included a 1 percent sales tax on wine and hard liquor and an increase of 82 cents in cigarette excise taxes. The bill failed 55-53, falling 10 votes short of the 65 needed for a three-fifths majority.
Source: fortmilltimes.com ...
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