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[Washington] Cigarette smuggling cuts states' per-pack tax revenues
Over the past decade, almost every state has raised cigarette taxes, sometimes multiple times. The health benefits are undeniable, but the benefits to states' revenues are not as clear-cut.
Jun 4, 2013
Vancouver (WA) Columbian
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Jun 5, 2013 00:09
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[Ohio] Hiring a smoker costs a boss an extra $6,000 a year, study finds
Each worker who smokes costs his or her employer about $6,000 more a year than a nonsmoker, according to a new study. Researchers looked at the costs associated with smoke breaks on company time, reduced productivity because of nicotine addiction, ex
Jun 4, 2013
Columbus (OH) Dispatch
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Jun 4, 2013 22:29
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[Louisiana] EDITORIAL: Our Views: Deter habit with tax hike
Would that we would use tax policy to do what so many other states have done, deter the onset of a very bad habit.
Jun 4, 2013
Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate
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Jun 4, 2013 09:44
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[California] Report: Local Asian Immigrant Men Triple Average Smoking Rate - Cupertino, CA Patch
According to the Santa Clara County Public Health Department, "Asian male immigrants, in particular the Filipino and Cambodian populations, have three times the smoking rate compared to the county’s overall adult smoking rate." Cupertino has a 63 percent
Jun 3, 2013
Patch.org
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Jun 4, 2013 17:06
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Oregon Lawmakers Vote To Ban Smoking In Cars With Children Present
Oregon lawmakers signed off Monday on a measure that makes it illegal to smoke in a car when there are children present. Drivers could only be ticketed for the offense if they've already been pulled over for something else.
Jun 3, 2013
Northwest News Network (PBS)
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Jun 4, 2013 02:27
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[New Jersey] LETTER: New Revel smoking policy hurts workers, gamblers
it's a good time for all who are concerned about their lung health to contact their elected officials and voice their support for legislation (A343/S1795), which would eliminate the smoking ban exemption for casinos.
Jun 3, 2013
The Press of Atlantic City
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Jun 3, 2013 23:50
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Report cites tobacco spending in Maine politics
A report by a Maine citizens' group says tobacco interests have far outspent nonprofits and groups working against tobacco use in elections from 2000 through 2012. The report released Monday by Maine Citizens for Clean Elections cites figures from the
Jun 3, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Jun 3, 2013 23:33
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[District of Columbia] Marge Baker: Five Things Republicans Don't Want You to Know About the D.C. Circuit
The Associated Press is reporting that tomorrow President Obama will nominate three experienced and highly regarded people -Cornelia Pillard, Patricia Ann Millet and Robert Leon Wilkins-- to the influential Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Jun 3, 2013
Huffington Post (blog)
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Jun 3, 2013 19:20
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[Texas] Coffee And Cigarettes Part Ways In Starbucks Smoking Ban
Hallett said many areas presently lack legal prohibitions against smoking near building entrances. "It's huge," she said. "What Starbucks is doing differently, by banning smoking outside and on the patio, is showing leadership."
Jun 2, 2013
Medical Daily
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Jun 4, 2013 09:43
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[Massachusetts] Casey Alexandre of Saugus inducted into Ex-Smokers’ Hall of Fame
Jun 2, 2013
Wicked Local (MA)
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Jun 4, 2013 02:02