We warned you here late Thursday that Sen. Steve Ogden was on the prowl for budget-balancing money -- and willing to stiff a cadre of tobacco lobbyists to get his way. In his Finance Committee yesterday and on the Senate...
The House this evening tentatively approved a bill that would adopt a weight-based tax on smokeless tobacco, replacing the current levy of 40 percent of the manufacturer's list price. The bill would raise money for incentives to have young doctors...