Proponents of a $1-per-pack tax on tobacco conceded defeat Friday after weeks of hoping that votes on late-arriving ballots could erase a June 5 electoral deficit.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Supporters admit defeat on Prop. 29 tobacco tax
The remaining uncounted votes aren't enough to pass a $1-per-pack levy that was heavily opposed by the industry as well as business and anti-tax groups.
Proponents of a $1-per-pack tax on tobacco conceded defeat Friday after weeks of hoping that votes on late-arriving ballots could erase a June 5 electoral deficit.
Proponents of a $1-per-pack tax on tobacco conceded defeat Friday after weeks of hoping that votes on late-arriving ballots could erase a June 5 electoral deficit.
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