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Taxing cigarettes saves lives

Editorial board's view: Perhaps the single most effective public health intervention Maryland could

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MD mulls even higher tax rates on cigarettes

"People aren't going to spend $4 in gas to save $1 on the cigarette tax in another state," he said.

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Strong support but gaps in knowledge about new health care law

Support for the new federal health care law is solid in Maryland, but a survey released yesterday

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Survey finds Howard County voters favor health care reform act

"It shows that we have work to do as a county to make sure that everyone that is eligible for

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Marylanders strongly support Affordable Care Act, poll shows

"What is troubling," DeMarco said, "is that those who stand to benefit the most from the law seem

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State Round-up, November 20, 2012

Maryland Reporter November 20, 2012 SUPPORTING AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: Maryland voters are supportive

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Maryland voters supportive of health reform, survey finds

Maryland voters are supportive of health care reform even though some still haven't grasped all the

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Survey: Maryland Voters Know Little About Federal Health Law

“We need to invest more in outreach,” said Vernick, whose organization is already working with

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Marylanders standing to benefit from health reform law know least about it, survey says

Those numbers suggest there is significant room for improvement in educating the public about the

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Tax the smokers again

The proposal is sure to face stiff opposition from tobacco companies. It's also sure to cut smoking

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Lobbyists hope tax will curb smoking in teens

"And whether we bend beneath the cross, bow before the Star of David, kiss the black stone of Mecca

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Health coalition to call for $1 tobacco tax hike

Thursday is the Great American Smoke-Out and, in case you need incentive, there’s a campaign to

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Maryland health group tries again for $1 tax hike on cigarettes

The tax increase would build on previous increases to the tobacco tax and play an important role in

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Health coalition to call for $1 increase in Maryland’s tobacco tax

A health care coalition is calling for a $1 increase in Maryland’s tobacco tax.

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Another tax increase proposed for Maryland cigarettes

"It's the kind of thing that the public supports, and it will do a lot of good," said Vincent

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MD Health group proposes another cigarette tax hike

Smokers in Maryland could have to pay more to light up. The health group, Maryland Citizens' Health

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Maryland might see $1 increase in cigarette tax

WMAL AM 105.9 FM November 14, 2012 A new push is starting to make cigarettes even more expensive in

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$1 Tobacco tax hike proposed in Maryland

The cost of cigarettes may soon be on the rise in Maryland after as a health care coalition is

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Cigarette tax hike called for in Maryland

...public health advocates have been successful in getting their wishes passed recently, as the

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Health advocates want to increase cigarette tax

The same group that successfully pushed to double the state's cigarette tax in 2007 wants the