Jump to full article: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2008-07-14
Intro: The only reason a cigarette tax increase has not become law in Mississippi has been the staunch opposition of Gov. Haley Barbour, whose veto threat thwarted all previous efforts.
But here's the good news for supporters of a cigarette tax increase: The governor's opposition is evaporating. Public opinion is so solid on the issue, and the rationale for opposing a cigarette tax increase so flimsy, it has become a virtual certainty that tobacco taxes will be raised in Mississippi. . . .
The cigarette tax proponents have won the war. Now all that remains is the last mop-up battle. That fact has been lost in all the controversy over Medicaid, and it needs illumination.
Shine the light - and end the stalemate.
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