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Pending Federal Tobacco Legislation

The following information was pulled from CSPNet.com where the Connivence Store and Fuel News posts blog updates on legislation that could affect the tobacco industry. According to the article the following tobacco related bills are pending in either the U.S. Senete or House of Representatives. The President’s proposed budget includes a 94 cents per pack increase on the federal cigarette tax and a proportionate tax increase for OTP products such as cigars. If the budget remains […]

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Law: Allegheny Health Network Bans Smoking

The 7 hospitals of the Allegheny Health Network in Pennsylvania has banned smoking on their grounds, joining a growing list of health care facilities that has topped 3,600. Starting on January 1st no workers, visitors or patients will be able to use any tobacco products on company property. The health network has declined to say how employees might be punished for not following the rule. Other Pennsylvania health networks UPMC and Greensburg-based Excela Health banned all […]

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