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For 25 years, some of California's best-known early childhood services have been funded by an almost ironic source: Taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Now, the money for those programs is starting to plummet.
For 25 years, some of California's best-known early childhood services have been funded by an almost ironic source: Taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Now, the money for those programs is starting to plummet.
For 25 years, some of California's best-known early childhood services have been funded by an almost ironic source: Taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Now, the money for those programs is starting to plummet.
For 25 years, some of California's best-known early childhood services have been funded by an almost ironic source: Taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Now, the money for those programs is starting to plummet.
A new ban on flavored tobacco products is accelerating a decline in nicotine tax revenue that funds California’s early childhood services. Some programs are already making cuts.