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Tobacco Windfall to go to General Fund

By Sable Harris Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday March 12, 2013, the twelfth legislative day in Montgomery The package deal was passed in the Senate, SB287 and SB288 passed on the Senate floor. SB287 provides for transfer to the state general fund during the fiscal year 2014 of certain anticipated tobacco revenue, while SB288, under existing … Continued
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March 13, 2013

Strange Announces Settlement in Tobacco Case

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced on Wednesday that Alabama was part of multi-state agreement with the major tobacco companies.  Wednesday’s agreement settles a 10-year dispute regarding payments under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). AG Strange said, “This settlement is important for Alabama and essential to the future … Continued
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December 19, 2012

UAB Medicine Won’t Hire Tobacco Users

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Cigarettes, cigars, snuff, and chewing tobacco are all legally sold in the state of Alabama to adults. That said, if you use any of those products UAB Medicine will soon not hire you. UAB Medicine announced that it is launching a tobacco-free hiring policy for all new hires on or … Continued
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November 15, 2012

McClendon Says Tax Increase is Unlikely to Pass Legislature

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, Rep. Jim McClendon (R) from Springville told ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ in exclusive phone comments that the state legislature is very unlikely to pass a new tobacco tax to prevent expected cuts to the Alabama General Fund.  We asked Rep. McClendon about HB712 which would raise the Alabama … Continued
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April 24, 2012