Peter SchorschJune 12, 2024
3min0
Small firm racks up big wins in 2024 Legislative Session
Tag: Big TobaccoA nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.
Peter SchorschJune 12, 2024
Jesse SchecknerFebruary 27, 2024
5min0
‘If you’re in the business that’s predicated on selling products being marketed to children, then maybe you can find a different line.’
Jesse SchecknerFebruary 20, 2024
9min0
The Sunshine State leads the nation in China-sourced nicotine dispensing device sales, according to the Florida Retail Federation.
Kelly HayesSeptember 19, 2020
3min878
Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled Friday that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company will have to pay the state a one-time $92 million payment, as well as an estimated $30 million annually — a win for Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. R.J. Reynolds was part of the 1997 settlement in which cigarette makers agreed to […]
Wire ServicesAugust 13, 2020
4min594
The cases stem from a ruling regarding tobacco dangers and misrepresentation.
Wire ServicesJune 8, 2020
7min631
R.J. Reynolds wants off the hook after it sold four brands.
Drew WilsonApril 30, 20197min331
“It’s a sad state of affairs — a bill with such good intentions has been maimed with toxic amendments.”
Drew WilsonAugust 7, 20185min549
With Floridians purchasing fewer packs of cigarettes and a top cigarette company fighting to avoid settlement payments, state economists are forecasting a dip in tobacco tax collections and settlement revenues going forward. During a Tuesday meeting of the Revenue Estimating Conference, state economists said many smokers are smoking less and some are switching to “e-cigarettes” […]
Jim RosicaMarch 20, 2018
5min565
After nearly an hour of discussion, a Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) proposal that would affect the state’s efforts to reduce smoking was postponed Tuesday. CRC member and House Speaker pro tempore Jeanette Nuñez, who filed the measure (P94), pulled it from the floor after several commissioners questioned its necessity. Tobacco Free Florida, the state’s tobacco prevention and cessation program, […]
Staff ReportsMarch 16, 20183min252
Despite a proposed tweak to a constitutional amendment, the Protect Tobacco Free Florida coalition says it still opposes the underlying measure. The proposal (P94), filed by Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) member and House Speaker pro tempore Jeanette Nuñez, originally would have redirected dollars from tobacco-prevention efforts to cancer research. Nuñez on Wednesday filed an “amendment to the […]