Big tobacco spends $39 million to defeat Prop. 29 In California it's Tobacco vs Lance Armstrong over Outcome hazy on 29's cigarette tax but voters go for Prop 28's termlimit mods Letters Frye Balboa Park justice will save lives the Editor Monday May 21 2012 No ads paid by big Thursday 17 Reader Rebuttal Editorial student loans meat and antibiotics more Dollarperpack passing Throws Money Against CA Tax Measure Think of as user fee win smuggling rise California's is vs. Supports Video Day Thank You Smoking from Cigarettetax backers add funds fight

Prop. 29 a Virtual Tie So Far With 38% of precincts reporting, it's a virtual tie. Photo Credit: AP Prop. 29 Vote Still Too Close to Call LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- By about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night, the vote for Prop. 29 -- the state's proposed tobacco tax -- was still too close to call. Prop. 29: Dollar-per-pack cigarette tax passing Tobacco companies poured nearly $47 million into defeating Proposition 29, a $1-a-pack tax hike on cigarettes, but the measure was narrowly leading in early returns Tuesday despite the hard-fought campaign. The tax... Prop 29 in dead heat; term limits passes The vote is split 50 percent to 50 percent on Proposition 29 which would add a $1 tax on a pack of cigarettes and a corresponding tax on other tobacco products. Canyon News - Prop. 29: No Clear Decision? Prop. 29: No Clear Decision? WESTWOOD—Helping to fund cancer research: who could be against that? What about a state in crisis, where some might have differing opinions on how nearly $800 million should be spent? Prop 29: Willie Brown Says Cigarette Tax Will Be A Boon To Smugglers Willie Brown isn't one to keep his opinions to himself. Prop 29 Would Raise Cigarette Tax California voters will have a chance Tuesday, June 5, to raise the state's cigarette taxes for the first time in more than a decade with Proposition 29, the race's marquee issue which would attach a $1 per pack... Photo Credit: Getty Images Prop 29 - Most in California unaware State has one of nation's lowest tobacco taxes, says TobaccoFree.org Grandson of RJ Reynolds appears in 11th hour TV spot informing voters that 32 States have higher tobacco taxes than CA LOS ANGELES, June 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Prop 29: Most in California are unaware that cigarettes in their State actually cost less, says Patrick... POLL: Prop. 29 passes, but not Inland If it were up to Inland voters, Prop. 29 would go down in smoke. The initiative, which appears on the June 6 primary ballot, would impose a $1-per-pack tax on cigarettes. The money, administered by a nonpartisan panel, would go to cancer research and anti-smoking campaigns. Election: Prop 29 Would Raise Cigarette Tax California voters will have a chance Tuesday, June 5, to raise the state's cigarette taxes for the first time in more than a decade with Proposition 29, the race's marquee issue which would attach a $1 per pack... Photo Credit: Getty Images
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