Supporters of the bill argued that it would save lives and tackle two of the state’s biggest problems. Raising the tax by $1.50 per pack would cut health care costs by pushing more smokers to quit, they said.
By Martha Stoddard / World-Herald Bureau, Omaha World-Herald
Thu, 02/11/2016 - 11:00pm
Supporters of the bill argued that it would save lives and tackle two of the state’s biggest problems. Raising the tax by $1.50 per pack would cut health care costs by pushing more smokers to quit, they said.