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[Nebraska] NE: Council OK's cheaper cigarette tax, popular vote avoided

With the tax chopped down to 15-cents per pack, those for and against the tax agree a ballot fight is now unlikely. On Tuesday the city council OK’d the tax by a vote of 5-2, paving the way for the city to provide approximately $35 million over 10 years
Missouri News Horizon
added Oct 3, 2012 07:25
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[Nebraska] Lawmaker calls for 'vote of the people' on cigarette tax

Sen. Bob Krist said Thursday that he plans to introduce legislation in January to require a public vote on the cigarette tax, calling the approach being taken by the City Council "clearly a misuse" of the city's authority to levy occupation taxes.
Omaha (NE) World Herald
added Sep 29, 2012 16:41
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[Nebraska] 6 indicted for smuggling, selling untaxed Vietnamese cigarettes

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Six people were indicted in federal court Friday for operating a smuggling ring that illegally imported cigarettes from Vietnam.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
added Sep 27, 2012 09:24
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[Nebraska] Councilman: Omaha cigarette tax likely will pass

Omaha's new, proposed cigarette tax still appears to have enough support to win approval despite criticism from Gov. Dave Heineman and local businesses, a city councilman said Tuesday.
Lincoln (NE) Journal Star
added Sep 26, 2012 18:38
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[Nebraska] City says proposed cigarette tax will need to shrink

The scope of a proposed Omaha occupation tax on cigarettes will shrink dramatically, though the lower tax rate would still fund a $35 million city contribution to a University of Nebraska Medical Center construction project. Instead of imposing a 7 perc
Omaha (NE) World Herald
added Sep 26, 2012 18:37
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[Nebraska] City officials propose cheaper brand of cigarette tax

Following an exclusive Nebraska Watchdog report questioning the size of the city’s new cigarette tax, top city officials are going to a cheaper brand and apparently avoiding a vote of the people. As Nebraska Watchdog first reported, the original 7 perce
Watchdog.org (Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity)
added Sep 26, 2012 13:20
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[Nebraska] Councilman: Omaha cigarette tax will likely pass

An Omaha City Councilman says he believes a proposed cigarette tax has enough support to pass, despite criticism from Gov. Dave Heineman and opposition from some businesses.
AP - Associated Press
added Sep 25, 2012 17:44
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[Nebraska] Heineman calls proposed cigarette tax 'double taxation'

Gov Dave Heineman called it "double taxation" Monday for the City of Omaha to consider an occupation tax on cigarettes to fund a new cancer center at University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Omaha (NE) World Herald
added Sep 24, 2012 17:27
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[Nebraska] Judge denies order in Native inmates' lawsuit against prison officials

In 1972, Native American inmates filed a federal lawsuit that resulted in a 1974 agreement under which prison officials agreed to allow the inmates access to medicine men and ceremonial tobacco and to hold religious ceremonies, among other things.
Lincoln (NE) Journal Star
added Sep 23, 2012 18:52
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[Nebraska] ORDINANCE IMPOSING AN OCCUPATION TAX ON PERSONS ENGAGED IN SELLING TOBACCO PRODUCTS WITHIN OMAHA (PDF)

City of Omaha (NE)
added Sep 14, 2012 07:37
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