ACS CAN Montana Government Relations Director Kristin Page-Nei Quoted
A ballot initiative group hoping to increase taxes on tobacco products, to help pay for the state share of Medicaid expansion, kicked off its signature gathering campaign with a rally in downtown Helena. Kristin Page-Nei with the American Cancer Society spoke at the event and helped write the ballot initiative language that was approved by the secretary of state on Monday. “My organization supports increasing tobacco taxes frequently and significantly, because when you do that there is an significant increase in revenue, but it also decreases consumption,” she said.