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  • Every cigarette bought in Cuyahoga County gives a penny and a half to local arts and cultural organizations

  • Last month on Marketplace, I published a report from my year-long investigation about how Army, Air Force and Coast Guard bases in more than a do…

  • A few years ago I found myself standing inside a Coast Guard Exchange in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, waiting for a friend to buy a bottle of…

  • Smoking and chewing tobacco use in the armed forces is widespread. Yet many military bases break the rules and sell tobacco at big discounts.

  • As many states face dwindling revenue, New Hampshire is the latest to lure out-of-state smokers with lower cigarette taxes — a move that could fill budget holes.

  • The New York State legislature passed a bill that will increase taxes on cigarettes by $1.60. That could mean New Yorkers might pay upwards of $9 to puff. Cigarette taxes are an easy way to raise revenue, but Jeremy Hobson reports other states aren't racing to follow New York's lead.

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