by doug | Mar 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
In February, legislation was introduced in Rhode Island that would lower by a dollar a pack the state’s tax on cigarettes. Rep. Robert Phillips thinks the way that we wish more lawmakers thought: yes, a tax cut means less revenue from taxes, but a lower price means...
by doug | Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
On Feb. 21, convenience store news site CSPnet.com reported that a House committee in Oklahoma has passed on to the full House a bill that would make 21 the legal smoking age in that state, starting in 2015. The bill, titled HB2314, calls for a gradual increase in...