• The Tax Cap IS Within Reach! Call The Assembly NOW!

    Passage of the Cigar Tax Cap, Assembly Bill 1093, is within reach! We made a great deal of headway in 2011. However, given New York State’s current fiscal situation and the state of the national economy, there is no better time than now to call your Assembly Member and state unequivocally that they should support AB 1093.  …

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  • Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel Discusses the Cigar Tax Cap (Audio)

    On Sunday, July 10 Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel spoke about the Cigar Tax Cap on Gotham Talk Radio which airs on AM 970 The Apple. Listen to the audio of here interview here (see Part 2).

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  • Wall Street Journal: City Smoking Ban “An Absolute Joke”

    From the Monday, June 27 Wall Street Journal comes an article on the New York City smoking ban in parks and on beaches: City Ban on Smoking Called ‘an Absolute Joke’ But the city is hoping the law will largely be self-enforcing. When lawmakers passed the new law, they deliberately prohibited police officers from issuing …

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  • An Open Letter From The New York Tobacconist Association Regarding The Cigar Tax Cap

    The legislative session in Albany came to a close yesterday. I want to update our members and friends as to what has taken place up to this point and more importantly, where we go from here. First, let me start by saying how proud I am of all our Professional Tobacconists, sales representatives and customers. …

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