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[Texas] Bill on cigarette tax burns its way through State House
"What this bill is about is one thing; do you sell cigarettes in this state? If you do then you should pay the same fee that everybody else pays," he said. Anesh Patel of The Smoke Shack in East Austin says no matter the tax, it won’t affect customer fl
May 7, 2013
Your News Now (YNN)
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May 8, 2013 06:48
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Underwriters, Structure Picked For Louisiana s $823 Million Tobacco Refunding ($$)
Citi will serve as senior underwriter on Louisiana's $823 million restructuring of tobacco settlement revenue bonds, with up to $100 million of upfront savings.
May 6, 2013
Bond Buyer Online
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May 7, 2013 07:32
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[Texas] Big Tobacco Beats Small Tobacco on Tax Vote
State Rep. John Otto's House Bill 3536 would charge these small companies 2.75 cents for each cigarette (or .09 ounces of tobacco) sold, used, consumed or distributed in Texas during 2013. The comptroller would compute the rate in subsequent years. "The
May 6, 2013
The Texas Tribune
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May 6, 2013 19:51
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[Louisiana] Legislators agree to refinance La.’s tobacco bonds
Louisiana legislators agreed Wednesday to the governor’s plan of refinancing the state’s tobacco settlement and using the savings to plug holes in the state budget.
May 2, 2013
Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate
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May 30, 2013 19:16
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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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Dan Carpenter: Tobacco industry pours it on while Indiana cuts back
Today, Feldman uses different terms ... Like irresponsible. Pitiful. ... "We have over $500 million available from tobacco taxes and the settlement money each year, and we are spending less than one percent," he said after the Indiana General Assembly cut
Apr 30, 2013
Indianapolis (IN) Star
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Apr 30, 2013 20:49
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[Texas] Gregg County awards tobacco funds to nonprofit groups
Gregg County commissioners on Monday divvied up $20,000 among eight nonprofit groups from interest on a $2.8 million fund set aside for health care projects. ... Caring and Sharing, supplying hygiene tools and information on tobacco dangers to poor peopl
Apr 30, 2013
Longview (TX) News-Journal
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Apr 30, 2013 11:35
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[California] RJ Reynolds Can't Erase Calif.'s $3M Fee Award In Ad Row ($$)
California appeals court on Friday upheld a $2.9 million award for the state’s attorney fees in litigation over tobacco advertisements, rejecting R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s argument the award was undeserved because the issue on which the state prevailed
Apr 29, 2013
Law360
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Apr 29, 2013 18:37
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[North Carolina] N.C. receives $211 million in cigarette lawsuit payments
Attorney General Roy Cooper notified Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders on Friday how much money was going to state coffers and the Golden LEAF Foundation, which politicians established to help tobacco-growing regions transition their
Apr 27, 2013
Greensboro (NC) News & Record
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Apr 27, 2013 12:26
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[North Carolina] NC gets $211 million from tobacco companies after dispute is settled
The payment came after North Carolina and 19 other states reached an agreement that resolved a 10-year dispute over payments to be made under the landmark 1998 master settlement agreement with tobacco companies.
Apr 26, 2013
Raleigh (NC) News & Observer
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Apr 29, 2013 00:35