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Today's Poll!Mo. anti-smoking group touts tobacco legislation
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Anti-smoking and health care advocates are urging Missouri lawmakers to approve legislation targeting cheap cigarettes.
The measure would require tobacco companies that were not part of a 1998 settlement with states to pay what bill supporters describe as their fair share of money into a trust fund. They say Missouri and Florida — which struck a separate settlement with tobacco companies — are the only states where some smaller tobacco companies are avoiding the payments.
A new group called “Citizens to Stamp out Cheap Cigarettes” held a news conference Tuesday at the Missouri Capitol suggesting the legislation could help lower the teen smoking rate by forcing up the price of some cigarettes.
A House committee endorsed the legislation Monday. Similar bills have failed in past years.
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Tobacco bill is HB491
Online:
Legislature: http://www.moga.mo.gov
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wcywing 2 years, 1 month ago
do you guys have better things to do, especially with all the problems here: economy, jobs, crime, et al. cheap cigs is a very low priority.
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