Read news articles, editorials, and other media coverage for Proposition 86.
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July 27, 2007
Report shows Big Tobacco's contributions to Calif. politicians, NBC11.com (San Jose)
July 25, 2007
Enos, Kelly. Big tobacco spends big on state politics, Amador Ledger Dispatch
March 30, 2007
Dingell Opposes Funding SCHIP With Tobacco Tax Increases, California Healthline
March 07, 2007
Tobacco Tax Re-Emerges To Fund Health Care Programs, California Healthline
March 02, 2007
Associated Press. Schwarzenegger gets more than just cigars, report on gifts shows, North County Times
February 28, 2007
Hall, Carl T. Auditors raise questions about state stem cell agency, San Francisco Chronicle
February 04, 2007
Spending on Calif. ballot measures hit recorfd $333 million, KESQ (Palm Desert)
February 01, 2007
Lawrence, Steve. Spending on California initiatives hit record $333 million, San Jose Mercury News
December 29, 2006
Wright, Anthony. 2006 for California health consumers: Big victories & momentum for major reform, California Progress Report
December 26, 2006
Attacks on smoking go to extremes, The Argus
December 22, 2006
Speaker's Proposal Calls for Coverage of All Workers, Children, California Healthline
December 21, 2006
"An Analysis of Pre-election Field Polls Regarding Proposition 86, the Tax on Cigarettes Initiative" is our site of the day, California Progress Report
December 21, 2006
Pierce, Olga. Analysis: 'Fairness' smokes Calif. tax, United Press International
December 20, 2006
Folmar, Kate. Lawmakers make smokers breathe harder; Proposals include $1.90 tax hike per pack and fines for littering beaches, Tri-Valley Herald (Pleasanton)
December 19, 2006
Blue Shield of California Foundation awards $6.3 million to promote health access and quality, Business Wire (press release)
December 19, 2006
Christie, Jim. No letup in California's anti-cigarette politics, Scientific American.com
December 18, 2006
Editorial. Attacks on smoking, Contra Costa Times
December 15, 2006
Congress Discusses Children's Health Coverage Expansion, California Healthline
December 15, 2006
Folmar, Kate. Bills propose tobacco tax, secondhand smoke limits, Pasadena Star-News
December 15, 2006
Folmar, Kate. State lawmakers try again to limit smoking; Despite failure of cigarette tax in election, legislators offer new bills, Contra Costa Times
December 15, 2006
Tobacco-Related Measures Proposed, California Healthline
December 13, 2006
Getting Health Insurance for All: A Paradoxical Problem, California Healthline
December 13, 2006
Proposal Calls for Mandatory Coverage for Workers, Dependents, California Healthline
December 10, 2006
Herdt, Timm. Governor weighs health plans; Proposal likely to stress personal responsibility, Ventura County Star
December 06, 2006
California 23rd in National Health Ranking, California Healthline
December 06, 2006
Tumgoren, Serdar. Universal health care for kids bill introduced, Gilroy Dispatch
December 01, 2006
Phillips, Brian. Black market boom if Californians pass cigarette tax hike: Study, Heartland Institute
December 01, 2006
Schultz, E.J. Push begins to insure children; 763,000 youngsters go without health coverage in California, Fresno Bee
November 27, 2006
Chatfield, Gail. Up in smoke, North County Times
November 20, 2006
Harrison, Carol. Healthy Kids looks forward, Eureka Reporter
November 19, 2006
Woodson-Bryant, Sharon. Where does business end, NAACP begin?, Daily News of Los Angeles
November 17, 2006
Put out that cigarette; More people must take the initiative themselves to stop smoking, Stockton Record
November 17, 2006
Coupal, Jon. Stunning taxpayer victories tempered by debt doubts, Metropolitan News-Enterprise (Los Angeles)
November 16, 2006
Weintraub, Daniel. Ballad of the bad ballots, Napa Valley Register
November 14, 2006
Weintraub, Daniel. Ballot measures can't pass with serious opposition, Sacramento Bee
November 13, 2006
Benson, Clea. Insurance for kids: Back to square one; With defeat of Prop. 86, advocates seek new way to pay for health coverage, Sacramento Bee
November 13, 2006
Governor's No-Tax Pledge Could Affect Health Care Reform, California Healthline
November 11, 2006
