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States raise tobacco tax, not necessarily revenue (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
WASHINGTON—Clipping away at a $590 million deficit, Rhode Island in April raised its taxes on cigarettes by $1 to $3.46 a pack—the highest rate in the country. With the backing of its governor, a former tobacco lobbyist, Mississippi in May imposed its first tax increase on smokers in more than two decades—up 50 cents to 68 cents a pack—and is considering another increase.Flood Watch In Effect For Northern Connecticut (Hartford Courant) ... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening... * portions of northern Connecticut... Massachusetts... southern New Hampshire and Rhode Island... including the following areas... in northern Connecticut...
Fairfield County Hall of Fame welcomes Rizzotti, Smith, Benanto (Connecticut Post) STAMFORD -- Sports history is something to be revered and cherished. And nothing captures the memorable moments and figures of Fairfield County sports for present and future generations like the
Washington Trust Chairman Receives Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) PROVIDENCE, R.I.----Washington Trust Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John C. Warren, has been awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the National Eagle Scout Association ; it is the organization's highest award.
A Bit Of Déjà Vu, This Time Hail (Litchfield County Times) Gusty winds, torrential down pours and extremely dark clouds swept through Litchfield County last Friday afternoon a little before rush-hour. But in parts of Bethlehem and Washington, summer turned into winter as hail covered the ground like snow.
Jockstrip: The world as we know it. (UPI) Survey: People hate to give up their phone ... Boy, 2, has pack-a-day habit ... Rhode Island moves to shorten formal name ... Wash. couple bring home baby giraffe ... The world as we know it from UPI.
Historic bell tapped to ring (Carteret County News-Times) CHERYL BURKE BEAUFORT — A very special bell will ring at 2 p.m. Saturday at a historic Beaufort church to celebrate Fourth of July.
July 4th events this weekend (The Providence Journal) FRIDAY
The Giant In James Madison (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News) James Madison wasn't your prototype Founding Father or president.
Do the Math: Pre-retirees should research tax burdens at possible retirement destinations (Winston-Salem Journal) Researching warm-weather retirement destinations has been a mission for Catherine Keller and her sisters in recent years. Besides a shared desire to leave shoveling and shivering behind after too many northern winters, the natives of Long Island, N.Y., are focused on how to keep their tax burdens as reasonable as possible in retirement -- an issue that will soon preoccupy millions of baby boomers.