Idaho accused gas retailers of price gouging. Now they want a law to curb state s power John Sowell, The Idaho Statesman
Feb. 3 Idaho s three largest gasoline retailers agreed to provide $1.5 million in gas discounts this year, after Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden s office investigated the companies for gouging customers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Jacksons Food Stores, Maverik and Stinker Stores weren t investigated for increasing prices. Instead, they were accused of lowering prices at a slower pace than wholesale prices were falling as demand soured.
The retailers don t want the state to do that to them again. A trade association that represents gas stations and convenience stores is pushing for the change in state law to prevent it.
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NATIONAL REPORT Attorneys general from nearly half of the states are pushing for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action against menthol cigarettes.
In a letter submitted to the FDA on Jan. 22, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden led a coalition of 23 attorneys general arguing that a ban on menthol cigarettes would benefit public health overall, decrease youth smoking and help mitigate the harm menthol cigarettes do to minority populations. I am asking the FDA to ban menthol cigarettes because even though cigarette use has decreased over the years, menthol-flavored cigarettes continue to attract and addict new smokers particularly youth and minority smokers, Raoul said. The FDA s own data underscores the need to ban menthol cigarettes, which could save thousands of lives and support state efforts to combat youth smo
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Jan. 24, 2021
Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 23 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden in calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban menthol cigarettes. In a letter submitted today, the coalition asserts that a ban on menthol cigarettes would benefit public health overall, decrease youth smoking, and help mitigate the harm these products bring to minority populations.
Subscribe The FDA must act immediately to ban menthol cigarettes. The scientific research shows that menthol is a starting point for youth who begin smoking and become addicted and that these products disproportionately affect communities of color, Attorney General Tong said. We are supportive of the proposals in the Connecticut General Assembly to ban the sale of these products in-state and a federal ban would save thousands of lives and improve public health outcomes across the nation.
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The violent storming of the building, home to the nation’s top legislative bodies, forced lawmakers to flee to safety and left the Capitol in a state of mayhem for hours. One woman was fatally shot.
Congressman Russ Fulcher said the violence was “unacceptable” while comparing it to the social unrest this summer over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer who knelt on his neck.
I will always respect our citizens First Amendment rights and the rule of law. The violence seen today, and this past summer, is unacceptable. It does not move us closer to solutions.
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