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NYC's Mayor Bloomberg ponies up for California anti-smoking measure
PolitiCalNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday announced he would contribute up to $1 million... -
Thursday Morning Reads: FAMU hazing case, tobacco taxes and guns at the RNC
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Happy Thursday and welcome to the morning reads. Here are the top five stories in Florida politics and government that we're reading this morning. * The Orlando Sentinel reports on the charges announced yesterday against 13 students in... -
Tobacco companies add $15 million to fight cigarette tax
PolitiCalTobacco companies are stepping up their efforts to defeat Proposition 29, the June ballot measure that would hike cigarette taxes by $1 per pack. On Friday, the parent companies of Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. reported giving...... -
COD board approves tobacco-free policy
TribLocal - Wheaton » NewsSmokers will not be permitted to use tobacco products on the College of DuPage campus unless they are in private vehicles beginning Aug. 6 under …... -
Letters from our readers
Jarema chose to disobey the law Editor: The recent Charlevoix County Court FOIA decision should serve as a wake up call to all citizens of Charlevoix County. Judge Johnson rebuked county prosecutor John Jarema for his failure to forward select emails...Tags: Justice System, Bob Ross, Lawyers, Social Security, Government
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Crying wolf in the State Center suit
Litigants in the case against the State Center development in Baltimore are decrying a bill that passed the House of Delegates setting out new rules for public-private partnerships in Maryland. At issue is a provision that allows a party in such a suit to...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, National Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation
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Another casualty of the Annapolis breakdown: Cigar, smokeless tobacco taxes
A special session of the legislature is definitely needed to prevent the disastrous "doomsday budget" from taking effect — but it is also needed to enact the life-saving tobacco tax increase, which like the proposed income tax increase failed to...Tags: Annapolis
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Anchorage Tobacco Tax Earnings Might Signal Smoking Decline
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage's chief fiscal officer says the city's latest revenue projections for last year might indicate that more people are choosing to quit smoking. Chief fiscal officer Lucinda Mahoney said Anchorage collected $21.3 million in tobacco taxes last year...Tags: Health Treatments, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Quitting Smoking, Health
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CDC unveils graphic ads to combat smoking
CNNFederal health officials are unveiling Thursday a $54 million national media campaign to get smokers to quit and prevent anyone else, especially children, from starting. The campaign, called "Tips From Former Smokers," is intended to educate Americans...Tags: Media Industry, Health Insurance Cost, Advertising, Crime, Law and Justice, Health
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CDC launching graphic anti-smoking ad campaign
ATLANTA (AP) — In a graphic new ad campaign announced Thursday, the government is trying to shock smokers into quitting with the sometimes-gruesome stories of people damaged by tobacco products.
The new effort confronts a hard truth: Despite...Tags: Elections, Human Body, Food and Drug Administration, Companies and Corporations, Cancer
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Ban the sale of flavored cigars that target underage smokers
While Maryland pays more than $2 billion annually in tobacco-related health-care costs, the tobacco industry spends upward of $1 million an hour to market its products nationwide. Even though Congress banned flavored cigarettes in 2009, Big Tobacco...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Health Insurance Cost, Education, New York City, Health and Safety at School
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DeMarco grateful for Senate action but wants more
Health advocate Vinny DeMarco was thrilled and delighted this week when the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee approved the most important part of his proposal to increase taxes on tobacco products other that cigarettes as part its budget package....Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Cancer, Martin O'Malley, Politics
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