Weinkopf, Chris. In state races, big bucks equaled big wins, Daily News of Los Angeles
November 09, 2006
Dodd, Catherine. Props. 86, 87 top ballot health issues, Synapse (San Francisco)
November 09, 2006
Harmon, Steven. Big money succeeds in beating measures, San Jose Mercury News
November 09, 2006
Supporters of Tobacco Tax Measure Optimistic, California Healthline
November 09, 2006
Harmon, Steven. Measures opposed by special interest defeated; Three initiatives take corporate interests head on, and none survive; results may create drive for reform efforts, Contra Costa Times
November 08, 2006
Big Tobacco wages successful anti-Prop. 86 effort, CBS 5.com
November 08, 2006
Prop. 86 defeated, Yahoo! News (press release)
November 08, 2006
Benes, Alejandro. Smoke-filled and anxious in California, Cigar Aficionado
November 08, 2006
Savona, David. Proposition 86 defeated in California, Cigar Aficionado
November 08, 2006
Benson, Clea. Oil tax defeated; tobacco tax trails, Sacramento Bee
November 08, 2006
Weeks, Katie. Proposition 86 fails; Would have changed the business of hospitals, San Diego Business Journal
November 07, 2006
Candidates Address Health Care in Final Campaign Stops, California Healthline
November 07, 2006
Flansburg, Darcie. Strong turnout at the polls, Redlands Daily Facts
November 06, 2006
Benson, Clea. Oil, tobacco tax foes claim risk to school aid; Props. 86, 87 would bypass education funding law, they say, Sacramento Bee
November 06, 2006
Foley, Stephen. BAT leads attack on anti-smoking laws, Independent Online Edition (London, UK)
November 06, 2006
Lazarus, Wendy and Gary Toebben. Investing in California's children with Prop 86, California Majority Report
November 06, 2006
Lewis, George. Smoking mad about Prop 86, Tehachapi News
November 06, 2006
Tobacco Tax Opponents Cite Effect on School Funding, California Healthline
November 05, 2006
Johnson, C. Schwarzenegger, Prop 86 maintain leads in latest poll, KXTV (Sacramento)
November 04, 2006
Craver, Richard. From coast to coast, big money poured into snuffing Proposition 86, Winston-Salem Journal
November 04, 2006
Former US Surgeon General David Satcher supports Prop 86; Strikes back at Big Tobacco, Business Wire (press release)
November 03, 2006
Yes on Proposition 86. Senator Feinstein speaks out on Prop 86, Business Wire (press release)
November 03, 2006
Groff, Joann. Prop 86 draws support from Calabasas, Agoura Hills Acorn
November 03, 2006
Stanford Democrats. Op-Ed: Prop. 86 would save lives, Stanford Daily
November 03, 2006
Geissinger, Steve. Audit of Prop. 10 money fuels ire; Opponents of Props. 86, 87 bemoan 'ballot-box budgeting' problem, Tri-Valley Herald (Pleasanton)
November 03, 2006
Children's Health Care Focus of a Second Term for Schwarzenegger, California Healthline
November 03, 2006
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein throws support behind Prop. 86 at Bay Area Rally, Business Wire (press release)
November 03, 2006
Orange County Register. Prop. 86: Cigarette-tax hike, Part 2, impact of Prop. 86 is filled with uncertainty, Porterville Recorder
November 03, 2006
Richman, Josh. Feinstein says mailer misleads voters, Oroville Mercury Register
November 02, 2006
LaGrelius, Thomas W. Prop. 86 is bad for your health; Sure, we all hate the effects of tobacco. That is not the issue here. This is a bad bill, Torrance Daily Breeze
November 02, 2006
Editorial. Yes on Prop. 86, Stanford Daily
November 02, 2006
Folmar, Kate. Poll shows tide turning against Props. 86, 87; Of voters surveyed, more now oppose the statewide measures, which target the tobacco and oil industries, respectively, Contra Costa Times
November 02, 2006
Geissinger, Steve. State's fumble on preschool tax energizes foes of Props. 86, 87; Critics say programs would create bureaucracies rife with loopholes and out-of-control spending, Contra Costa Times
November 02, 2006
Geissinger, Steve. Propositions 86, 87 fueling hot debate; Critics cite recent Reiner audit as reason to not pass 'ballot-box budgeting' measures, Inside Bay Area (Oakland)
November 02, 2006
Russo, Frank D. Field Poll shows very close races on Propositions 85 (abortion), 86 (tobacco tax), and 87 (oil severance tax). Prop 90 (government regulation) is now losing 42-35; Turnout by Democrats, Independents, and minor party voters can have big impacts on outcomes, California Progress Report
