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In Hartford, the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recently voted 26-22 to endorse an act on revenue items to implement Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget recommendations, which include a proposal to increase taxes on the trucking industry in Connecticut. The proposal would institute a tax on trucks based on weight and mileage for both in-state and out-of-state trucks. Rates would range between 2.5 cents per mile for lighter vehicles and 17.5 cents per mile for heavier vehicles.
In April, the Chamber joined groups such as the Motor Transport Association, Connecticut Food Association, Energy Marketers Association, and Lumber Association signing onto a coalition letter opposing the weight-distance tax. The coalition believes this tax is intrusive for all businesses and, if signed into law, would increase the cost of doing business in our state. Ninety-eight percent of freight in Connecticut is transported by trucks. Inevitably, this tax increase will be passed onto consumers, result
Legislators introduce a new bill that would ban all flavored tobacco products sales in Maine
Supporters of the bill argued flavored products attract kids. Opponents say Maine would create a black market for these products and lose revenue if it is passed. Author: Sam Rogers (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 7:14 PM EDT May 7, 2021 Updated: 7:14 PM EDT May 7, 2021
AUGUSTA, Maine In a virtual hearing Friday, members of the Maine Legislature s Committee on Health and Human Services introduced a bill that would ban the sale of all tobacco-flavored products, including flavored cigars and electronic cigarettes in the state.
The bill, presented by State Representative Michele Meyer (D- Eliot), drew support from other lawmakers on the committee, public health advocates, and young adults who spoke from their own experiences with nicotine addiction.
Advocates for banning flavored tobacco products press on despite setback
Keith M. Phaneuf, ctmirror.org
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FILE- This Sept. 16, 2019 file photo shows flavored vaping solutions in a window display at a vape and smoke shop in New York.Bebeto Matthews / Associated Press
The battle to ban flavored e-cigarettes and other tobacco products hit a roadblock recently when the legislature’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee approved a measure that assumes no change in current law.
But advocates for a broad-based prohibition said Tuesday that the struggle is not over and remained hopeful that some restrictions could be enacted before the General Assembly adjourns its regular session on June 9.
Advocates for banning flavored tobacco products press on despite setback middletownpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from middletownpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published April 19. 2021 12:01AM
A statewide ban on the sale of tobacco by licensed retailers is not a binary debate of money versus health, or tobacco companies versus communities of color, as anti-tobacco advocates and the Day’s Editorial Board would have you believe.
Instead, it is matter of appropriate policymaking and examining the realistic consequences that would result. The truth is, all tobacco products, including flavored tobacco, are safest when sold through the current regulated and taxed system. Banning legal adult products like menthol cigarettes and smokeless tobacco will not eliminate demand but will only transfer it to unregulated and out of state markets. This is exactly what is happening in Massachusetts since it banned flavored tobacco on June 1, 2020.