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Minnesota House DFL tax plan goes after drinkers, smokers, high earners
Cigarettes would go up $1.60 per pack, taking total taxes to $2.83 for a pack of cigarettes. "There is overwhelming evidence that tobacco and alcohol consumption cost the state billions of dollars," Thissen said. "These user taxes will allow the state to
Apr 16, 2013
Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune
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Apr 16, 2013 03:21
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[Minnesota] NW Rochester apartment fire caused by careless smoking
Firefighters found Catherine Graham, 59, in her apartment shortly after the fire was reported. Investigators say the fire started in her apartment. An autopsy shows Graham died from smoke inhalation.
Apr 6, 2013
KXLT - Fox 47 (Rochester MN)
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Apr 7, 2013 00:35
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[Minnesota] Letter: Fears of tobacco black market are unfounded
in the Daily Globe (“In border town, Dayton’s budget faces skepticism”), it was noted that there are some concerns over raising the tobacco tax because of fear of a black market developing. This is a common, yet false, argument put forth by the tobacco i
Apr 5, 2013
Worthington (MN) Daily Globe
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Apr 5, 2013 14:06
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[Minnesota] SCSU tobacco-free policy leads smokers to Barden Park
St. Cloud State University's decision to go tobacco-free has had some unpleasant consequences for a city historical site. On Tuesday, neighborhood advocates will appeal to the city to reverse them. Barden Park, which was established even before the cit
Mar 31, 2013
St. Cloud (MN) Times
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Apr 1, 2013 08:52
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[Minnesota] SCSU tobacco-free policy leads smokers to Barden Park
St. Cloud State University's decision to go tobacco-free has had some unpleasant consequences for a city historical site. On Tuesday, neighborhood advocates will appeal to the city to reverse them. Barden Park, which was established even before the cit
Mar 31, 2013
St. Cloud (MN) Times
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Mar 31, 2013 22:52
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[Minnesota] Quit smoking, have a chance to win $5000
Minnesota tobacco users looking for an incentive to kick their tobacco habit only have a couple days left to enter the QuitCash Challenge for their chance to win $5,000. Last year, more than 3,000 people signed up for this challenge from almost every cou
Mar 30, 2013
Alexandria (MN) Echo Press
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Mar 31, 2013 22:50
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[Minnesota] EDITORIAL: Tobacco tax increase places burden on a small segment of society
Furthermore, it is a tax just on a certain segment of society — those who smoke. They are footing the bill for the state’s inability to balance its own budget. Of course, it is sometimes argued that a habit such as smoking costs society more and so those
Mar 24, 2013
Owatonna (MN) Peoples Press
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Mar 30, 2013 15:08
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[Minnesota, North Dakota] Dayton hears about smoking border battle
Orton, followed by Dale Erickson of Henry’s Foods in Alexandria, said a Dayton cigarette tax increase proposal threatens border city stores. Orton said the smokers will go to Fargo and buy not only their cigarettes, but drinks, food and car washes.
Mar 29, 2013
Red Wing (MN) Republican Eagle
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Mar 29, 2013 14:54
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Minnesota Retailers Fired Up Over Cigarette Tax Hike
At a recent town hall meeting, c-store owners said that a cigarette tax hike measure would drive customers across state lines to shop for their preferred brand.
Mar 27, 2013
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
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Mar 27, 2013 09:58
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[Massachusetts, Minnesota] Is smoking a mental health issue?
But the Boston Globe presents one of the realities of smoking rarely considered in the effort to stamp it out: The mentally ill smoke as a means of controlling the symptoms of their illness. "They rely on the cigarettes to soothe their symptoms -- what
Mar 25, 2013
Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)
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Mar 25, 2013 16:52