SALT LAKE CITY -- A bill that restricts the sale of electronic cigarettes as well as toughens penalties for people caught using or trying to obtain a false driver's license or other fake identification was approved unanimously in the House unanimously Friday HB88 sponsored by Ronda Rudd Menlove, R-Garland, is among four bills targeting new tobacco products generally and is one of two that focus specifically on electronic cigarettes, most of which are available only via the Internet. The Senate approved the bill Thursday.
As childhood obesity rises throughout the Commonwealth and throughout the country, legislators have been searching for ways to address the problem. "Obviously, everyone [in the state Senate] is very alarmed about the high level of diabetes and obesity rates," Senate President Therese Murray told the Globe. "It's a crisis. Candy, soft drinks and other sweetened beverages add significant non-nutritional calories to the diets of Americans and are direcdy linked to obesity, especially among children," the governor stated in a policy brief for the new tax. "Removing the tax exemption for the purchase of sweetened soda and candy is a critical first step in discouraging the consumption of these empty calories." John Connaughton, managing director of Bain Capital, LLC and a Berklee trustee (f...
West Virginia lawmakers are considering a new home for a public Internet services agency through the sale of its Morgantown property. The House Finance Committee endorsed a measure Tuesday that addresses a future site for WVNET.
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