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[Missouri, New York, Oklahoma] Investigators seize tribal funds; U.S. attorney seeks forfeiture of cash

Business leaders of the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe would say nothing Thursday about the federal seizure of $266,000 from a Bank of Oklahoma account bearing the tribe's name in connection with a Missouri-centered probe of millions of dollars worth of illegal ciga
Joplin (MO) Globe
added Sep 29, 2012 13:27
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Big Tobacco Okay With Missouri's Prop B?

Measure raises tobacco taxes but eliminates price advantage for smaller tobacco companies
Convenience Store/Petroleum (CSPNet)
added Sep 11, 2012 12:22
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[Missouri] VIDEO: E-Cigarette us doubles in US, Springfield tobacco stores see spike in sales

Springfield tobacco shop owner Don Johnson has noticed the increase in sales. He keeps several different types in stock and believes the spike is partly due to their drop in price.
KSPR-TV Springfield 33 (Springfield, MO)
added Mar 7, 2013 04:31
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[Missouri, New York] Untaxed cigarettes behind federal raid on Seneca Nation warehouse

Federal agents conducted a raid related to cigarettes on a warehouse on a Seneca Nation reservation in western New York on Wednesday, a witness said.
AP - Associated Press
added Sep 27, 2012 09:45
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[Missouri] Taxpayers Foil State Revenue Schemes: Penny/Oz. Soda Tax, 500% Tobacco Tax Hike - And More

According to a recent NTU study, 41 of 59 state tobacco tax hikes from 2001-2006 were followed by additional tax hikes within 2 years. Had Proposition B passed, Missourians would have been forced to make up the difference in the all but certain revenue s
CNSNews
added Nov 16, 2012 17:29
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[Missouri] Tobacco Tax Critics Warn That Prop B Will Shrink City Coffers. But Mayors Ain't Scared!

Mayor Francis Slay of St. Louis and Mayor Sly James of Kansas City support tell us they support Prop B Critics of Proposition B -- which would jack up the state tax on cigarettes from 17 cents to 90 cents per pack -- are warning St. Louis and Kansas Cit
Saint Louis (MO) Riverfront Times blogs
added Nov 4, 2012 14:08
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Poll suggests voters likely to raise Missouri cigarette taxes

The plan to raise Missouri’s lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax from 17 cents per pack to 90 cents per pack was supported by 52 percent, versus 40 percent opposed and 8 percent undecided.
Kansas City (MO) Star
added Oct 29, 2012 12:46
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[Missouri] Proposed cigarette tax ignites debate

Missourians have historically declined to raise cigarette taxes and if they still think like State Rep. Barney Fisher, Sen. David Pearce and Rep.-elect Randy Pike, Proposition B, a statewide ballot initiative to bump that levy by a gargantuan 73 cents a
Nevada (MO) Herald & Mail
added Oct 12, 2012 10:40
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[Missouri] Lawmaker, lobbyist debate tobacco tax measure

A lobbyist and a lawmaker spent an hour yesterday trying to convince University of Missouri students how to vote on the upcoming tobacco tax increase.
Columbia (MO) Tribune
added Oct 6, 2012 06:04
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[Missouri] Bootleg cigarette case has ties to Kansas City area

In a case that started in the aisles of a Kansas City convenience store, federal authorities say they have uncovered a nationwide conspiracy to illegally traffic tens of millions of dollars worth of cigarettes. Several area residents allegedly were at t
Kansas City (MO) Star
added Sep 24, 2012 12:11
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