It would have been imprudent for the West Virginia Legislature to raise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products, as those tax hikes would fall disproportionately ... (read more)

Anti-smoking advocates want a $1 per pack hike in Illinois' cigarette tax on top of the 62 cents per pack federal excise tax increase that took effect just ... (read more)

On February 8, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published a study by a research team from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ... (read more)

A cigarette tax increase is not a reliable way of raising revenue, and the brunt of the burden will fall disproportionately on lower-income individuals ... (read more)

“Heart attacks plummet after smoking ban” declared the UK’s Sunday Times, as it reported that England’s smoking ban has “caused ... (read more)

NOAs President Calvin Coolidge once said, “Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.” Property rights are at the heart ... (read more)

Gov. Mark Parkinson's recommendation to use a cigarette tax increase to help cover Kansas's $300 million budget deficit should be worrisome not only to ... (read more)

Tobacco tax hikes like the one being discussed in Utah should be recognized for what they are: unstable and regressive tax increases targeting a minority ... (read more)

Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis conclude that Illinois lost more than $200 million of gambling tax revenue in the first year of a ban ... (read more)

Casino tax revenues in Illinois are going up in smoke, apparently because of the state’s ban on smoking cigarettes in public places, according to ... (read more)