November 02, 2006
Editorial. No on Proposition 86, Ventura County Star
November 01, 2006
Thome, Elyssa. Prop. 86 to increase tobacco tax; Voters split on $2.60 tax per pack, California Aggie Online
November 01, 2006
Yancy, Pastor Will. It will save lives -- Think about that if you are on the fence about Prop 86, California Progress Report
November 01, 2006
Political Review: California Proposition 86, Blogcritics.org
November 01, 2006
Rohrs, Sarah. Nurses, buses call for 'yes' on Prop. 86, Vallejo Times Herald
November 01, 2006
Yes on Proposition 86. Yes on Prop 86 campaign launches new ad offering voters straight talk from a credible source, Business Wire (press release)
November 01, 2006
Editorial. Yes on Prop. 86, North County Times
October 31, 2006
Lieb, David A. Budget surplus cited by tobacco tax opponent, Contra Costa Times
October 31, 2006
Lopez, C.L. Smoke shops hope to snuff out Prop. 86, Redlands Daily Facts
October 31, 2006
Bennetts, Geni and Mark Diel. Yes on 86, for kids’ sake, Napa Valley Register
October 30, 2006
Benson, Clea. Prop. 86 raises tobacco tax in California, Scripps News
October 30, 2006
Schumsky, Matt. Prop. 86 a tax-the-poor scheme California focus; Hospital industry singles out smokers to enrich itself, Orange County Register
October 30, 2006
McGruder, Carol. California African Americans organize against Big Tobacco and for Prop 86, California Progress Report
October 30, 2006
Haughness, Norm. Propositions 86 and 87, Tehachapi News
October 30, 2006
Matthews, Mark. Prop. 86 pits tobacco against hospitals, abc7news.com (San Francisco)
October 30, 2006
Editorial. Election endorsements '06, UCSD Guardian Online
October 30, 2006
Covert, Michael H. Proposition 86 would greatly boost region's hospital emergency services, San Diego Business Journal
October 30, 2006
Starr, Hannah. Proposition is a cover for hhospital's [sic] special interests, Telescope
October 29, 2006
Contratto, Blair and Craig Leach. Prop. 86 would be good medicine; The Daily Breeze is opposing a measure that would improve health care, cut teen smoking and add to public education. Voters should support this measure along with leading national public health associations, Torrance Daily Breeze
October 29, 2006
Geron, Tomio. Hospitals would get cigarette tax money from Proposition 86, Long Beach Press-Telegram
October 28, 2006
Chamberlain, Andrew and Patrick Fleenor. The Proposition 86 poor tax; Call it a cigarette tax, but in reality Proposition 86 would stick it to low-income groups, not Big Tobacco, Los Angeles Times
October 28, 2006
BlacksforProp86.org is our site of the day, California Progress Report
October 27, 2006
Chorneau, Tom. CAMPAIGN 2006: 11 Days to go; 'Orgy' of spending on political ads -- $500 million breaks state record, San Francisco Chronicle
October 27, 2006
Eight-Year Decline in U.S. Smoking Rate Plateaus, Study Finds, California Healthline
October 27, 2006
No on Proposition 86, Californians Against Unaffordable Taxes. Prop. 86 Won't Fix the 'Hospital Problem'; Measure includes no guarantees that funds would increase emergency services for those most in need, Yahoo! News (press release)
October 27, 2006
Kaicher, Bud and Robert Stein. Anti-Prop. 86 ads depend on smoke and millions, North County Times
October 27, 2006
Editorial. Let’s not cough up more taxes, San Francisco Examiner
October 27, 2006
Lawrence, Steve. Oil, tobacco companies raise $144 million to fight tax hikes, San Jose Mercury News
October 27, 2006
Cox, William J. Prop 86 and the healing ministry of Catholic health care, The Tidings
October 26, 2006
CBS 5 poll: Anglides far behind, Prop. 86 weakens, CBS 5 (San Francisco)
October 26, 2006
Yes on Proposition 86. Proposition 86 garners endorsements from growing number of newspapers, Business Wire (press release)
October 25, 2006
Benson, Clea. Proposition 86: Measure called both lifesaver, tax abuse; Backers say tobacco levy would cut smoking, boost services; foes say hospital industry would profit, Sacramento Bee
October 25, 2006
Tobacco Tax Measure Raises Financial Concerns, California Healthline
October 25, 2006
