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Wyoming Legislators Missed a Proven Opportunity to Save Lives and Raise Revenue by Not Introducing the Tobacco Tax
CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Feb. 16, 2018—The Wyoming Legislature’s House of Representatives decided not to introduce House Bill 43 by today’s bill cutoff deadline, effectively killing any chance of a $1 tobacco tax increase passing this legislative session. Jason Mincer, Wyoming government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released the following statement: "The Wyoming Legislature missed a proven opportunity to save lives and raise critical new revenue by not ...
Health Advocates Urge Wyoming Legislature to Pass $1 Tobacco Tax Increase
CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Feb. 13, 2018—Cancer advocates and volunteers from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the American Heart Association gathered in Cheyenne on Tuesday, February 13 for a Day at the Capitol to urge their state lawmakers to ... lawmakers to support the Revenue Committee’s House Bill 43, which would raise Wyoming’s cigarette tax by $1 per pack and increase the price of all other tobacco products like chewing tobacco at equal amounts. The Revenue Committee will introduce HB 43 this week. Each year, 800 Wyoming ... smoking. At current rates, 12,000 Wyoming kids alive today will die prematurely from a tobacco-related illness. "Tobacco use is the top cause of preventable death in our state, and smoking causes nearly 30 percent of all cancer deaths in Wyoming," said Jason Mincer, ACS CAN Wyoming ...
$1 Cigarette Tax Increase Fails in Wyoming Revenue Committee
... the tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack and increased the tax some other tobacco products. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) supported the $1 cigarette tax increase oproven to reduce tobacco use, save lives and reduce health care costs. ACS CAN was also working with lawmakers to amend the bill to include a tax on e-cigarettes given the alarming rates of use among teens. "Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death, and Wyoming struggles with high smoking rates among adults and teens. ... price increase on other tobacco products, Wyoming residents will continue to bear the burden of low tobacco prices and the high taxpayer cost of treating tobacco-related disease." Research shows that regular and significant increases in the tax on tobacco products is one of the most ...
Wyoming Falls Short on Tobacco Control, Public Policies to Fight Cancer
... legislation to prevent and reduce cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The annual “How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality” finds Wyoming meets the benchmark in just one of the eight public policy areas. In 2019, more than 2,930 people in Wyoming will be diagnosed with cancer and more than 980 will die of the disease. Specifically, Wyoming earned low marks in tobacco control efforts, including a “red” or failing grade for its cigarette tax ...
Wyoming Lawmakers to Consider $1 Cigarette Tax Increase in 2019 Session
CHEYENNE, Wyo.—The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges the legislature to pass House Bill 218, sponsored by Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, which would raise the tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack and ... the legislature to include e-cigarettes in the tax increase to address the e-cigarette epidemic among youth. Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death and smoking causes nearly 30 percent of all cancer deaths in Wyoming. Each year, 800 Wyoming residents die from their own smoking and an additional 1,800 kids try cigarettes for the ...
Wyoming Cancer Advocates Unite at the Capitol to Push for $1 Tobacco Tax Increase
... in Cheyenne on Tuesday, Feb. 13 for the annual "Cancer Day at the Capitol" hosted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN. The group will urge their lawmakers to pass a $1 tobacco tax increase in Wyoming that will save lives, reduce health care costs, and raise ... revenue. Advocates will urge lawmakers to support the Revenue Committee’s House Bill 43 to increase Wyoming’s tobacco tax by $1 per pack of cigarettes with an equal price increase on other tobacco products like smokeless tobacco. The bill will be introduced this week. Tobacco is the no. 1 cause of preventable death in Wyoming. Each year, 800 residents die from a tobacco-related illness and nearly 30 percent of all cancer deaths in the ...
Cancer Advocates Applaud Revenue Committee Decision to Sponsor a $1 Tobacco Tax Increase in 2018
Cheyenne, Wyo. (Dec. 4, 2017)— In its final meeting of the year, the Joint Revenue Committee voted 8-7 to introduce a bill in the 2018 legislative session that will increase the state’s tobacco tax by $1 per pack of cigarettes, with an equal tax on all tobacco products, including chewing tobacco. Jason Mincer, Wyoming government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released the following statement: "ACS CAN thanks the Joint Revenue Committee for its decision to introduce a $1 tobacco tax increase in ...
Wyoming Falls Short on Public Policies to Fight Cancer
... legislation to prevent and reduce cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The annual "How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality" finds Wyoming meets the benchmark in just two of the nine public policy areas. Wyoming earned a "red" ranking in several tobacco control categories, including its tobacco tax. At just 60 cents per pack, Wyoming’s current cigarette tax is one of the lowest in the nation. By significantly increasing taxes on cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, smokeless tobacco and all other tobacco ...
Wyoming Cancer Advocates Mark American Cancer Society’s Annual Great American Smokeout by Calling for a $1 Tobacco Tax Increase
... Cancer Society’s 42 nd annual Great American Smokeout today by urging the Legislature to pass a $1 tobacco tax increase in 2018. Lawmakers can help people quit tobacco successfully and protect youth from a lifetime of deadly addiction by passing strong tobacco control legislation and policies, including regular and significant tobacco tax increases. Tobacco ... including chewing tobacco. This parity on other tobacco products will generate additional state revenue, as well as public health benefits and cost savings. In early December, the Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee decides whether to move this tobacco tax bill forward in the 2018 ...
Wyoming Tribune Eagle calls for increase in tobacco tax
... Legislature has repeatedly rejected attempts in the past to raise the state’s excise tax on tobacco products. WE BELIEVE: For a variety of reasons, it is important for state legislators to pass a bill to raise the tobacco tax during the 2017 legislative session , which starts Jan. ... natural disaster affected Wyoming, state legislators would find the money to help residents recover. If, God forbid, Wyoming experienced a rash of school shootings, those same legislators would be calling for increased security measures and finding ways to fund them. Yet year after year, ... rate of 60 cents ties it for eighth lowest with Kentucky. Study after study – including this latest one – shows that raising such taxes can save lives, dramatically reduce high tobacco-related health-care costs and generate much-needed revenue. Sadly, that last benefit is where ...