December 22, 2008
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s beloved “smoking tent,” which sits in the center of a damp and mostly shaded inner courtyard in the Capitol, won’t be subject to new anti-smoking rules approved by the Legislature and signed by the governor.
Since he can’t smoke cigars inside his office, Schwarzenegger erected the tent outside, decorated it in an African [...]
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December 22, 2008
Facing a projected $12.5 billion budget shortfall, New York Gov. David Paterson offered a $121.1 billion dollar spending plan Tuesday that proposes many new taxes, includes raising the state cigar tax.
If the proposed budget were to be approved, New York cigar smokers would be forced to pay 50 cents per cigar. The current tax is [...]
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