Updates matching "Tobacco Taxes"

As California's new cigarette tax jumps by $2 a pack on April 1, smokers and store owners say it'll take a hit on sales.

The Montana state Senate Thursday approved a big increase in state tobacco taxes, which supporters said would help fund health-care costs related to smoking while encouraging more people to quit, or not start…

A big increase in Montana’s tobacco tax – which could total as much as $70 million a year – won approval Tuesday from a Senate committee in the Montana Legislature...SB354, sponsored by Sen. Mary Caferro, D-Helena, would increase Montana’s cigarette tax by $1.50 a pack and impose similar increases for

Cancer survivors, caregivers and health professionals will ask their legislators to put patients and prevention first as the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Hawaii-Pacific holds its annual Day at the Capitol.

ACS CAN volunteers will meet with their senators Tuesday, March 14, for the annual Day at the Capitol and will discuss three bills crucial to the health of Nebraska.

Legislation to raise the state’s cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack and impose an equivalent tax on other tobacco products including cigars, smokeless tobacco and electronic cigarettes, passed the state Senate on a vote of 24-16 on Wednesday.