New cigarette tax sparking changes
It’s been more than 3 months since the federal government raised tobacco taxes to help fund increases in the State Children’s Insurance Health Program. ... read more >>
View Article$18-A-Pack Cigarettes? Bring ‘Em On
Kings of Leon’s set at Chicago’s Lollapalooza music festival earlier this month was stunning, but standing in the audience, I was most struck by the guy periodically scampering across the stage whose...
View ArticleAmid industry uncertainties some tobacco farms grow
RICHMOND — Farming, David Ferrell says, “is all I ever wanted to do.” ... read more >>
View ArticleNot well-thought-out
I appreciate your editorial on our governor’s push for a statewide ban on smoking in public places (Sept. 8). ... read more >>
View ArticleTax hike partially ‘up in smoke’
It is a bad idea to use tobacco taxes to fund medical care for children in poor families. That’s because it makes the funding dependent upon Americans who unwisely choose to smoke. But Congress did...
View ArticleOhio’s tobacco-prevention funding rank falls
In 2007, Ohio ranked 13th in the nation for tobacco prevention funding. This year, the state landed in 45th place. The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, in conjunction with the American Heart...
View ArticlePro & Con: Legislature right to keep tobacco taxes out of tax plan?
After decades of increasing tobacco taxes at the federal, state and local levels, some states are beginning to buck this fiscally burdensome and irresponsible trend. On March 17, the New Hampshire...
View ArticleSpanish Cigarette Tax Did Little To Curb Smoking Due to Loophole
A sweeping cigarette tax in Spain did little to curb smoking due to a loophole many smokers abused, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research. ... read more...
View ArticleThe WHO’s secret tobacco tax
Moscow — After booting the public from its meetings on Monday, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) tobacco control convention ramped up its assault on transparency on Tuesday when the press was also...
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