Holmes, James R. Prop. 86 will save lives, health care costs, Redlands Daily Facts
October 24, 2006
Advertisement Supports Public Financing Measure, California Healthline
October 24, 2006
Russo, Frank D. Yes on Props 86 and 87--Follow the tobacco and oil money and consider the arguments, California Progress Report
October 24, 2006
Shughart, William F., II. Prop. 86 and the tyranny of the majority, The Independent Institute (Oakland)
October 24, 2006
Benes, Alejandro. Proposition 86: Taxing tobacco, Cigar Aficionado
October 23, 2006
Prop. 86 would hike Calif. cigarette tax, CBS 13 (Sacramento)
October 23, 2006
Some Groups Making Endorsements Receive Contributions, California Healthline
October 22, 2006
Morain, Dan. Money talks when topic is ballot endorsements; Some pitchmen for causes and candidates earn six-figure fees. This year, initiative campaigns are writing the biggest paychecks, ktla 5
October 22, 2006
Namkung, Pokie and George Wolfe. Don't be fooled: 86 will save lives, Santa Cruz Sentinel
October 21, 2006
NAACP supports California Proposition 86 to fund universal health care for children, U.S. Newswire (press release)
October 20, 2006
Harmon, Steven. Big bucks target tobacco, oil tax ballot measures; Corporate opponents to Propositions 86, 87 have spent $255 million to sway voters, Daily Review Online
October 20, 2006
Lempert, Ted. Prop. 86: Empower voters to save lives and money, San Francisco Chronicle
October 20, 2006
Allen-Taylor, Douglas. State Props. 86, 87 and 88 look to use new taxes, Berkeley Daily Planet
October 20, 2006
City Council announces its support of Prop. 86, CBS 2 (Los Angeles)
October 20, 2006
Hearden, Tim. Prop. 86 could net $2.1 billion in cigarette taxes; Critics doubt cash will cut youth smoking; backers say price boost may slow sales, Redding Record-Searchlight
October 19, 2006
Sweeney, James P. Initiative would put the squeeze on smokers, San Diego Union-Tribune
October 19, 2006
Tobacco Tax Measure Ads' Claims, Funding Discussed, California Healthline
October 19, 2006
Debate Continues Over Tobacco Tax Measure, California Healthline
October 16, 2006
Cobb, Nikki. Tobacco tax debate smokin', Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
October 16, 2006
Calif. NAACP, opponent of cigarette tax, takes tobacco money, Join Together Online
October 15, 2006
Many local health systems in favor of Proposition 86, Eureka Reporter
October 15, 2006
Bodaken, Bruce. A New Year's recipe for resuscitating universal health care, San Francisco Chronicle
October 15, 2006
Perez, Bernardo M. Prop. 86 will provide health insurance to kids, Ventura County Star
October 15, 2006
Brownstein, Ronald. States, not Feds, tending to nation's uninsured children, Los Angeles Times
October 15, 2006
Prop 86: Saving lives, or creating crime?, KCBS
October 15, 2006
Sweeney, James P. Tobacco tax plan on ballot may push the limit for voters; Proposition 86 initiative would boost the rate on cigarettes by 300 percent. That's an extra $3.47 a pack, Torrance Daily Breeze
October 13, 2006
Geissinger, Steve. Mix of fiscal, emotional propositions to hit ballot; Voter interest in an initiative system may be waning, Inside Bay Area (Oakland)
October 13, 2006
The Latino Coalition. Latino leaders oppose Proposition 86; Tax increase would have devastating impact in the Latino community, U.S. Newswire (press release)
October 13, 2006
Carry, David. Tobacco giants fight ballot measures, Forbes
October 13, 2006
Associated Press. Tobacco giants wage all-out fight against state anti-smoking measures on Nov. 7 ballot, International Herald Tribune (France)
October 13, 2006
Yes on Proposition 86. California's ethnic leaders Actively support Proposition 86, Business Wire (press release)
October 13, 2006
Morrison, Patt (Need a media player to listen). Proposition 86 debate, KPCC
October 12, 2006
Benson, Clea. NAACP defends its tobacco cash, Sacramento Bee
October 12, 2006
Cuddy, Bob. Board backs state cigarette tax, San Luis Obispo Tribune
October 12, 2006
Editorial. Vote to reduce smoking; Proposition 86 would promote health in many ways, San Jose Mercury News
October 12, 2006
Lopez, Bill. Commentary: Cigar smoker opposes Proposition 86 on Nov. 7 ballot, Banning/Beaumont Record Gazette
October 12, 2006
