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Alaska Voters Approve Local Smoke-Free and Tobacco Tax Measures
October 6, 2009
Voters in Haines, Alaska passed a ballot measure ratifying the comprehensive smoke-free ordinance passed by their Assembly last year. The ordinance, which includes bars and private clubs, will go into effect by January 4, 2010.
In Juneau, Alaska, voters passed a ballot measure to increase the city's tobacco tax from 30 cents to $1 per pack and imposed a 45 percent tax on the wholesale price of other tobacco products. The increases take effect on January 1, 2010.
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