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Chamber lays out legislative agenda

INDIANAPOLIS – Ranked among the Indiana Chamber of Commerce's legislative priorities is just what ... the Indiana Chamber of Commerce has pushed agenda items that go beyond taxes and regulatory framew... read more

Top legislature says tobacco, healthcare and state supervision on 2017 agenda

a tobacco tax, a vessel tonnage tax, the prevention and control of soil pollution, international judicial assistance in criminal matters, community correction and basic healthcare will also be submitt... read more

Tobacco tax on legislative agenda

A New England anti-smoking organization has proposed new legislation designed to keep smokers from lighting up by hitting them where it hurts: their wallets. Officials of Health Now! Massachusetts, pa... read more

Tobacco tax failure highlights Oklahoma legislative dysfunction

House Democrats, who included a $1.50-per-pack tax increase in their agenda in March 2017 ... the idea because of fear that “the big tobacco companies will come and try to kill it.” “We'll see what th... read more

Legislature leaves anti-tobacco measures and health plan tax on the table

They adjourned at midnight Friday, pushing off votes on a package of hotly contested anti-tobacco bills ... The proposed tax on health plans remains at the top of the agenda. California currently impo... read more

Increase Cigarette Taxes For Public Health and a Productive Economy

Indiana has one of the lowest cigarette excise taxes in the U.S.; by keeping ... Governor Eric Holcomb will Thursday reveal his legislative and administrative priorities for 2019. The governor's Next ... read more

Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker doesn't dismiss gas tax hike but says public works bill a ways off

elect J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday didn’t dismiss the possibility of a gas tax hike to help pay for rebuilding ... and majority Democrats in the legislature in exchange for items on the new governor’s a... read more

Guns and Taxes

The U.S. Department of the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau provides an informative reference guide, and the Congressional Research Service compiled a report on the tax and relevant l... read more

NYC Tobacco Laws: Bloomberg’s Radical Health Agenda

The New York City Council has approved another set of harsh NYC tobacco laws. The anti-smoking bills are part of Bloomberg’s radical health agenda. Whether that agenda ... far more dedicated to health ... read more

Finley: With veto threat, Snyder pushes legislators to enact his agenda

Rick Snyder has his own agenda for the lame duck session of the Legislature, and is willing to leverage his ... Republicans see the fee increase -- $4 per household annually on average -- as a tax hik... read more

Chamber to Outline Legislative Priorities

... will Monday outline its legislative agenda for next year's General Assembly. The organization has already spoken out on issues including hate crime legislation and increasing the state's cigarette ... read more

Governor unveils agenda items

Exempt military pensions from state income tax. • Expand and revamp the industrial recovery ... INDIANAPOLIS – Steady wins the day under Gov. Eric Holcomb's legislative agenda, which was unveiled Thur... read more