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[Kentucky] Smoke-free laws still a debate in Ky.
Criswell's 13-year-old program is funded in part with Kentucky's share of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, a multi-billion-dollar settlement reached between 46 states, including Kentucky, and the nation's cigarette companies. The program received $2
Jun 17, 2013
Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer
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Jun 17, 2013 13:11
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[Kentucky] EDITORIAL: Our Opinion: Ky.'s leaders can't ignore cost, rates of smoking ($$)
Kentucky smoking statistics also include this: we have the highest rate of smoking in the United States, medical expenses related to smoking are $1.5 billion annually and smoking is the cause of approximately 7,800 deaths each year.
Jun 17, 2013
Kentucky New Era
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Jun 17, 2013 04:19
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Average Kentucky smoker spends $2200 a year on cigarettes
Kentucky's health commissioner says the typical smoker in Kentucky spent $2,237 to buy 468 packs of cigarettes last year. Dr. Stephanie Mayfield told lawmakers Thursday nearly 962,000 Kentucky smokers over age 18 last year who purchased 450 million packs
Jun 14, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Jun 15, 2013 16:24
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[Kentucky] Tracing the Flow of Tax Dollars
Kentucky's Finance and Administration Cabinet now offers the Citizen Tax Calculator on the state's transparency portal, OpenDoor.ky.gov ... They could also find out that they contributed $35.51 toward the first phase of Kentucky's tobacco settlement.
Jun 14, 2013
Government Technology
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Jun 15, 2013 10:57
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[Kentucky, Washington] COLLINS: An early lesson for preschoolers: Big Tobacco rules
Lawmakers who labor on behalf of preschool programs may get stars in heaven, but they don't get squat in campaign contributions. And the ones who eliminate money for infant care programs have no fear whatsoever that they'll lose an election over it. Look
Jun 10, 2013
The Olympian (WA)
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Jun 14, 2013 19:18
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[Kentucky] Tobacco growers win unexpected battle in Washington, but more are likely to come
many were blindsided by an amendment to that bill proposed by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) that would have ended federal subsidies for tobacco crop insurance. The amendment was short-lived and voted down almost as qui
Jun 10, 2013
KyForward
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Jun 10, 2013 11:03
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Cheaper Chew? Kentucky's tax on chewing tobacco set to drop
Kentucky's tax on chewing tobacco will be cut by more than half in August, thanks to a little-noticed bill passed this year that has drawn the ire of health advocates and officials. The change will drop the tax on chewing tobacco from roughly 41 cents p
Jun 9, 2013
Kentucky Enquirer (Cincinnati Enquirer)
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Jun 9, 2013 17:41
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Florida businessman pleads guilty in Kentucky cigarette tax case
Pedro "Peter" Bello of Miami, 43, became the second person to admit plotting to use phony invoices to avoid paying taxes on millions of dollars' worth of cigarettes sold in several states. Bello entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Louisville.
Jun 1, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Jun 2, 2013 10:27
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[Kentucky] Businessman pleads guilty in cigarette tax case
Pedro "Peter" Bellow of Miami, 43, became the second person to admit to plotting to use phony invoices to avoid paying taxes on millions of dollars' worth of cigarettes sold in several states. Bello entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Louisville.
May 30, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 30, 2013 19:15
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[Kentucky] Senate votes down proposal to end tobacco crop insurance subsidy
voted 52-44 Thursday afternoon to kill an amendment to the Farm Bill that would have eliminated federal crop insurance subsidies for tobacco. "This is a big victory for Kentucky's tobacco growers and their families. I was happy to lead the fight to prote
May 24, 2013
Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader
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May 24, 2013 05:33