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[New Hampshire] NH Senate panel rejects cigarette tax hike
the Senate's budget committee voted Tuesday not to accept a House-proposed 20-cent cigarette tax hike and delays in several business tax credits worth a total of $53 million in revenue. The Republican-controlled Finance Committee voted 4-2 on the proposa
May 21, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 22, 2013 07:53
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[New Hampshire] Smoking materials blamed in $1 million Kittery home fire
Careless disposal of smoking materials is the "most likely" cause of a fire that destroyed an Oak Terrace home last Friday, said Fire Chief Dave O'Brien.
May 7, 2013
Portsmouth (NH) Herald
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May 7, 2013 07:25
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[New Hampshire] NH revenues $48M above projections in April due to business tax receipts, tobacco settlement
April revenue collections were $48 million above projections with $18 million from business taxes and $21 million from a settlement of litigation with tobacco manufacturers. The state also counted $6 million from a lawsuit over gasoline additive, MTBE.
May 2, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 3, 2013 23:00
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[New Hampshire] Extra tobacco settlement money could help NH balance this year's budget
A long-running legal dispute over settlement payments by tobacco companies has been resolved, state officials announced yesterday, freeing up money that could help New Hampshire balance its budget this year. Through the end of March, the state’s revenue
Apr 25, 2013
Concord (NH) Monitor
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Apr 25, 2013 14:01
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[New Hampshire] NH receives tobacco settlement funds earlier than expected
Gov. Maggie Hassan and the Legislature got welcome budget news Wednesday, as the state received $15 million as part of a lawsuit over the federal tobacco settlement.
Apr 25, 2013
Nashua (NH) Telegraph
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Apr 25, 2013 10:42
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[New Hampshire] Mind If I Smoke?
For reasons that aren’t entirely understood, through there may be fewer frequent smokers than in past decades, there appear to be far more “occasional” smokers than ever before. Some students, like Tierney, are strongly opposed to “social smoking,” but m
Apr 12, 2013
The Dartmouth
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Apr 15, 2013 06:52
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[New Hampshire] NH convenience stores oppose cigarette tax hike
Convenience stores and grocers urged a state Senate panel yesterday to recommend killing an increase in the tobacco tax backed by the House and governor, saying it would be potentially disastrous to their businesses.
Apr 10, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Apr 10, 2013 13:07
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[New Hampshire] Cigarette tax increase seen as deterrent to youth smoking
A 20 cents-a-pack cigarette tax hike, passed by the House last month, was praised during a Senate committee hearing Tuesday as a step toward lowering the state's high rate of youth smoking. But equally vocal were the state grocers association and severa
Apr 10, 2013
Manchester (NH) Union-Leader
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Apr 10, 2013 12:32
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[New Hampshire] Panel sets hearing on tobacco tax hike
The Senate's tax writing committee is holding a hearing on a House proposal to raise New Hampshire's tobacco tax. The Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday on a bill to raise the tax 20 cents per pack. The House has since voted to raise th
Apr 8, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Apr 8, 2013 09:15
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[New Hampshire] Rep. Rykerson sponsors bill to discourage tobacco use by youth
The bill would require all tobacco products be taxed at rates equivalent to the current tax on cigarettes. Maine youth are exposed to tobacco products every day in the form of advertising, promotions and pro-tobacco depictions in films and television. T
Apr 6, 2013
Foster's Democrat
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Apr 7, 2013 09:48