Cigarette tax: Where there’s smoke there’s ire

Published July 1, 2010

Cigarette tax: Where there’s smoke there’s ire
Today’s tax increase on cigarettes raises the tax per pack to .35, a move that health-care advocates believe will help reduce the number of smokers in New York while some smokers say the increase makes them an unfair target.
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Police vow intense search for suspected cop-killer Dontae Morris
Tampa police think someone must be helping a suspected cop killer.
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Slot machine proponents address Texas lawmakers
Racing industry officials told Texas lawmakers Wednesday they want slot machines legalized at horse and dog tracks to revive the state’s struggling racing business.
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