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Carrie Devine, an American Cancer Society worker involved with the campaign, said since California voters passed a similar referendum in 1988, smoking rates have declined there by 17 percent--double the national rate...
Declaring that higher cigarette prices will reduce smoking among young people, the City Council last night voted unanimously in favor of a state referendum that would raise taxes on cigarettes...
...Referendum Question #1 on the November 3 ballot proposes to add a tax of 25 cents to every cigarette package sold in Massachusetts. The revenue will be used by local government for health education...
Several councillors said the purpose of the resolution--which asks voters to vote "yes" on the referendum--was to fight against the advertising campaign of the tobacco lobby...
...opponents of the referendum, including the League of Women Voters, the AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation, say that consumers will pay. According to the coalition against Question 4, electric companies will be responsible for paying 60 percent of the tax, a cost may be reflected in consumer's bills...