New Tobacco Taxes – PhillyBlog – Philadelphia

January 20, 2009 by thecignews

 

New Tobacco Taxes – PhillyBlog – Philadelphia

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Federal Tobacco Tax Alert 2009 legislation to pay for Children’s health Insurance has already passed in the House and is scheduled for Senate vote this week. The proposed taxes are: Cigarettes $6.10 per carton more. Cigars.
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Can Barack Obama kick his nasty habit?

January 20, 2009 by thecignews

 MAHONY: Can Barack Obama kick his nasty habit?  

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One of the toughest tasks facing the new President when he steps into the White House is quitting the cigarettes. A former smoker advises him to wait six weeks

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Times Of London (uk), 2009-01-19
Author: Emma Mahony

Intro: This time tomorrow, chances are that Barack Obama will be puffing away outside the White House, resembling all the other banished smokers in the Western world. . . .

Senecas threaten to collect Thruway tolls…

January 20, 2009 by thecignews

Senecas threaten to collect Thruway tolls  

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Jump to full article: Binghamton (NY) Press & Sun-Bulletin, 2009-01-13

Author:
Joseph Spector • Albany Bureau

Intro:

The Seneca Indian Nation is threatening to collect its own tolls on a western New York section of the state Thruway in protest the state’s efforts to collect taxes on cigarettes sold on Indian reservations.

36000 Utah children could benefit from SCHIP reauthorization

January 19, 2009 by thecignews

36000 Utah children could benefit from SCHIP reauthorization
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Deseret News, UT - Jan 17, 2009
Members of the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday voted 12-7 to approve legislation to reauthorize SCHIP following lengthy partisan debate on various
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Funding S-CHIP with Federal Cigarette Tax Increase is Poor Tax Policy

January 19, 2009 by thecignews

Funding S-CHIP with Federal Cigarette Tax Increase is Poor Tax Policy

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Tax Foundation, DC - Jan 15, 2009
by Gerald Prante and Joseph Henchman The House of Representatives yesterday voted 289-139 to pass a 156% increase in the federal excise tax on cigarettes

Massive Tobacco Tax Increase by Congress…

January 19, 2009 by thecignews

Massive Tobacco Tax Increase by Congress Spells Even More Economic Disaster for Jobs and State Economies 

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Jump to full article: PR Newswire, 2009-01-12

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EDITOR’S NOTE: To see how much money your state stands to lose if the federal excise tax on cigarettes and tobacco products is increased, please see the included chart.

New year to bring lots of tobacco developments…

January 19, 2009 by thecignews

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Jump to full article: Winston-Salem (NC) Journal, 2009-01-18
Author: Richard Craver * Journal Reporter

Intro:

Closely following these developments is Tommy Payne, the executive vice president of public affairs for Reynolds. He recently took time for an interview on these legislative issues. An edited

Poll finds large majority favoring higher cigarette tax

January 9, 2009 by thecignews

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Poll finds large majority favoring higher cigarette tax
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - 8 hours ago
A clear majority of Kentuckians favor raising the state’s cigarette tax as much as $1 a pack if some of the proceeds will go to help people stop smoking and
Healthcare leaders want to raise cigarette tax to $1 per pack WAVE
Cigarette Tax Hike Touted WYMT
Poll Claims Tobacco Tax Hike ‘Politically Painless’ for Lawmakers WTVQ

New law mandates sale of fire-safe cigarettes only

January 9, 2009 by thecignews

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New law mandates sale of fire-safe cigarettes only
 Bethany Beach Wave, DE - 8 hours ago
 According to Assistant State Fire Marshal Michael Chionchio, six of the state’s 12 fire fatalities in 2007 were reportedly started by cigarettes and there …
 
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Fire-safe cigarettes put themselves out Grand Forks Herald
 
Fire safe Cigs | KXNet.com North Dakota News KXMC

UCR researchers’ study of ‘light’ cigarettes hailed

January 5, 2009 by thecignews
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UCR researchers’ study of ‘light’ cigarettes hailed
Press-Enterprise, CA - 11 hours ago
By LAURIE LUCAS Smoke from so-called “light” or “low-yield” cigarettes is more toxic to developing embryos than smoke from traditional cigarettes,