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Hawaii Cigar Tax Cap Passes Senate

The multi-year effort to make cigars more affordable in Hawaii had a significant win last week. A week ago, Hawaii’s Senate voted 19-4 with two…

Tobacco Tax Increase Advances in West Virginia

A proposal to raise the tax on premium cigars and other non-cigarette tobacco products from seven percent to twelve percent of the wholesale price has…

Alaska Bill Would Increase Tobacco Tax

A new bill in Alaska would increase the tax on cigars to 100 percent of the wholesale price. At the request of Gov. Bill Walker,…

Proposed West Virginia Tobacco Tax Now in Legislature

In January, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin of West Virginia introduced a proposed budget that would increase the tax on other tobacco products, including cigars, from 7…

Another New Jersey Cigar Tax Increase Proposed

Last month, two bills were introduced in the New Jersey legislature that would have raised the tax on cigars from 30 percent of the wholesale…

Obama’s Proposed Budget Includes Near Doubling of Federal Cigar Tax

As part of the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2017, a new program called Preschool for All has been proposed with funding coming from an…

Emanuel’s Tobacco Changes Shut Down by Chicago Aldermen

A number of tobacco-related changes proposed by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel were met with pushback on Monday as the Chicago City Council’s Finance Committee effectively…

Michigan’s Cigar Tax Cap Moves to House for Debate

In 2012, the Michigan legislature approved a 50-cent cap on its cigar tax, which had previously been 32% of the wholesale price. But tucked in…

Bills Seek to Cut Maryland Cigar Tax in Half

A pair of bills currently moving through the Maryland legislature are trying to give premium cigar smokers a break at the cash register by cutting…

Cigar Tax Cut Proposed Again in Hawaii

Legislators in Hawaii will once again take up the issue of reducing the tax on premium cigars, as a trio of legislators are once again…

Chicago Cigar Tax Increase Proposal Could be Prohibited

The 90 cent per cigar tax increase proposed by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel might not come to fruition, as it could be in direct opposition…