Like a smoke ring floating up to the ceiling of a dimly lit bar, cigarette prices continue to rise. Today, the state’s $1-a-pack tax increase, which passed unanimously in the Florida Senate and by a nearly a three-to-one margin in the state House, takes effect. It is the first increase in Florida’s cigarette tax since 1990 and moves the state’s per-pack tax from 33.9 cents – 46th highest in the country – to $1.33.9, ... Jump to full article >>