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[Michigan] 25-cent dispute over cigarette price leads to shots fired at Grand Rapids store clerk

A man wanted the clerk at Eastern Gas & Grocery to sell a pack of cigarettes for 25 cents cheaper than the sticker price, police said.
Grand Rapids (MI) Press
added Feb 2, 2013 17:41
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Midland's Mackinac Center accused of tax fraud by Progress Michigan

"It's clear that despite calling itself a non-partisan think tank, the Mackinac Center has been intimately involved in lobbying Republicans to get their legislative agenda passed," said Zack Pohl, executive director of Progress Michigan.
Michigan Live
added Feb 1, 2013 17:04
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[Michigan] LETTER: MCGOLDRICK: Mackinac Center stats on cigarette smuggling are seriously flawed, biased (Letter)

First, the Mackinac Center has a long history of receiving funding from the tobacco industry and supporting its opposition to tobacco tax increases. So, it’s no surprise the report parrots one of the tobacco industry’s main arguments. Second, Mackinac’s
Kalamazoo (MI) Gazette
added Jan 22, 2013 22:52
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[Canada, Michigan] Driver says he's trucking beans and rice, but border officers find $1.7 million in tobacco

Canada Border Services Agency officers seized more than 30,000 pounds of loose tobacco at the Ambassador Bridge, officials said. Officers discovered the tobacco Jan. 10 during a secondary inspection of a commercial truck bound for a location in southern
Palm Springs (CA) Desert Sun
added Jan 17, 2013 15:26
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[Michigan] Questions remain for proposed smoking ban

Several members of the public criticized a proposed tobacco ban for Ironwood city parks Monday night, as did a majority of the Ironwood City Commission.
Ironwood (MI) Daily Globe
added Jan 15, 2013 13:13
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[Michigan] TOBACCO STRATEGY (PDF)

Mackinac Center for Public Policy Have worked closely with this Michigan-based group in their policy study opposing the President's health care reform proposal, including its funding mechanism. Mackinac has published several pieces against the use of ci
Legacy Tobacco Documents Library
added Jan 14, 2013 16:04
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[Michigan] An important issue embedded in the Commerce/Justice appropriations bill the Senate is likely to vote on next week concerns funding for the Clinton administration's "taxation by litigation" lawsuit threat. ($$)

Legacy Tobacco Documents Library
added Jan 14, 2013 14:58
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Analysis: High Cigarette Taxes Contributing to Increased Smuggling Rates in Michigan, Elsewhere

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy today released its latest estimates for cigarette smuggling rates in 47 of the 48 contiguous states, including Michigan, which saw its overall rate increase 12.7 percent -- from just over 26 percent to almost 29.3 per
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
added Jan 14, 2013 14:50
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[Michigan] Commission holds public hearing on tobacco ban today

The Ironwood City Commission tonight will hold a public hearing on - and possibly enact - a ban on tobacco use in almost all city parks.
Ironwood (MI) Daily Globe
added Jan 14, 2013 10:09
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[Michigan] Our view: States should work together on cigarette tax rates

Because cigarettes are a public health threat that can lead to all types of sickness and even death, it seems to us the solution is for the lower tax states to raise their rates up to a level where illegal smuggling is no longer such a temptation
Midland (MI) Daily News
added Jan 12, 2013 12:43
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