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Cigar News

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Smoking Tent

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 [...]

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New York Governor Proposes Cigar Tax Hike

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 [...]

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No More Boston Cigar Bars

The Boston Health Commission unanimously passed new, anti-smoking regulations which will eventually mean the end of cigar bars in the city. Despite receiving hundreds of messages against the regulations and especially against the closure of cigar bars – where minors are not allowed and where patrons understand full well the atmosphere will contain cigar smoke [...]

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