Williams, Steve. Our opinion: California hostility, Victorville Daily Press
October 12, 2006
Editorial. The Independent's 2006 endorsements (Yes on 86), Santa Barbara Independent
October 12, 2006
Goldmacher, Shane. NAACP's Huffman assailed for tobacco, telecom payments, Capitol Weekly
October 12, 2006
Editorial. Endorsements 2006 (No on 86), San Francisco Examiner
October 12, 2006
Editorial. Proposition 86 would save lives and money; vote Yes on Nov. 7, Fontana Herald News
October 12, 2006
Haefele, Marc with Shirley Jahad. Haefele on Proposition 86, KPCC News
October 11, 2006
Cal-Tax. Growing list of opponents speak out against Prop. 86, PR Newswire (press release)
October 10, 2006
Cooper, Christopher. Big Tobacco spending big money to fight, Wall Street Journal
October 09, 2006
Editorial. Yes on Proposition 86; Using outgroups to fund desirables is a dodgy idea, but at least this one cuts down on smoking, Los Angeles Times
October 09, 2006
Editorial. Reject these 3; See through the smoke, San Francisco Chronicle
October 09, 2006
Sundaram, Viji. Health care advocate touts Proposition 86; Sponsored by California Pan-Ethnic Health Network and NAM, New California Media
October 08, 2006
Editorial. Send Prop. 86 up in smoke, Contra Costa Times
October 08, 2006
Cardine, Sara. New smoking tax could bring in $2.1B, Stockton Record
October 08, 2006
Saunders Debra J. Designer prices, not designer government, San Francisco Chronicle
October 08, 2006
Editorial. New cigarette tax will save California lives, Oakland Tribune
October 07, 2006
Ostrov, Barbara Feder. Cigarette tax would raise billions; Record tax would go to health programs, San Jose Mercury News
October 07, 2006
New cigarette tax will save California lives, The Argus
October 06, 2006
Morain, Dan. Total campaign outlays approach $400 million, Los Angeles Times
October 06, 2006
Guest perspective: Prop. 86, 10News.com
October 05, 2006
Joseph, Brian. Sin tax may hurt patients; Antitrust language in Prop. 86 could let hospitals fix prices, according to legal experts, Orange County Register
October 05, 2006
Joseph, Brian. How higher cigarette tax may play out, Orange County Register
October 05, 2006
Halper, Evan. Tobacco firms light up airwaves to battle cigarette tax; Companies are running ads saying Prop. 86 is a money grab by hospitals and HMOs. Proponents say they are just fouling the air with deception, Los Angeles Times
October 04, 2006
Prolo, Donald J. Prop. 86 contains hidden danger, San Jose Mercury News
October 04, 2006
Yi, Matthew. Campaign 2006: Propositions; Opposition TV ads cut leads of Props. 86 and 87; Big tobacco and oil fund campaigns against initiatives, San Francisco Chronicle
October 04, 2006
Lin, Judy. Field Poll: Leads narrower for tax measures; Cigarette, energy initiatives still ahead as TV ads kick in, Sacramento Bee
October 04, 2006
California nonsmokers poised to vote their own tax increase, says nicotine replacement therapy researcher, PR Web (press release)
October 03, 2006
Cuddy, Bob. Supervisors back smoking tax; Ovitt lone dissenter, San Luis Obispo Tribune
October 03, 2006
Malaby, Alicia. Proposition 86 would triple tobacco tax, KXTV (Sacramento)
October 03, 2006
Guest perspective: Prop. 86, 10News.com
October 03, 2006
Californians Against Unaccountable Taxes. Latest Field Poll numbers Show Prop. 86 losing support, Yahoo! News (press release)
October 03, 2006
Lyons, Judy Sevrens and Karen de Sa. Election 2006: Props. 86 & 87; Ad campaigns moving voters to 'no' side, latest poll shows, San Jose Mercury News
October 01, 2006
Bennett, Steve. Prop. 86 to tax tobacco will boost local healthcare, Ventura County Star
September 30, 2006
Mayor Villaraigosa endorses cigarette tax measure, ABC 7 News
September 29, 2006
Editorial. Vote yes on cigarette tax this November, Paradise Post
September 28, 2006
Editorial. No on 86, Press-Enterprise (Riverside)
September 28, 2006
Yes on Proposition 86. LA Mayor Villaraigosa displays a city united behind Prop. 86 at press conference/rally, Business Wire
September 27, 2006
CBS 5 poll: Arnold, Prop. 86 get strong support, CBS 5 News
September 27, 2006
Olney, Warren. Proposition 86: Should smokers save ER's and provide healthcare for children?, KCRW's "Which Way LA?"
