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Raising Tobacco Taxes Saves Lives
March 7, 2011
On February 8th, advocates from the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and the American Lung Association lobbied in Annapolis to tell their lawmakers that raising tobacco taxes saves lives.
Thank you to American Cancer Society advocates, Pat Pickett, John O'Hara, Elaine Koogler, Sue Moats, Peggy Kidwell, Ed Delaney, David Reese, Ariella Cohen, Juliana Willems and Christine Schutzman for attending the Tobacco Tax Lobby Day on February 8.
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TFK_MD_Tax_Equalization_Proposal__1_cig_increase_cigar_cap__5-19-10.pdf
MD_Tax_Hike_Benefits__1__1-19-11.pdf
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