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RICHMOND: Fund Early Education With Tobacco Taxes: An Interesting Longshot

President Obama's proposal is probably doomed. But here are the pros and cons. ... I asked Rick Hess, resident scholar and director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, to lay odds on the tobacco tax hike surviving. "I'd put
The Atlantic Monthly
added Apr 18, 2013 16:41
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SULLUM: NIH Director Regrets Taxpayer-Funded Hatchet Job Linking Tea Party to Big Tobacco

As I noted at the time, Glantz et al. tried to make the case that the Tea Party was funded and largely created by Philip Morris but ended up arguing that anyone who disagrees with them on issues such as ObamaCare, smoking bans, and cigarette taxes is carr
Reason Magazine
added Mar 8, 2013 06:46
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Federal Tobacco Program Under Fire

Did the CDC use stimulus funds to incent communities to adopt restrictive tobacco laws? ... National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) reports that the CDC granted $142.8 million in tobacco-related grants to 19 cities and counties in 2010 alone. The
Convenience Store/Petroleum (CSPNet)
added Mar 4, 2013 06:15
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Reynolds subsidiary funding cigarette recycling

A subsidiary of the nation's second-largest cigarette maker Reynolds American Inc. is funding a national recycling program to reward do-gooders for cleaning up tobacco waste and turn cigarette butts into pellets used to make items such as plastic shippin
AP - Associated Press
added Nov 14, 2012 13:01
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[New Hampshire] Clerk loses job over stand

Won’t take welfare card for cigarettes
Keene (NH) Sentinel
added Jun 30, 2012 05:34
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[India] Govt allows ITC to flout WHO norms on donations from tobacco firms

Evidence is now growing to show that the government has financial interface with the industry and some of its top financial institutions are heavily invested in certain tobacco firms allowing scope for conflicts of interest to arise between anti-tobacco
Chandigarh Tribune (in)
added Jun 4, 2012 14:52
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[Canada] MCA gets approval for tobacco pilot project

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has received a $476,115 two-year grant from the Government of Ontario to support the development of an Akwesasne Tobacco Law and Regulatory Framework. The “Akwesasne Tobacco Pilot Project” is one of two First Nation projec
Cornwall (ON) Seaway News (ca)
added May 8, 2013 13:50
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[Canada, USA] Every Dollar in Taxpayer Funding That the Provinces and Federal Government Gave to US Studio Films With Smoking Costs Canadians Healthcare $1.70 and Contributes to the Premature Death of Canadian

Every dollar ... to US studio films with smoking costs Canada $1.70 in tobacco related medical costs and productivity loss. The World Health Organization has made specific recommendations that all parties to the global Framework Convention on Tobacco Con
MarketWire
added Feb 25, 2013 11:40
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TOBACCO CONTROL STATE HIGHLIGHTS 2012 (PDF)

The framework for this report is based on the World Health Organization’s MPOWER package of high-impact strategies: Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies; Protect people from tobacco smoke; Offer help to quit tobacco use; Warn about the dangers o
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
added Jan 31, 2013 18:53
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[Minnesota] Study: Tobacco coupons set back cessation efforts

Tobacco companies are using aggressive coupon marketing tactics to reduce the likelihood that current smokers will quit, according to new research published in the health journal “Tobacco Control.”
Duluth (MN) News-Tribune
added Jan 6, 2013 15:14
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