Age, Tax Increases & Smoking Ban Bills Threaten California
While most state legislatures are relatively dormant, a variety of changes to how tobacco is regulated and taxed in California have been proposed under the…
Ketchikan, Alaska Puts Brakes On Tobacco Tax
Just over a month ago, the city and borough of Ketchikan, Alaska seemed to be headed towards at least a thorough discussion and possible vote…
Two Petitions Filed Seeking to Repeal Massachusetts’ Tobacco Tax
A cigar shop owner in Massachusetts is leading the charge to repeal the state’s 40% tobacco tax via a pair of petitions that have been…
Ketchikan, Alaska Moves Forward With Tobacco Tax Increase
A sizable new tobacco tax increase proposal in Ketchikan, Alaska gained a good bit of traction on Monday night, as the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly…
Ohio Senate Proposes Tobacco Tax Increase
In its new budget proposal, the Ohio Senate has included an increase in the tax on other tobacco products, including cigars, from 17 percent to 22.5…
Bill Allowing Louisiana Parishes To Impose Additional Tobacco Taxes Gets Put on Hold
A bill in the Louisiana House of Representatives that would allow parishes in the state to impose additional tobacco taxes if approved by voters has…
Ketchikan, Alaska Lawmakers Pushing for Tobacco Tax
A group of lawmakers in Ketchikan, Alaska is pushing to get an island-wide tobacco tax increase approved, something they weren’t able to do in 2010….
Cigar Tax Slashing Bill Introduced in Minnesota
A bill that would slash the cigar tax in Minnesota from $3.50 per cigar to just $0.50 per stick has been introduced to the state legislature….
Costlier West Virginia Tobacco Tax Increase Proposed
Earlier this year we reported on a proposed increase in the taxes charged on other tobacco products (OTP) in the state of West Virginia. While…
North Dakota Says No to Second Tobacco Tax Increase
On the heels of the state’s House of Representatives saying no to a tax increase, the North Dakota Senate did the same thing on Wednesday…
North Dakota House Rejects One Tobacco Tax Increase Proposal, One Still Active
On Friday the North Dakota House of Representatives voted 34-56 to defeat HB 1421, which proposed an increase from 28% to 43.5% of the wholesale…
