Momentum for tobacco tax increase builds
March 8, 2012
A push by public health advocates to increase the tax on cigarettes, cigars and smokeless tobacco has gained momentum in Annapolis.... Read more »
Coalition calls MD’s alcohol tax a success
February 8, 2012
A coalition that pushed an alcohol tax increase last year is calling the tax a success and turning its efforts toward assuring that the new revenue is spent the way it was intended.... Read more »
Md. health advocates cheer allocation of proceeds from alcohol tax increase
January 25, 2012
Most of the money raised by a 50 percent increase in Maryland’s sales tax on alcohol has been allocated for health needs under Gov. Martin O’Malley’s budget, said health advocates who cheered the result Tuesday.... Read more »
Maryland kids win with CHIPRA performance bonus
January 11, 2012
Maryland has just received its second Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) performance bonus from CMS. This recognizes its efforts to identify and enroll eligible children in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Maryland enrolled an additional 41,000 children in FY 2011 alone, and since 2007 we have seen a 34% overall increase in enrollment. Our bonus of $28.3 million represents the highest amount awarded by CMS this year. ... Read more »
Group pushing tobacco tax says it’s a popular idea
Two-thirds of Maryland voters support increasing the state’s tobacco tax, according to a new poll from the Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative, the group that pushed the dime-a-drink tax on alcohol last General Assembly session.... Read more »
Group will push for increased levy on cigars, other tobacco products
Although cigarette smoking in Maryland has declined by 32 percent in the past decade, DeMarco argues that taxes on cigars and smokeless tobacco should be on par with the state’s cigarette tax.... Read more »
Bid afoot in Maryland to raise tax on cigars and more
A survey of Maryland voters performed this fall by the polling firm Opinion Works found that 72 percent favored increasing the OTP tax and 54 “strongly” favored the hike.... Read more »
Advocates use special session to get in lawmakers’ ears
“For right now, the purpose of this launch is to let the public know that we’re out there again with this proposal,” DeMarco said. “Really, the purpose here is to demonstrate how well tobacco taxes have worked.”... Read more »
MD Health Group Pushes for Tobacco Tax Increase
If one public health group has its way, the next time you light up in Maryland it could cost you an extra buck.... Read more »
Another hike In MD tobacco tax likely
While some may oppose a tax increase simply on principle, it’s hard to argue against something that encourages people to stop smoking.... Read more »
