Tobacco - 2007
Armstrong call MS tobacco tax votoes "bad police
Mississippi's tax of 18 cents a pack is the third-lowest in the nation. Last year, Barbour vetoed two bills that would have increased the cigarette tax ...
Biloxi, Sun Hearld, 02/12/07

Cigarette Tax Increase
The grandson of tobacco company founder R.J. Reynolds spoke to members fo the Communites for a Clean Bill of Health Forum in Jackson.
Mississippi Public Broadcasting, 12/14/06
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Senator Says No Decision Yet On Debating Cigarette/Grocery Tax
Haley Barbour vetoed two cigarette/grocery tax bills. The first would have increased the cigarette tax while eliminating the grocery tax over several years. ...
WLOX, Biloxi, MS, 02/12/07

Compare cigarette tax, gas tax rates
Over the last couple of years, you'd have had to be locked in one of the salt domes down in Perry County not to know that Mississippi's cigarette tax is the ...
Clarion Ledger, 1/28/07

It's called "Save Lives, Save Money.
WDAM-TV - Hattiesburg,MS,USA
Topics speakers touched on included the prevalence of smoking in Mississippi and the potential health and economic impacts a one dollar cigarette tax would ...

"Physician: Mississippi cigarette tax level is 'subsidized stupidity'
WMC-TV, Memphis, TN
Mississippi has the third lowest cigarette tax in the nation, at 18 cents a pack. Lawmakers this session will consider bills that would increase the

Mixed Reaction from Lawmakers to the Govenor's Address
WLBT-3ON your Side, 1/15/07

Mississippi Gets Failing Grade on Tobacco
Holland says a cigarette tax increase will happen this year. Rep. "I don't know what form it'll will wind up as..... Some are 50 cents some are dollar,
WLBT-TV3, 1/09/07

Lung Association "Fails" Mississippi
Mississippi got three F's and a D on the latest tobacco report card issued by the American Lung Association. One reason singled out was the state spent just over $600,000 last year on tobacco prevention.
WTOK-TV11 1/09/07

Editorial: Taxing issues
An expected proposal to lower Mississippi's highest-in-the-nation sales tax on groceries and raise its third-lowest-in-the-nation tax on cigarettes should receive full and serious consideration from the Legislature, but within the context of fiscal integrity and other pressing needs.
Daily Journal, 1/09/07

Tuck's tax bill to surface again soon
Barely a squeak was heard during the first week of the session about Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck's proposal to cut or eliminate the tax on groceries and at least partially offset the lost revenue by increasing the cigarette tax
Daily Journal, 1/06/07

2007 Legislative Session Begins
WLBT-TV3, 01/02/07

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