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Health advocates seek increase in tobacco tax

"Only when the cost of a pack of cigarettes includes its healthcare costs to society will a smoker

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NEW! Healthcare Affordability Proposal

Our coalition's shares our vision for the new Health Insurance Exchange

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First month of alcohol tax raises $6M

Maryland raised roughly $6 million in added revenue in July from a 50 percent increase in the

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Higher alcohol tax in Maryland: Where will the money go?

Deputy Director Matt Celentano was interviewed on Mix 106.5 about the alcohol tax, health care and

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Health care tax credits available for small businesses, nonprofits in Frederick County

“We want to do everything we can do to create a business-friendly atmosphere and we want to do

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Tax credit aims to save businesses thousands

A new federal tax credit could save small businesses in Frederick County thousands of dollars to

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Tobacco, alcohol tax hikes good for Maryland

Marylanders can be very proud that our governor and General Assembly stood up to the powerful

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MD could serve as alcohol tax hike role model

The Gazette May 28, 2011 By Alan Brody Nicole Holt has advocated for years that increasing the

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General Assembly passes tax hike in final hours

"In these times of tough budget problems, other states should do what Maryland did, raise money in

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Celebrating the passage of alcohol tax

The Lorraine Sheehan Alcohol Tax Coalition commends the Maryland General Assembly for voting to

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In MD legislature, liquor tax passes…

In Maryland legislature, liquor tax passes, immigrant tuition deal reached The Washington Post

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Md. Assembly approves alcohol tax increase, school funding

The General Assembly voted late Monday night to approve an increase in the state alcohol sales tax,

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General Assembly Session Ends

"We join national public health leaders in thanking the Maryland General Assembly for taking this

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Proposal to raise sales tax on alcohol among most contentious on Md. Legislature’s final day

Public health advocates who pushed earlier in the session for an even bigger increase in the

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Md. House gives initial approval to raising alcohol tax from 6 to 9 percent in July

The House debated a major change to the bill for hours after the Ways and Means Committee voted to

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House panel wants a 50 percent hike to alcohol taxes

The bills have a ways to go, and not much time before Gov. Martin O'Malley can sign: They need

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Alcohol tax hike passes Md. House committee

Vincent DeMarco, president of the Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative and the driving force

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Alcohol tax hurdles bar: House, Senate measures move ahead in Annapolis

The money generated by the sales tax would help to get 5,300 off the Developmental Disabilities

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Maryland House panel holds hearing on alcohol tax hike

Lawmakers don’t have much more time to get the bill through the House of Delegates, and the

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Ways and Means hears alcohol tax plan

Delegates this morning quizzed senate sponsors of the proposed alcohol tax about whether the three