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Blanco Gives Up On Proposed Cigarette Tax Hike
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 14, 2005 03:26pm |
| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| News Date | Jun 14, 2005 03:00pm |
| Description | BATON ROUGE, La. -- Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Tuesday that she's giving up on her proposed cigarette tax hike. The measure has remained stalled on the House floor for more than a month as the governor fought against strong opposition trying to get the votes she needed to pass it.
Blanco said a bipartisan majority of lawmakers supported the tax, but not the two-thirds majority needed for passage.
Blanco told a Baton Rouge news conference that thousands of educators and parents across our state are bitterly disappointed that a willful, obstructionist group sided with cigarette vendors and against teachers and children.
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