Governor expected to say at news conference today he will veto increase to 57 cents a pack Gov. Mark Sanford will reveal today whether he will veto a bill to raise the state’s lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax to 57 cents from 7 cents per pack. While his office was not giving any clues Monday as to what the governor will do, it’s widely assumed that he will veto again, as he did two years ago. Sanford will talk about his decision at a 12:15 ... Jump to full article >>

Huber Heights bar owner Dave Grusenmeyer says he’s pleased with a Columbus judge’s decision that throws a potential wrench into the way Ohio’s statewide smoking ban is being enforced. “What it’s going to mean is that they get things changed around so I once again will have the right to run my business the way I choose to run it,” Grusenmeyer, owner of the Beacon Lounge and president of the Miami Valley Licensed Beverage Association, ... Jump to full article >>

The decision to not legalise smokeless tobacco has been labelled as “arrogant” by a former Conservative minister. During Commons health questions, Christopher Chope (Con, Christchurch) said that through introducing the use of a smokeless tobacco snus, 30,000 lives could be saved each year. He stated: “Don’t you realise that based on the Swedish experience, if snus was legalised in the UK, it would save up to 30,000 lives ... Jump to full article >>