Opinion
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Lawsuit Challenging Federal Cigar Regulations Delayed
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A lawsuit challenging a 2016 decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanding its power has been delayed again. -
More Liquor Reforms May Be on Tap for Pennsylvania
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved four bills to reduce restrictions on alcohol and liquor sales. -
FDA Rule Could Keep Cigarette Smokers Hooked
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Regulations could prevent smokers from turning to safer options. -
California Cities Consider New Wave of Smoking Bans
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Following the implementation of a ban on tobacco and e-cigarette use in Novato, California in January, lawmakers in neighboring cities are considering similar bans on tobacco and e-cigarette use in public and private spaces. -
E-Cigarette Competitors Fund Critics’ Research
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Jeff Stier, a risk analyst for the National Center for Public Policy Analysis, once signed up for NYC Quits, a government tobacco-control program giving away free nicotine patches and gum every year, out of curiosity. -
Minnesota Repeals ‘Blue Law’
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Minnesotans will soon be toasting a new law, thanks to the repeal of 158-year-old legislation preventing liquor stores from operating on Sundays. -
Connecticut Governor’s Budget Bill Busts Liquor Price Floors
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Connecticut residents may say “cheers” to a proposal in Gov. Dannel Malloy’s (D) proposed budget agenda. -
E-Cigarette Companies Ask Judge to Void Indiana E-Cigarette Restrictions
Opinion -budget-tax-news -In February, lawyers representing the plaintiffs—Legato Vapors, Jet Setter Juice, Rocky Mountain Ecigs, and Derb E Cigs Indiana—filed paperwork asking Barker to “enter the tendered proposed judgment order and permanent injunction. -
Raise Cigarette Tax to Fix Budget, Connecticut Governor Says
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) wants to raise the state’s excise taxes on cigarettes to help cover a projected state budget gap of $1.7 billion, or about $472 in debt per Connecticut resident. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Publishes New Booklet on Vaping as Alternative to Smoking
Opinion -Press Release -Dr. Brad Rodu, lead author of Vaping, E-Cigarettes, and Public Policy Toward Alternatives to Smoking, has been at the forefront of tobacco harm reduction research and policy development for more than 20 years. -
Congressman Proposes Rolling Back Cigar Power Grab
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A Florida congressman is proposing a bill to roll back a 2016 power grab by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, revoking the agency’s authority to restrict cigar sales. -
Lawsuit Challenging Federal Cigar Regulations Moves Forward
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Trade organizations representing cigar manufacturers and vendors are suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over a regulatory expansion the agency enacted in 2016. -
Alcohol Regulation Reforms on Tap for Pennsylvania
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) signed a bill reforming the state government’s restrictions on alcohol sales, allowing consumers to purchase six-packs of beer at privately owned alcohol distributors, such as gas stations. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Surgeon General’s Report on E-cigarettes and Young People
Opinion -Press Release -U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy released a report last week stating the growing use of e-cigarettes among young people “is now a major public health concern.” Murphy recommended the Food and Drug Administration put regulations into effect immediately -
California Cigarette Tax Hike to Take Effect in April
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A new cigarette tax approved by California voters in November 2016 will take effect on April 1, 2017, increasing the state’s excise tax on tobacco cigarettes from 87 cents to $2.87 and adding new tobacco-related taxes to e-cigarettes. -
Colorado Voters Snuff Out Huge Tobacco Tax Hike
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Colorado voters rejected a proposition on the November 2016 ballot asking for a massive tax increase on cigarettes sold in the state. -
County Lawmakers Approve E-Cigarette Ban in Washington State
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Lawmakers in Whatcom County, Washington voted to prohibit e-cigarette use on all government-owned property in the county, as well as in privately owned businesses, such as bars, workplaces, and restaurants. -
Big Tobacco Tax Hike Goes to Colorado Voters for Approval
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Colorado voters will vote on a proposition on the November ballot that would, if passed, impose a huge tax increase on cigarettes sold in the state. -
Indiana Lawmaker’s Support for E-Cigarette Bill Questioned
Opinion -budget-tax-news -According to media reports in Indiana, a state legislator who voted to approve e-cigarette restrictions benefitting a single company is now an employee of that company. -
California Voters to Consider Steep Tax Hike on Tobacco, E-Cigarettes
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Californians will vote in November on whether to increase taxes on combustible tobacco and non-tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, to fund new proposed increases in health insurance subsidies. -
Raise Alcohol Taxes, New Mexico Activist Group Demands
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A health advocacy group is calling on New Mexico lawmakers to increase taxes on alcohol and liquor as a way to improve public health and bolster the state’s budget. -
New Cigarette Tax Hike Hits Pennsylvania Consumers
Opinion -budget-tax-news -New Cigarette Tax Hike Hits Pennsylvania Consumers -
Global Cigarette Smuggling Is So Profitable – The UN Is Getting In On It
Opinion -Editorial -Governments everywhere decades ago launched the War on Tobacco. Which they tell us is to protect us from ourselves. What it really is about - is more government control, and more government tax money. -
Free-Market Groups Join Lawsuit Over E-cig ‘Deeming Rule’
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Two free-market think-tanks are joining a federal lawsuit challenging the legality of new government restrictions on e-cigarettes.