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[Wyoming] City of Casper will prepare smoking ban amendments
The Casper City Council on Tuesday wavered between the decision to repeal or to amend a controversial smoking ban before eventually choosing to vote on amendments, then repeal the law, if necessary. “We have two choices now. Do we amend it or repeal it?
Mar 13, 2013
Casper (WY) Star-Tribune
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Mar 13, 2013 11:13
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[Arkansas] New Bill Aims to Ban Smoking in Public Places
The Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006 banned smoking in many public places, like restaurants. Now, Representative John Walker is going after the handful of places that are left. If House Bill 2119 passes, it would strike smoking from the list of indulgences p
Mar 12, 2013
KARK-TV (NBC) Ch. 4 (Little Rock, AR)
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Mar 12, 2013 05:39
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[Wyoming] Casper City Council plans discussion of possible smoking ban exemptions
on Tuesday will review options for amending the public smoking ban after a majority of members at recent meetings expressed the desire to amend or repeal it. The council enacted the ordinance last year after months of contentious debate. However, the maj
Mar 11, 2013
Casper (WY) Star-Tribune
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Mar 11, 2013 18:06
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[Wyoming] LETTER: Casper needs to keep its smoking ban facts straight
Before Casper considers repealing its ordinance due to specious claims that it is harming the business environment, it should ask WYSAC -- an impartial arm of the University of Wyoming -- to do a survey of revenues from bars and hotels that is based on es
Mar 10, 2013
Casper (WY) Star-Tribune
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Mar 10, 2013 12:14
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[Indiana] ALSOP/DIXON: COMMUNITY COMMENT: Eliminate inequality in smoking ban
The Evansville ban has created an unequal competitive environment to our neighboring counties favor, a boon for them and a bust for us. And yes, adults are still freely smoking at the Casino, in local smoke shops (the ones whose primary purpose is to sel
Mar 10, 2013
Evansville (IN) Courier & Press
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Mar 10, 2013 11:58
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[Missouri] Kennett residents to vote on smoking ban in businesses
The Kennett City Council approved a ballot measure that would ban smoking in businesses. ... Kennett Mayor Jake Crafton said the measure exempts establishments like bars, where alcoholic beverages make up the majority of sales.
Mar 8, 2013
KAIT 8 (AR)
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Mar 9, 2013 22:19
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Tobacco Firms Save $1 Billion With Kitty Litter in Cigars
Their secret: Using fillers such as the clay found in cat litter or stuffing the products with more tobacco to tip the scales in their favor. The heavier weight let the companies sidestep a 2,653 percent increase in a federal excise tax, taking advantage
Mar 1, 2013
Bloomberg News
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Mar 1, 2013 14:00
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Report to Congressional Committees: TOBACCO TAXES Large Disparities in Rates for Smoking Products Trigger Significant Market Shifts to Avoid Higher Taxes (PDF)
GAO estimates that federal revenue losses due to market shifts from roll-your-own to pipe tobacco and from small to large cigars range from about $615 million to $1.1 billion for the same period. The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has limited op
Apr 12, 2012
General Accounting Office (GAO)
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Mar 1, 2013 13:56
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There is kitty litter in your cigarette / And it's helping tobacco companies avoid up to $1.1 billion in taxes
A dozen tobacco companies have avoided as much as $1.1 billion in taxes by using fillers (like the clay found in cat litter) to make their cigarettes heavier, exempting them from a 2,653 percent increase in a federal excise tax on non-”large cigar” tobac
Mar 1, 2013
Salon Magazine
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Mar 1, 2013 13:34
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[Utah] Cigarette tax loophole goes up in smoke
The House voted 60-10 to pass SB36, and sent it to Gov. Gary Herbert for his signature. It will begin taxing cigarettes that are made by any rolling machines capable of making 150 cigarettes in less than 30 minutes.
Feb 27, 2013
Salt Lake Tribune
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Feb 28, 2013 04:37