September 26, 2006
Gledhill, Lynda. Cigarette tax plan would insure kids, reimburse ER care, San Francisco Chronicle
September 26, 2006
Russo, Frank D. In Prop. 86 fight between hospitals (pro) and tobacco (con), tie could be broken by consumer groups in favor, California Progress Report
September 26, 2006
Los Angeles County Medical Association. LACMA opposes Proposition 86, Yahoo News (press release)
September 24, 2006
Johnson, Loren A. In considering Prop. 86, just connect the dots of illnesses, Sacramento Bee
September 24, 2006
Dillow, Gordon. Smoking survives even death and taxes, Orange County Register
September 22, 2006
Editorial. Prop. 89's real goal: Clear way for state health care, Daily Breeze (Torrance, CA)
September 22, 2006
Prop. 86 sparks interest from smokers, non-smokers; Proponents claim increased taxes will deter new smokers, NBC San Diego
September 21, 2006
Blackledge, Steve. CALPIRG supports California ballot Propositions 87, 89, and 86, California Progress Report
September 21, 2006
Editorial. Prop. 86: Good intent, maybe, but bad policy, Modesto Bee
September 21, 2006
Editorial. Prop. 86 won't treat the ailment it claims to, Daily Breeze (Torrance, CA)
September 21, 2006
Editorial. No on Proposition 86, Pasadena Star-News
September 20, 2006
Editorial. No on Prop. 86; Advocates disguise measure's primary goal, San Diego Union-Tribune
September 20, 2006
Olivier for Governor. Gubernatorial candidate warns that Proposition 86 will entitle illegal aliens to subsizided health care, FinanceVisor
September 19, 2006
Shaeffer, Charlie. Cigarette tax would save lives, Sacramento Bee
September 19, 2006
California Budget Project. What would Proposition 86 mean for California, CBP Budget Brief
September 18, 2006
Myers, John. $48 million and counting; Big Tobacco took out its checkbook again on Friday in efforts to beat back a new cigarette tax initiative, KQED Capital Notes
September 18, 2006
Moretti, Michael. Fight against California tax gains ground, Cigar Aficionado
September 18, 2006
Yes on Proposition 86. Tobacco industry closing in on $50 million to protect cigarette sales and profits in California, Business Wire
September 16, 2006
Geissinger, Steve. Bond backers fear cost of ads; Oil, tobacco firms pushing up TV prices for fall campaign, San Jose Mercury News
September 15, 2006
No on Prop 86 campaign. Public safety organizations oppose Prop. 86, PR Newswire
September 15, 2006
Alexander, Stewart A. California propositions: Billions for special interest, IndyBay.org
September 14, 2006
Gledhill, Lynda. Tobacco tax supporters fighting back with ads, San Francisco Chronicle
September 13, 2006
Schrag, Peter. Peter Schrag: Bad guys vs. 'free' goodies at the ballot box, Sacramento Bee
September 13, 2006
Gledhill, Lynda. Tobacco and oil ballot issues draw big money, San Francisco Chronicle
September 12, 2006
Lum, Rebecca Rosen. Clergy join endeavor to pass tax on tobacco; Bay Area: Backer of Prop. 86, which would help fund health care, says it's important 'we act on our faith in a concrete way', Contra Costa Times
September 11, 2006
Editorial: No on Proposition 86; Cigarette tax not a solution for hospitals, Sacramento Bee
September 11, 2006
Malloy, Elizabeth. Proposition 86 gets backing from health care workers, San Diego Daily Transcript
September 09, 2006
Benson, Clea. Tobacco firms spend big to stop tax; Opponents of Proposition 86 say that corporate interests such as hospitals will gain from a cigarette levy, Contra Costa Times
September 08, 2006
Finnegan, Michael. The $46-billion questions await state's voters; Ballot measures would release a torrent of spending on California's infrastructure but test the public's stomach for more debt and taxes, Los Angeles Times
September 07, 2006
Matthews, Mark. Fact check: Proposition 86 TV ads, ABC 7 News
September 06, 2006
Herdt, Timm. The opposite of trust? When Big Tobacco speaks, expect to hear a whopper, Ventura County Star
September 06, 2006
American Cancer Society. 'Butt out' of California, supporters of Proposition 86 tell tobacco company Philip Morris and its leader Steve Parrish, AScribe, The Public Interest Newsletter
September 01, 2006
California Affiliates of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. All California Komen affiliates unite to support tobacco tax ballot initiative which will save women's lives by fighting breast cancer, PR Newswire
August 30, 2006
Poll: Reed, Schwarzenegger, Feinstein, Prop 86 Win, CBS 5 News
August 29, 2006
Nelson, Craig. Prop. 86 a bane for taxpayers, Daily Trojan Online
August 26, 2006
Broderick, Pat. Chamber lauds Pacific Gateway, other measures, San Diego Business Journal
