Cig Tax Up in Smoke
JFC members are smart enough to recognize political kryptonite, so tonight they stayed as far away from a cigarette tax increase as they could without leaving the roof.
No members offered motions or alternatives to budget paper 332, the document relevant to an increase, so Assembly Co-Chair Dean Kaufert closed it out.
“You closed out that paper so that means smokes are safe?” asked Dem Sen. Russ Decker.
“Smoking is not safe,” joked Kaufert. “I'd say we're moving on.”
