Tobacco in the News
2008
- Jun. 4, 2008
EDITORIAL: Tobacco Tax - Las Vegas Review-Journal - Jun. 3, 2008
NYACS: Cigarette Tax Will Boost Tax Evasion Epidemic - North Country Gazette - May 22, 2008
EDITORIAL: Buttlegger's Booty - New York Post - May 14, 2008
EDITORIAL: Tax increase boosts crime - Charlottesville Daily Progress - May 14, 2008
Charles M. Arlinghaus: Holding back the governor's tax hikes - Unionleader.com - May 12, 2008
Tennessee tax collections fall short - Memphis Business Journal - May 11, 2008
Links between high cigarette tax, terrorism - Georgetown News-Graphic - May 7, 2008
Cigarette Taxes Are Fueling Organized Crime - The Wall Street Journal - April 29, 2008
Cigarette Smugglers Funnel Money to Terror Groups, Report Finds - FOX News - April 26, 2008
Beacon Hill's gift to the black market - The Boston Globe - April 2008
AWMA and RJ Reynolds Meet to Discuss Opposition to FDA Bill - AWMA - April 2008
R.J. Reynolds Expands Advocacy Web Site - Convenience Store News - April 23, 2008
Higher tobacco taxes reflect overall tax burden - Times Union - April 18, 2008
Fighting Tobacco Taxes - CSP Daily News - April 14, 2008
Smuggling is certain to increase - The Associated Press - April 13, 2008
State cigarette tax millions short of earlier projections - The Daily Cardinal - April 6, 2008
Carlson: Indeed, cigarette sales went south (to Missouri) - Des Moines Register - April 6, 2008
Carlson: Indeed, cigarette sales went south (to Missouri) - Des Moines Register - March 24, 2008
Raising cigarette tax won't help budget - Kentucky.com - March 11, 2008
State's ongoing tax-collection deficits are likely to lead to more spending cuts - The Tennessean - January 3, 2008
Letter to the Editor: SCHIP would harm farmers - Fayetteville Obeserver
2007
- December 19, 2007
Dems give up SCHIP fight until the 111th - The Hill - November 8, 2007
Schip Wreck - The Wall Street Journal - October 1, 2007
Tennessee Residents Crossing State Line To Buy Cigarettes - WYMT News - October 1, 2007
Bush veto gives victory to tobacco industry - Triange Business Journal - September 24, 2007
A Trojan Horse - The Washington Times - September 7, 2007
Dope Smokers (PDF) - Wall Street Journal - September 2007
Why Families Should Be Concerned about SCHIP - The Heritage Foundation - August 19, 2007
State proving it can overtax economic activity - Asbury Park Press - July 24, 2007
Opinion: A tax cure for healthcare - Wall Street Journal
2006 and earlier
- June 2,2006
Opinion: Raising Cigarette Tax, More Harmful Than Helpful (PDF) - Asbury Park Press - July 7, 2005
As Cigarette Taxes Rise, New Study Shows Revenue Estimates Failing as Customers Go Underground - Tax Foundation - February 2004
Illicit Cigarette Trafficking and the Funding of Terrorism - The Police Chief Magazine
Fight Federal Tobacco Tax Increases
A proposal to fund SCHIP with increased federal cigarette taxes was delayed until March 2009. Learn more about FET tax.
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