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The House A&R committee approved the 25 cent-per-pack tax increase on cigarettes, among other measures, all designed to get us $800 Million up towards the $900 Million the commonwealth is going to be short in the next two years.
This is good news, but not nearly as wonderful as it would have been if the 70 cent increase that the Governor (finally) supported had gone through. More revenue, less “other measures”, and less child smoking as a side effect. I wonder if Gov. Beshear is feeling adventurous? Got that veto pen ready?
In other news, here’s a breakdown of Eliot Spitzer’s hookers.
