January 20, 2012• News
Editorial View: Time for Maryland to do the right thing and tax cigars, snuff and other forms of
January 11, 2012• News
According to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene¿s Youth Tobacco Survey, nearly as many
Maryland has just received its second Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
Baltimore Sun January 4, 2012 In a recent Baltimore Sun article about our proposed tax increase for
Two-thirds of Maryland voters support increasing the state’s tobacco tax, according to a new poll
Although cigarette smoking in Maryland has declined by 32 percent in the past decade, DeMarco
A survey of Maryland voters performed this fall by the polling firm Opinion Works found that 72
“For right now, the purpose of this launch is to let the public know that we’re out there again
If one public health group has its way, the next time you light up in Maryland it could cost you an
The group is headed by Vincent DeMarco, includes AARP Maryland, MedChi and the NAACP among others.
While some may oppose a tax increase simply on principle, it’s hard to argue against something
The folks who campaigned for the new 9% alcohol sales tax and the $2-a-pack cigarette tax are
In addition to raising the price of cigarettes, Mr. DeMarco said, his group’s proposal also would
The present tobacco tax goes into the general fund, but Demarco will propose this new tax to be
The same organization which successfully pushed for a 50 percent hike in the state’s sales tax on
If the tax is passed the group wants the money to go towards tobacco prevention programs and to
"Only when the cost of a pack of cigarettes includes its healthcare costs to society will a smoker
November 15, 2011• News
Baltimore Business Journal Date: Monday, September 26, 2011, 2:45pm EDT Baltimore County Executive
September 13, 2011• News
Maryland raised roughly $6 million in added revenue in July from a 50 percent increase in the
July 13, 2011• News
Deputy Director Matt Celentano was interviewed on Mix 106.5 about the alcohol tax, health care and
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