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[Massachusetts] Two Bellingham business owners join tobacco task force

Two business owners have agreed to join a task force created last month to study the economic impact of draft amendments to the Board of Health's tobacco bylaw. Emad Asaad, owner of the 7-Eleven on Pulaski Boulevard, and Antonie Khoury, owner of Gateway
Milford (MA) Daily News
added May 28, 2013 06:51
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[Massachusetts] SUN/REESE: Tobacco tax - Who smokes and who pays?

the poor and the less educated smoke at a higher rate than those with higher incomes and more schooling. As a result, Massachusetts' ever-increasing tobacco tax has become increasingly regressive.
Milford (MA) Daily News
added May 28, 2013 06:47
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[District of Columbia] Obama Plans to Nominate 3 Judges for Key Court

Often called the second most important court in the country, the Washington court has overturned major parts of the president’s agenda in the last four years, on regulations covering Wall Street, the environment, tobacco, labor unions and workers’ rights.
New York Times
added May 28, 2013 00:19
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[New Jersey] N.J. legislators, businesses critical of proposal to raise tobacco purchase age to 21

"We are sending a message to young people that to smoke is no joke," Codey said last week in a statement. By raising the limit to 21, the legislation is geared towards curbing and preventing smoking habits for young people.
Easton (PA) Express-Times
added May 27, 2013 17:13
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[Maine] Cigarette butts again litter Monument Square

Four weeks after a downtown restaurant owner launched a campaign to get cigarette butts off the street, the unsightly stubs have resprouted. Mike Roylos, owner of the Spartan Grill, financed a two-day butt pickup earlier this month, offering 5 cents a b
Portland (ME) Press-Herald
added May 27, 2013 14:31
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[Massachusetts] POLL: Protect 'Little Lungs' with smoking-in-cars ban?

The Massachusetts Legislature is currently considering a bill, dubbed "an act to protect little lungs" that would make it illegal to smoke while driving or riding in a vehicle with a child young enough to be required to ride in a safety seat. The law wo
Wicked Local (MA)
added May 27, 2013 14:29
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[Alaska] Bethel city rakes in revenue from new tobacco tax

A new excise tax on tobacco in the Southwest Alaska hub of Bethel brought the city more than $25,000 in its first month in effect. With an election looming, city officials have yet to decide what to do with the money.
Alaska Dispatch
added May 27, 2013 12:32
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Louisiana Shelves Proposed Tax Hike On Cigarettes, But Local Insurance Agents At Cunningham Financial Group Offer Advice For Quitting

World No Tobacco Day takes place annually, in May. The local agents offer some tips to help quit today.
PR Web
added May 27, 2013 12:24
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[Massachusetts] As state diverts tobacco funds, treatment programs up in smoke

This fiscal year, state government will collect a combined $815 million in tobacco taxes and payments from a 1998 settlement with tobacco companies. It will spend $4.1 million on antitobacco programs -- less than 1 percent of total revenues.
Lowell (MA) Sun
added May 27, 2013 11:20
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[New York] Harrietstown approves tobacco ban

SARANAC LAKE - The Harrietstown board has outlawed the use of tobacco in the town's parks and other properties. The town board unanimously approved a local law Thursday that prohibits the use of tobacco on the Harrietstown Town Hall property, in LaTour
Adirondack Daily Enterprise (Saranac Lake, NY)
added May 26, 2013 12:54
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