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[Pennsylvania] Nonsmoking is killing tax revenue
Pennsylvanians are buying fewer cigarettes, according to state sales tax collections. While that may be good news on the health front, a recent decline in cigarette tax collection means a bigger-than-expected revenue gap as the commonwealth scrutinizes
May 7, 2013
Pocono Record
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May 8, 2013 07:05
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[Pennsylvania] LETTER: Second-hand smoke still a threat to some workers
The Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Act passed in 2008 did not go far enough. Significant exemptions in the law mean that our citizens and workers are still being exposed to the deadly effects of second-hand smoke. Those exceptions to the Clean Indoor Air
May 6, 2013
Easton (PA) Express-Times
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May 6, 2013 14:29
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Cigarette Revenue Drop Surprises Pennsylvania Legislators
To make up for declining cigarette tax revenues, some state legislators are proposing higher excise taxes for other tobacco products.
May 6, 2013
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
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May 6, 2013 13:39
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[Pennsylvania] EDITORIAL: Smoke alarms sound on e-cigarettes
We urge them to follow Conemaugh's lead and we urge our readers to encourage businesses to say no to e-cigarette use in their establishments. In its role as the community's leading health care provider, Conemaugh sent a clear message last year by bannin
Apr 30, 2013
Johnstown (PA) Tribune-Democrat
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Apr 30, 2013 16:40
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[Pennsylvania] Delaware County Community College goes tobacco free July 1
the College is pleased to announce that all of its campuses and centers will go tobacco free July 1, 2013. The policy prohibits the use of any tobacco product (cigarettes, cigars, pipes, snuff, chewing tobacco, etc.) on all college-owned or leased propert
Apr 25, 2013
Delaware County (PA) Daily Times
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Apr 25, 2013 13:57
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[Pennsylvania] Anti-Smoking Ads with Strong Arguments, Not Flashy Editing, Trigger Part of Brain That Changes Behavior, says Penn Study
Smokers who viewed 'strong' ads had less nicotine in urine a month later
Apr 23, 2013
University of Pennsylvania Health System
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Apr 26, 2013 06:21
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[Pennsylvania] Foxy Shazam's Eric Nally talks about LAUNCH, eating cigarettes and being a wild man
"It tastes horrible and it burns and it's just horrible and it makes you want to gag," he said. "I just feel like the only reason I do that is for shock value and to catch people's attention. People like to see things like that regardless of whether you
Apr 21, 2013
Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News
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Apr 21, 2013 13:09
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[Pennsylvania] Pa. joins 30 states in rejecting ’98 tobacco master settlement
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane said this week that the commonwealth has opted to decline the tobacco industry’s settlement arising out of the 1998 lawsuit, with the Keystone State instead vowing to continue litigation. Kane was quoted as sa
Apr 18, 2013
The Pennsylvania Record
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Apr 18, 2013 15:04
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[Pennsylvania] Pa. vows to protect its tobacco payment
Pennsylvania will continue to fight the tobacco industry's lawsuit to reduce payments to the Master Settlement Agreement, the 1998 deal that requires tobacco companies to pay billions of dollars to offset public health costs from tobacco-related diseases
Apr 17, 2013
Pittsburgh (PA) Tribune-Review
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Apr 17, 2013 07:52
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[Pennsylvania] Pa. declines settlement with tobacco companies
The Pennsylvania attorney general's office says it's declining a settlement offer by tobacco companies in favor of waiting for an arbitration panel's decision that will help determine how much the companies owe the state. The attorney general's office sa
Apr 15, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Apr 15, 2013 07:02