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Opponents gain as Proposition 29 tobacco tax vote count continues
PolitiCalThe topsy-turvy vote count on the June 5 tobacco tax ballot initiative swung sharply toward the opposition as California elections officials continue to tally the remaining uncounted ballots.... -
Backers of Prop. 29 tobacco tax concede defeat
PolitiCalProponents of the tobacco tax initiative Proposition 29 conceded defeat Friday after weeks holding out hope that the measure would eke out a victory as elections officials across California tallied an estimated 1 million uncounted ballots.... -
Yes on 29 campaign refuses to concede on tobacco tax initiative
PolitiCalProponents of the tobacco tax initiative on Tuesday’s state ballot refused to concede Thursday, saying they still hope to overcome the current 1.4% margin of defeat as elections officials across California tally an estimated 1 million uncounted... -
Margin on tobacco tax measure continues to narrow
PolitiCalThe margin of loss for the tobacco tax on Tuesday’s primary ballot continued to narrow Friday as elections officials across California tallied hundreds of thousands of uncounted ballots. Proposition 29 was losing by just over 45,000 votes Friday... -
Tobacco tax vote count continues, gap almost cut in half
PolitiCalThe vote count for the tobacco tax on last week’s primary ballot narrowed again Tuesday as elections officials across California tallied hundreds of thousands of uncounted ballots. The measure, known as Proposition 29, was losing by just over 33,... -
Unions lament local pension votes, turn focus to Sacramento
PolitiCalVoters in San Diego and San Jose overwhelmingly voted to pare back retirement benefits for city employees, setting the stage for a showdown over public pensions in Sacramento later this year. A coalition of labor groups which has balked at...... -
Primary election night: Winners and losers
PolitiCalCalifornia’s electoral experiment, the first test of independently drawn district maps and new election rules, led to the most unpredictable state election in years. Below is a list of some of the winners and losers from Tuesday's contests.... -
Voters split on Proposition 29 tobacco tax
PolitiCalEven with more than half the state's precincts reporting, Proposition 29 was too close to call well after midnight Wednesday. Californians were split on whether to raise cigarette taxes by $1 a pack to fund cancer research. State voters have...... -
What motivates Big Tobacco
PolitiCalBig Tobacco is fighting hard to keep voters from slapping a new $1 per pack tax on cigarettes. Our own George Skelton had a few things to say about the campaign the tobacco companies have been running and their motives.... -
Voters back tobacco tax but split on term-limits change
PolitiCalA proposed $1-per-pack tax increase on cigarettes remains highly popular among California voters, but they are split over whether to change the state’s 22-year-old term limits law, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. The two... -
Editorial: Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Smokers Should Pay Tax
When is a cigarette not a cigarette? When you roll your own. That's apparently the case in shops that sell tobacco and paper and let customers use roll-it-yourself machines. Those shopkeepers aren't required to collect cigarette taxes. Legislators ought... -
New cigarette warning labels unveiled
![The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday unveiled a group of <a href="http://www.fda.gov/downloads/TobaccoProducts/Labeling/UCM259401.pdf">graphic images and messages</a> that will cover the top half of every cigarette package in the United States starting in fall 2012.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/62642981-21091543-187105.jpg "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday unveiled a group of <a href="http://www.fda.gov/downloads/TobaccoProducts/Labeling/UCM259401.pdf\">graphic images and messages</a> that will cover the top half of every cigarette package in the United States starting in fall 2012.")
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday unveiled a group of graphic images and messages that will cover the top half of every cigarette package in the United States starting in fall 2012.
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