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CIGARETTE BANS TOO COSTLY, INEFFECTIVE
W Examiner: “Sales tax losses would eclipse $200 million, and the number of smokers would only drop slightly should New Jersey pass a law banning menthol in cigarettes. That’s the summation of author Adam Hoffer of the the Tax Foundation, a leading independent tax policy nonprofit, on legislation proposed in the Garden State.” Hoffer: “Declines […]
DE BLASIO INCREASES NY CIGARETTE PRICES TO HIGHEST IN COUNTRY: BILL REDUCES STORES THAT CAN SELL
August 28, 2017
FB: “New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation Monday aimed to reduce smoking that raises the minimum price of cigarettes to $13.00, the highest in the United States. … The bills, which will go into effect June 1, raise the current price floor of $10.50 to $13.00. The elevated price floor is projected […]
CALIFORNIA TOWN BANS ALL OUTDOOR SMOKING: GOV BROWN JUST ROBBED MEDICAL CARE OF CIGARETTE TAX
May 10, 2017
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US News: “Smoking and vaping has been banned in all outdoor areas in the seaside Southern California resort town of Laguna Beach. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to expand its ban on smoking that already covered beaches and parks. There would be a $100 fine for first violation and up to $500 for third […]
GOV BROWN ROBS CA CIGARETTE TAX TO INCREASE GENERAL FUND: BOTH PARTIES BLAST EFFORT
May 7, 2017
KESQ: “Ruiz [Rep-D], a physician himself, refers to the physician shortage as a “crisis” in his letter and contends the budget redirects Prop 56 funds away from patient access to care and towards the general fund.” “We are concerned that your FY 2017-2018 state budget redirects Prop 56 revenues away from Graduate Medical Education programs […]
NY GOP SIDES WITH PEOPLE, REJECTS STATE TAX ON E-CIGARETTE USERS: TAKE A DRAG ON LIQUID USED IN DEVICES
April 16, 2017
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NYD: “Thanks to the new state budget, electronic cigarette users can puff away without the tax man taking a drag… at the urging of the GOP-controlled Senate — rejected Gov. Cuomo’s plan to tax the liquid used in the devices and tighten restrictions on their use, advocates charged Monday. Cuomo’s proposals were mysteriously left out […]
11 FACTS ABOUT THE GARNER YOU SHOULD KNOW: DO NOT FORGET NY CIGARETTE TAXES
December 5, 2014
The Garner protests have grown to the point where bridges in New York are being blocked and the mayor has mandated new training for the police force. A lot of people are asking why nothing is being expected from the general public. While searching through the news we found the following facts about the case […]
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July 28, 2022
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