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(From US Newswire)
To: National and State Desks
Contact: Jennifer Friedman of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, 202-296-5469, Web: http://www.tobaccofreekids.org
WASHINGTON, March 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement of William V. Corr, executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, regarding Kentucky's historic cigarette tax increase:
The Kentucky Legislature's vote Tuesday night to increase the state's lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax by 27 cents, to 30 cents a pack, is a historic step toward protecting kids and taxpayers from tobacco's devastating toll. Kentucky's cigarette tax increase, along with recent…