Sort by: Date added | Date Published | Most Viewed

Headlines Tagged with Missouri 3,979 headlines found

14 Views

Missouri gubernatorial candidates do not support tobacco tax

Speaking Friday at a debate, Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon says a tax increase is not the proper way to fund higher education but that voters should get to decide on the tobacco measure. Republican challenger Dave Spence says he does not support any tax incr
AP - Associated Press
added Sep 21, 2012 17:15
13 Views

Missouri smoking tax opponents wary of Prop B

Convenience store owners across the state are using these orange signs to voice opposition to a ballot measure increasing taxes on a pack of cigarettes from 17 to 90 cents. An industry trade group representing the stores doubts the tax money will be spent
Springfield (MO) News-Leader
added Oct 14, 2012 20:08
13 Views

[Missouri] Judge Upholds Tobacco Tax Ballot Measure

A Missouri judge has upheld the ballot language of a proposal asking voters to raise the state's tobacco taxes.
AP - Associated Press
added May 23, 2012 05:44
12 Views

[Missouri, Nevada] Advocates Demand Smokefree Casinos for Workers

Public health advocates from across the U.S. are gathering in Kansas City this week draw attention to the recent death of Sheryl Wilkins, a longtime casino worker who died of throat cancer earlier this month. For three decades working as a dealer in the s
PR Newswire
added Aug 16, 2012 02:31
12 Views

[Missouri] Council votes to restore language to ‘no smoking’ ordinance.

Hannibal (MO) Courier-Post
added May 16, 2012 05:25
11 Views

[Missouri] Convenience stores support, helped write cigarette tax hike proposal

After helping block three statewide votes over the last decade,the Missouri Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association now has helped write a proposed cigarettes-only tax increase it can — and will — support. “The voters were not saying no to
Jefferson City (MO) News Tribune
added Mar 1, 2013 11:47
11 Views

Prop B Fails: Missourians Vote Down Tobacco Tax Increase

Voters in Missouri defeated the issue by a very narrow margin that saw the lead go back and forth several times as votes were counted Tuesday night. With 100% of the votes counted, Prop B was defeated 50.8% to 49.2%. Only 42,581 votes made the differen
KOLR-TV Channel 10 (Springfield, MO)
added Nov 7, 2012 08:57
11 Views

[Missouri] 73-cent cigarette tax increase put to voters

The initiative, Proposition B, would put an additional 73 cents per pack on cigarettes, increasing the total tax to 90 cents per pack. Missouri currently has the lowest tobacco tax in the nation at 17 cents a pack.
Liberty (MO) Tribune
added Oct 11, 2012 04:27
11 Views

[Missouri] Tobacco tax hike to go before voters again

On Nov. 6, voters will be asked to approve a ballot measure titled Proposition B that increases cigarette tax by 73 cents a pack. Missouri has the lowest cigarette tax in the country at 17 cents. Measures similar to Proposition B in 2002 and 2006 were def
Springfield (MO) News-Leader
added Sep 2, 2012 16:42
10 Views

[Missouri] Washington, Mo., smoking ban gives break to corncob pipe maker

Corncob pipes excluded, this city will have a smoking law come April 15. ... City Administrator Jim Briggs said his office and that of Mayor Sandy Lucy fielded concerns about smoking at Missouri Meerschaum Co. after the first law was passed.
St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch
added Mar 20, 2013 15:28
Sign up for daily headlines All Headlines Featured Headlines U.S. Headlines International Headlines