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2-Cent Tuesday on WJON

By Jay Caldwell March 18, 2013

Tune in and call-in on a 2-cent Tuesday from 8-10am with Jay Caldwell Tuesday on WJON. Listeners can call in and talk about a proposed cigarette and alcohol tax increase, gay marriage, snow removal or anything else on your mind.

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Category: Morning Newswatch with Jay Caldwell, Show Notes Tags: 2-Cent Tuesday, cigarette tax

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Proposal Would Increase Tobacco Tax [AUDIO]

By Adam Ulbricht March 18, 2013

A tax increase on cigarettes is part of Gov. Dayton's revised budget.

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Category: business news, health, Political, St. Cloud News Tags: cigarette tax, Governor Mark Dayton, let's talk tobacco, revised budget, tobacco free campus

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House DFLer’s Cigarette Tax Hike Up For Review

By The Associated Press February 7, 2013

An influential Minnesota House Democrat is proposing a substantial increase in the state's cigarette tax. Rep. Ann Lenczewski of Bloomington wants to more than double the state's cigarette tax by $1.60 a pack, from $1.23 to $2.83.

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Category: AP Stories, State/Regional News Tags: cigarette tax, Minnesota State Legislature

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2 Republicans Suggest Doubling Minnesota Cigarette Tax

By The Associated Press February 14, 2012

Two Republican lawmakers want Minnesota's cigarette tax to more than double as a way to deter smoking and to repay Minnesota schools for aid delays during recent state budgets.

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Category: AP Stories, State/Regional News Tags: cigarette tax

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Minnesota Burns Future Tobacco Cash for Immediate Budget Fix

By Abby Faulkner November 8, 2011

Minnesota's government is about to give up $1.1 billion in future payments from tobacco companies so it can get about half as much money now for a temporary budget fix.

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Category: Political, State/Regional News Tags: cigarette tax, mn state budget

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Minnesota Smokers To Pay Another Penny A Pack

By The Associated Press August 1, 2011

Smokers in Minnesota start paying another penny a pack for cigarettes starting Monday, as an annual adjustment in the state's cigarette tax takes effect. State law requires the cigarette sales tax to be adjusted each year to reflect inflation and current retail prices.

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Category: State/Regional News Tags: cigarette tax

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American Cancer Society Wants $1.50 Tax Increase On Cigarettes

By Jim Maurice June 20, 2011

The American Cancer Society is pushing for a tax increase on cigarettes as a way to help solve the state's budget deficit. The organization is mobilizing volunteers to contact lawmakers and the governor and ask them to consider a $1.50 tax increase on a pack of cigarettes.

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Category: St. Cloud News Tags: american cancer society, cigarette tax