Bandit
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Fri Jun-25-04 11:46 AM
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Alaska Special Session Legislature approved $1.00 a pack tax on cigarettes |
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The State legislature was recalled to a special session to address the states current budget crisis that wasn't addressed during the normal session. It is a very solid Republican majority in both houses and a Republican (no new taxes) governor. The only thing that was accomplished was a one dollar a pack tax increase on cigarettes which now makes Alaska one of the highest tobacco tax states. It was passed by a very large majority after a lot of "evidence" and discussion on the need for such. The main need was the state's current economic woes which has been created completely with Republican controlled legislature and Administration.
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Fri Jun-25-04 11:47 AM
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in canada the cig packs have cool pictures of cancers and whatnot on them.
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