Light up, California! You have no worries. It turns out that, with just a few days left to count and certify ballots, proponents of Proposition 29 are officially conceding that the measure will not pass. The measure, which landed on ballots this month, would have increased the state tax on tobacco in the Golden State…
Last week, voters in California were split on a measure that would impose a $1 per pack excise tax on cigarettes. Despite more than $60 million in advertising pumped into calling attention to the measure, referred to as Proposition 29, voters weren’t swayed one way or the other: the vote remained split up until the…
If New York City Mayor Bloomberg gets his way, it will soon be a lot more expensive to light up in California. Yes, that Mayor Bloomberg, the same one that proposed a ban on sugary sodas this week. And yes, that California, three thousand miles away from New York City. On Tuesday, California voters will…