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    Prop 29: What you need to know

    Proposition 29: This measure would raise the state’s cigarette tax by one dollar, from 87 cents to $1.87. Proposition 29 would raise an estimated 800 million annually, with virtually all…

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    By Darrell Satzman • May 29, 2012 • 1 min read

    By kristin_a via Flickr

    Proposition 29: This measure would raise the state’s cigarette tax by one dollar, from 87 cents to $1.87. Proposition 29 would raise an estimated 800 million annually, with virtually all of the money going to cancer research and to programs to prevent people from smoking and to help them quit. KCRW explains:

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