Insight With Vicki GonzalezThe Winners And Losers Of California's Tobacco TaxOctober 4, 2016Can a $2 tax get a smoker to quit? Your vote this November might decide that. CalMatters data journalist Matt Levin investigated the tax ballot on cigarettes and explains his findings on Insight. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentAd War Over California's Tobacco Tax Hike ContinuesSeptember 14, 2016 | Chris NicholsSupporters of California’s Prop 56 – the proposed tobacco tax increase - launched a new statewide TV ad this week, warning about the dangers of smoking. The ad comes days after the tobacco industry raised another $18 million to fight the tax hike.
