Fight over the cigarette tax as usual, then just calculate the total tax due say, $100 million and send the bill to tobacco companies. Can we really count on that if the companies are willing to spend hundreds of dollars per Hoosier smoker every year cutting prices and offering 2-for-1 deals on packages of cigarettes? Mitch Daniels argue that raising the tax on cigarettes will discourage smoking, because each pack will be more expensive. If you re going to hire a caretaker for a state...

There are 20 other people, smokers and nonsmokers, hanging out, enjoying themselves, not doing any harm to anyone (except maybe themselves) The law requires bar managers to enforce the ban by telling patrons they can't smoke, but they are cautioned not to take any action other than to call the Health Department to report smokers. I'm sure there are other smoke-easys around town where owners don't enforce the law, due to philosophy or maybe lethargy. Seamus tries "to adhere to the letter of...

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He accuses an Alger County Sheriff s deputy of bribing an inmate with chewing tobacco and the promise of a reduced sentence if the man would search Richardson s private and privileged legal papers. The search of the files violated Richardson s constitutional rights and if Bahrman was given information illegally, a special prosecutor must be appointed, Numinen wrote. The People simply can t control the actions of streetwise inmates who see in this Defendant an opportunity to advance their...

The Spanish tobacco group is also under attack from analysts who have criticised it for a defence presentation to shareholders that industry watchers said "lacks credibility" Altadis shareholders concerned at the lack of a rival offer to that of suitor Imperial have accused the board of "not doing enough" to secure a deal for the company. A leading shareholder, concerned at the prospect of losing a deal altogether, said: "Though we want the best possible price, our priority is to get a...