As a proponent for Proposition B, and a long-time supporter of anti-tobacco issues, I am pleased to see the Sedalia 200 school board support the tobacco tax increase.
At 17 cents a pack, our cigarette tax is the lowest in the nation. The proposed 73-cent boost would bring us in line with the nine states around us and still keep us in the bottom half of all states at 38th. The national average per pack is $1.49.
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