August 25, 2006
Weeks, Katie. Chamber stance on tobacco tax evolved, San Diego Business Journal
August 24, 2006
Editorial. Cigarette tax bad business; Charging $7 a pack would hurt the poor and uneducated; Our view: Proposition 86 belongs in an ashtray. The November ballot proposal to make a pack of cigarettes in California the most expensive in the nation flicks a butt squar, San Bernardino County Sun
August 24, 2006
Californians Against Unaccountable Taxes. Yes on Proposition 86 ads are misleading to the public, PR Newswire
August 23, 2006
Tumgoren, Serdar. Local tobacco company's future up in smoke?, Gilroy Dispatch
August 22, 2006
Editorial. No on Prop. 86, Long Beach Press-Telegram
August 22, 2006
Benson, Clea. Adwatch: Ad adds to tobacco tax confusion, Sacramento Bee
August 21, 2006
''They Lied'' ads begin airing; ''Yes on Prop 86'' campaign launches ads to expose the tobacco industry, Business Wire
August 21, 2006
Yes on Proposition 86 ads are misleading to the public, Yahoo News & PR Newswire
August 21, 2006
Tobacco tax ballot measure has opponents up in smoke, KPBS (San Diego)
August 21, 2006
Weeks, Katie. Smokers could cough up billions for health care if measure passes, San Diego Business Journal
August 18, 2006
Editorial. Prop. 86 a tax increase nonstarter; If the programs this new levy would fund are so important, they should get general fund money, Orange County Register
August 18, 2006
Alert from Yes on Prop 86: Tobacco companies funding opposition to California's anti-smoking initiative found guilty of five-decade racketeering scheme, dBusinessNews
August 17, 2006
Editorial. A bad way to pay for some worthy programs, Orange County Register
August 15, 2006
Opposing Campaign Criticizes Tobacco Tax Measure, California Healthline
August 15, 2006
Bill Would Limit Smoking in Cars, California Healthline
August 14, 2006
Warecki, Rachael. Proposition 86 a smoking-hot topic, San Mateo Daily Journal
August 14, 2006
Californians Against Unaccountable Taxes. Proposition 86 opponents Launch first wave of advertising; TV ads seek to expose initiative's biggest funders, biggest beneficiaries, Yahoo News (press release)
August 13, 2006
Hoops, Stephanie. Prop. 86 debate raises issue of cigarette trafficking by terrorists, Ventura County Star
August 13, 2006
Folmar, Kate. Governor, Angelides seize initiatives as ammunition; By taking a stand on sex offenders, alternative energy, Schwarzenegger, challenger get message out, highlight differences, Contra Costa Times
August 08, 2006
Coalition Supporting Tobacco Tax Measure Profiled, California Healthline
August 07, 2006
Hoops, Stephanie. Sides square off in fight to hike tax on tobacco; Critics predict increase in crime, eventual drying up of revenue, Ventura County Star
August 07, 2006
Supporters, Opponents Debate Effect of Tobacco Tax Measure, California Healthline
August 07, 2006
Hoops, Stephanie. Sides square off in fight to hike tax on tobacco, Ventura County Star
August 07, 2006
Editorial. Two taxes top the November initiatives; Will voters back tax increases?, Orange County Register
August 06, 2006
Geissinger, Steve. Cigarette tax opponents cite terrorism, Tri-Valley Herald
August 06, 2006
Public campaign action fund statement on Democratic California gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides announcement of support for Proposition 89, U.S. Newswire
August 06, 2006
Geissinger, Steve. Prop. 86 foes trying to play terror card; Opponents say cigarette tax would create black market benefiting militants, Inside Bay Area
August 05, 2006
Henshaw, Jake. Poll: GPS for sex crimes, tax for cigs; Survey backs tax hike, tagging of sex offenders, Desert Sun (Palm Springs)
August 05, 2006
Harmon, Steven. Poll: Majority of voters back tougher law on sex offenders, San Jose Mercury News
August 02, 2006
Sanders, Jim. Jessica's Law has strong support; Cigarette, oil taxes backed; no majority for other measures, Sacramento Bee
August 02, 2006
Lawrence, Steve. Voters support four ballot measures; evenly divided over fifth, AP Wire and San Jose Mercury News
August 02, 2006
DiCamillo, Mark and Mervin Field. Field Poll: Big early leads for Prop 86 Cigarette Taxes, Prop 87 Alternative Energy, Prop 83 Sex Offenders, San Francisco Sentinel
August 02, 2006
On second day of Voices of California tour, Angelides vows to take on athsma, California Chronicle
August 01, 2006
Wildermuth, John. CAMPAIGN 2006: Financial reports; Angelides' campaign funds lagging far behind governor's, San Francisco Chronicle
August 01, 2006
Early Field Poll numbers indicate start of debate over Prop. 86, Yahoo News
July 31, 2006
Reynolds American spending big bucks on anti-tobacco initiatives, Wavy.com
