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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
Sep 21, 2012
AP - Associated Press
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Sep 21, 2012 17:15
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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
Oct 14, 2012
Springfield (MO) News-Leader
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Oct 14, 2012 20:08
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[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.
May 22, 2012
AP - Associated Press
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May 23, 2012 05:44
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[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
Aug 15, 2012
PR Newswire
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Aug 16, 2012 02:31
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[Missouri] Council votes to restore language to ‘no smoking’ ordinance.
May 16, 2012
Hannibal (MO) Courier-Post
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May 16, 2012 05:25
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[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
Mar 1, 2013
Jefferson City (MO) News Tribune
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Mar 1, 2013 11:47
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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
Nov 7, 2012
KOLR-TV Channel 10 (Springfield, MO)
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Nov 7, 2012 08:57
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[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.
Oct 11, 2012
Liberty (MO) Tribune
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Oct 11, 2012 04:27
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[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
Sep 2, 2012
Springfield (MO) News-Leader
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Sep 2, 2012 16:42
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[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.
Mar 20, 2013
St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch
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Mar 20, 2013 15:28