State Supreme Court hears debate about tobacco money
July 8, 2010
State Supreme Court hears debate about tobacco money
COLUMBUS — The state didn’t have the right to take about $230 million set aside for tobacco prevention and use it for other purposes because the money was in a protected fund, a lawyer for an anti-smoking group told the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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Incentive Programs – Enough Already?
July 7, 2010
Incentive Programs – Enough Already?
Jean Chatzky takes a closer look at employee incentives and gets to the bottom of their true outcomes Jean Chatzky | 07/01/2010 12:00 am Corporations have long used incentives to get customers to fall in line. They offer cut-rate leases or zero-percent financing to get consumers to buy cars now . Parents, by the way, do the very same thing when they offer kids an allowance to do their chores or …
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Walking on
July 7, 2010
Walking on
Not so long ago, Mycle Brandy couldn’t walk one mile.
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Barbara Quinn: Coping with diabetes 24/7
July 5, 2010
Barbara Quinn: Coping with diabetes 24/7
We were having a conversation in the lobby of the hospital where I work. And I knew right away that retired businessman Bob Dehlendorf was passionate about this topic. “Do you know what type 1 diabetes is?” he began. “Do you know what it’s like to have type 1 diabetes? …
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Cigarette taxes headed up again
July 4, 2010
Cigarette taxes headed up again
In less than 24 hours, you can expect to pay a $1.60 more for a pack of cigarettes in New York State. Last week state lawmakers passed a bill that gives New York the highest cigarette taxes in the country. Our Brad Vivacqua is at Rocky’s News Stand on North Salina Street in Syracuse to tell us how the hike will affect business.
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Prison smokers likely to be ‘grisly’ – Key
July 2, 2010
Prison smokers likely to be ‘grisly’ – Key
Prime Minister John Key is confident prison guards will be prepared for grisly inmates forced to quit smoking.
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TN Candidates on the Issues: Health Care
July 1, 2010
TN Candidates on the Issues: Health Care
One study says the health-care reform law could add as many as 500,000 people and $1.5 billion to TennCare’s budget within five years. How would you prepare for this in your first term as governor? McWherter: I believe it is imperative for the next governor to work closely with our federal delegation to ensure Tennesseans are not saddled with the burden of unfunded federal mandates. Many …
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Oregon Supreme Court says Philip Morris doesn’t have to pay $100 million for smoker’s death
June 30, 2010
Oregon Supreme Court says Philip Morris doesn’t have to pay $100 million for smoker’s death
A $168,514 award to the family of a deceased Salem smoker still stands, but the Oregon Supreme Court today declined to reinstate a $100 million punitive damage award against cigarette maker Philip Morris. The family will have to go back to court for a new trial to pursue punitive damages.
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New Law Nixes Tobacco Shipments by Mail
June 28, 2010
New Law Nixes Tobacco Shipments by Mail
With Few Exceptions, Postal Service Can No Longer Deliver Cigarettes or Smokeless Tobacco, Closing Tax and Age Loophole
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Tobacco money eyed to erase red ink
June 28, 2010
Tobacco money eyed to erase red ink
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania officials are eyeing an annual payment from tobacco companies in their hunt for revenues to wipe out a state budget hole reaching $1.5 billion. A plan urged by Gov. Ed Rendell would transfer this year’s $340 million payment fro
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