July 31, 2006
Kurtzman, Laura and Julie Williams. Schwarzenegger spends $7 million on ads and still has money left, AP Wire and San Jose Mercury News
July 27, 2006
Reynolds tabs $40M to fight smoking ban, Associated Press
July 27, 2006
Angelides endorses Proposition 86, Business Wire
July 27, 2006
Big bucks to help fight anti-tobacco measures; Cigarette maker to spend $40 million, use ballot to beat smoking ban plan, MSNBC - USA
July 26, 2006
RJ Reynolds to spend $40 million fighting anti-smoking ballot initiatives, Genetic Engineering News
July 25, 2006
Opinion. Your cancer dollars help local people in need, Times-Standard (Eureka, CA)
July 24, 2006
Calif. proposition would hike smoking tax, United Press International
July 23, 2006
Ainsworth, Bill. Governor talks health care; critics call it 'too little, late', San Diego Union-Tribune
July 23, 2006
Welch, William M. California cigarette tax could skyrocket, USA Today
July 21, 2006
California tobacco tax initiative qualifies for November 2006 ballot, Sacramento Daily Business News
July 21, 2006
Wildermuth, John. Campaign200G: November initiatives; abortion notice returns to voters, San Francisco Chronicle
July 19, 2006
National expert says best way to reduce smoking is increase cigarette taxes, Business Wire
July 15, 2006
Rally to support raise in tobacco tax set for Relay for Life, Times-Standard (Eureka, CA)
July 09, 2006
Marelius, John. 13 measures could be bad luck; Bond, tax initiatives dicey for candidates, San Diego Union-Tribune
July 01, 2006
Hecht, Peter. Coming this fall: Big ballot bingo, Sacramento Bee
June 30, 2006
Lucky - or unlucky - 13 measures qualify for November ballot, AP Wire and San Jose Mercury News
June 27, 2006
Surgeon General’s report reinforces need for tobacco tax initiative in California; Secondhand smoke a serious health hazard that can lead to disease and premature death in children and nonsmoking adults, Business Wire
June 20, 2006
Abortion notification, tobacco tax make November ballot, Contra Costa Times and AP Wire
June 20, 2006
Abortion notification, tobacco tax make November ballot, AP Wire and San Jose Mercury News
June 20, 2006
Tobacco tax increase added to November ballot, San Jose Business Journal
June 20, 2006
California tobacco tax qualifies for November 2006 ballot, Business Wire
June 19, 2006
Myers, John. Tobacco tax initiative qualifies, KQED Capital Notes
June 09, 2006
Chung, Juliet. A Healthy Outlook for Children's Medical Care; Legislative and local proposals in the works could mean coverage for all minors in California, regardless of their legal status, Los Angeles Times
June 07, 2006
Davis, Aaron C. November initiatives could face skepticism from weary voters, AP Wire and San Jose Mercury News
May 12, 2006
Moretti, Michael. Industry to challenge proposed California tax, Cigar Aficionado
May 05, 2006
One million signatures gathered to boost tobacco tax; Health advocates hope to qualify measure for November ballot, NBC 4 News
May 05, 2006
Vesely, Rebecca. Tobacco tax plan closes in on ballot; Advocates turn in signatures for initiative that could tack additional $2.60 onto cigarette pack, Oakland Tribune
May 04, 2006
Cigarette-tax campaign turns in signatures, Press-Enterprise (Riverside)
May 04, 2006
Group pushes to increase state tobacco tax, ABC 7 News
May 04, 2006
Health advocates working to raise tobacco tax, CBS 2 News
May 04, 2006
Tobacco tax closer to appearing on November ballot, CBS 13 News
April 26, 2006
Savona, David. Higher taxes threatening California retailers, Cigar Aficionado
February 22, 2006
McIntosh, Andrew. Court backs state in ad fight; Tobacco firms tried to halt tax funding of don't-smoke pitches, Sacramento Bee
February 12, 2006
Churches set to talk on tobacco tax increase, San Diego Union-Tribune
December 24, 2005
Griffith, Dorsey. Tobacco tax advocates spar over priorities, Sacramento Bee
December 14, 2005
Gledhill, Lynn. California; Tobacco tax hike alliance; 2 groups combine on ballot measure, San Francisco Chronicle
November 28, 2005
Rau, Jordan. Voter initiatives taking shape for ’06 state ballot; Although all measures failed in the special election, new ones on a tobacco tax, same-sex marriage and other issues in the works, Los Angeles Times
November 27, 2005
Benson, Clea. California health groups disagree about tobacco tax ballot measures, Ventura County Star
July 24, 2005
Benson, Clea. On one side: Hospitals worried about the costs of emergency room care. On the other side: Advocates of state-funded universal preschool. The question: If only one measure can win, which should it be?; Tobacco taxes may duel in 2006, Sacramento Bee
