California tobacco tax bid nears ballot approval
A funded coalition led by Tom Steyer plans a measure to raise California cigarette tax by 2 per pack to 2.87, funding Medi Cal and anti smoking campaigns. If verified, the measure would appear on the November ballot with other proposals including plastic bag bans and condom use in adult films.
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Steyer
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Hearings probe details of El Faro sinking in Jacksonville
A second round of Marine Board investigative hearings starts in Jacksonville at 9 a.m. to examine the El Faro disaster.Witnesses will probe vessel stability, weather forecasting, and cargo loading before the October 1 sinking that killed 33 aboard. The National Transportation Safety Board and Coast Guard seek the voyage data recorder, while earlier testimony showed captain Michael Davidson considered a slower route during a prior storm.
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