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Yes on 29 campaign refuses to concede on tobacco tax initiative
PolitiCalProponents of the tobacco tax initiative on Tuesday’s state ballot refused to concede Thursday, saying they still hope to overcome the current 1.4% margin of defeat as elections officials across California tally an estimated 1 million uncounted... -
Margin on tobacco tax measure continues to narrow
PolitiCalThe margin of loss for the tobacco tax on Tuesday’s primary ballot continued to narrow Friday as elections officials across California tallied hundreds of thousands of uncounted ballots. Proposition 29 was losing by just over 45,000 votes Friday... -
Tobacco tax vote count continues, gap almost cut in half
PolitiCalThe vote count for the tobacco tax on last week’s primary ballot narrowed again Tuesday as elections officials across California tallied hundreds of thousands of uncounted ballots. The measure, known as Proposition 29, was losing by just over 33,... -
Vote remains close on Prop. 29 tobacco tax ballot initiative
PolitiCalThe vote count for the June 5 tobacco tax ballot initiative remained tight Tuesday as elections officials across California continued tallying hundreds of thousands of uncounted ballots. The measure, Proposition 29, was losing by 17,534 votes – or... -
Voters back tobacco tax but split on term-limits change
PolitiCalA proposed $1-per-pack tax increase on cigarettes remains highly popular among California voters, but they are split over whether to change the state’s 22-year-old term limits law, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. The two... -
What motivates Big Tobacco
PolitiCalBig Tobacco is fighting hard to keep voters from slapping a new $1 per pack tax on cigarettes. Our own George Skelton had a few things to say about the campaign the tobacco companies have been running and their motives.... -
Voters split on Proposition 29 tobacco tax
PolitiCalEven with more than half the state's precincts reporting, Proposition 29 was too close to call well after midnight Wednesday. Californians were split on whether to raise cigarette taxes by $1 a pack to fund cancer research. State voters have...... -
NYC's Mayor Bloomberg ponies up for California anti-smoking measure
PolitiCalNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday announced he would contribute up to $1 million... -
Thursday Morning Reads: FAMU hazing case, tobacco taxes and guns at the RNC
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Happy Thursday and welcome to the morning reads. Here are the top five stories in Florida politics and government that we're reading this morning. * The Orlando Sentinel reports on the charges announced yesterday against 13 students in... -
Tobacco companies add $15 million to fight cigarette tax
PolitiCalTobacco companies are stepping up their efforts to defeat Proposition 29, the June ballot measure that would hike cigarette taxes by $1 per pack. On Friday, the parent companies of Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. reported giving...... -
COD board approves tobacco-free policy
TribLocal - Wheaton » NewsSmokers will not be permitted to use tobacco products on the College of DuPage campus unless they are in private vehicles beginning Aug. 6 under …... -
Another casualty of the Annapolis breakdown: Cigar, smokeless tobacco taxes
A special session of the legislature is definitely needed to prevent the disastrous "doomsday budget" from taking effect — but it is also needed to enact the life-saving tobacco tax increase, which like the proposed income tax increase failed to...Tags: Annapolis
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