Prop. 29:Cigarette Tax

Imposes additional tax on cigarettes for cancer research.

Outcome: Failed

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Huffington Post Suzanne Merkelson: Forget Wisconsin: Why California's Cigarette Tax Is The Big Money Story This Week (Op-Ed) June 7, 2012
California Aggie Vince Shea and Brendan Repicky: Guest Stop: Yes on 29 June 5, 2012
Blisstree Deborah Dunham: And This Is Why Lance Armstrong Is So Awesome: He Supports Proposition 29′s Cigarette Tax (Op-Ed) June 4, 2012
San Diego Business Journal Duane Roth, Joe Panetta, Mark Cafferty, and Ruben Barrales: Don’t Believe the Tobacco Companies — Proposition 29 Is Good for San Diego (Op-Ed) June 4, 2012
Daily Californian Smoke and Mirrors June 4, 2012
Rafu Shimpo Dr. Paul Y. Song: Vox Populi: Prop. 29 Will Benefit AAPI Community (Op-Ed) June 4, 2012
Santa Cruz Sentinel As We See It: June 3, 2012: Why June 5 Primary Matters June 3, 2012
Vallejo Times-Herald Rick Siefke, MSW, Sutter Solano Cancer Center, American Cancer Society volunteer: Beat Big Tobacco -- Say 'Yes' to Proposition 29 (Letter to the Editor) June 3, 2012
Daily Democrat Big Tobacco Blows Smoke Over Prop. 29 June 3, 2012
Desert Sun Desert Sun Endorsements for June 5 Election June 3, 2012
Lompoc Record Enhancing Power of Democracy June 3, 2012
Lompoc Record Charles Schermerhorn, Lompoc: Get Behind Prop. 29 (Letter to the Editor) June 3, 2012
Sacramento Bee Dan Morain: Never a Dull Moment in Politics June 3, 2012
Daily Bruin Eitan Arom: Values-Based Proposition 29 Would Be Beneficial for State’s Tax System (Op-Ed) June 3, 2012
Vacaville Reporter Mitchell: Yes on Prop. 29 (Op-Ed) June 2, 2012
Huffington Post Felix Aguilar: An Open Letter To The California Hispanic Chambers Of Commerce (Op-Ed) June 1, 2012
San Gabriel Valley Tribune David Veneziano: Beat Big Tobacco: Vote Yes on Prop. 29 (Op-Ed) June 1, 2012
LA Times Sherry Lansing and Kristiina Vuori: Cigarette Taxes: The Anti-Prop. 29 Smokescreen (Op-Ed) June 1, 2012
Times Press Recorder Melinda Marchiano, Nipomo: Strong Case for Prop. 29 (Letter to the Editor) June 1, 2012
Contra Costa Times Contra Costa Times Editorial: Prop. 29 Imperfect, but Still Deserves Voters' Support May 31, 2012
Milpitas Post Editorial: Tuesday Election Poses Important Issues, Candidates May 31, 2012
San Diego Gay and Lesbian News Tom Luhnow: Guest Commentary: Prop 29 is Good for Everyone (Except Big Tobacco) (Op-Ed) May 31, 2012
Fusicology How Will California’s Proposition 29 Benefit the African American Community? May 31, 2012
SF Bay Times Gloria Stolis: Stop the Bullying! Vote Yes on Prop. 29 May 31, 2012
Arcata Eye Lin Glen, American Cancer Society Volunteer, Blue Lake: Endorsement Letters for the June Ballot Vol. 2 - May 30, 2012 (Letter to the Editor) May 30, 2012
Contra Costa Times Margo Connolly, Lafayette: May 31 Letters to the Editor May 30, 2012
Huffington Post Sherry Lansing: Separating Fact From Fiction: Why You Should Vote 'Yes' on Prop 29 (Op-Ed) May 30, 2012
Gilroy Dispatch Martin Cheek: Tobacco Comes with Hidden Costs (Op-Ed) May 30, 2012
Monterey County Herald Grant Swanson: Vote Yes for Prop. 29 May 30, 2012
San Francisco Bay View Carol McGruder and Dr. Phillip Gardiner: African American Tobacco Control Experts Unanimously Support Prop 29 (Letter to the Editor) May 29, 2012
San Francisco Bay View Carol McGruder and Dr. Phillip Gardiner: African American Tobacco Control Experts Unanimously Support Prop 29 (Op-Ed) May 29, 2012
San Bernadino Sun Dr. Syed W. Bokhari: Big Tobacco Blows Smoke in its Campaign to Deceive Voters (Op-Ed) May 28, 2012
Petaluma Argus Courier STEPHEN GALE, Santa Rosa /chair of the Sonoma County Democratic Party: Fake Democrats (Letter to the Editor) May 28, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle Denis Ducey, San Leandro: Letters to Insight, May 27 (Letter to the Editor) May 27, 2012
Riverside Press-Enterprise Clifford C. Eke, M.D.: State: Wrong Time for Prop. 29’s Smoking Tax? Hardly (Op-Ed) May 27, 2012
Vallejo Times-Herald Big Tobacco Has No Shame; Show Them a Loss on Proposition 29 May 25, 2012
Orange County Register Doug McCobb, Fullerton: Morning Letters: Primary Distinctions Between Candidates (Letter to the Editor) May 25, 2012
Huffington Post Sheelah A. Feinberg: Want to Bring Down Smoking Rates? Follow the Lead of New York May 25, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle Steve Heilig: Taxing Tobacco: Clearing Some Smoke, Or, Vote Yes on Proposition 29 (Op-Ed) May 24, 2012
Beyond Chron Randy Shaw: The Lessons of California’s No on Prop 29 May 24, 2012
Morgan Hill Times Vote ‘Yes’ on Proposition 29 May 24, 2012
Eureka Times-Standard Join Y. Luh, MD, FACP, Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Joseph Hospital: Vote Yes on Proposition 29 (Letter to the Editor) May 23, 2012
Oakland Tribune Kathryn Sáenz Duke: My Word: Don't Fall for Misleading Ads on Prop. 29 from Big Tobacco (Op-Ed) May 22, 2012
Los Angeles Daily News John R. Seffrin and Lance Armstrong: Give Big Tobacco a Kick in the Ash and Save Lives (Op-Ed) May 21, 2012
Modesto Bee Dr. Ernie Bodai: Q&A: Dr. Ernie Bodai, on Global Breast Cancer Stamp, Proposition 29 (Op-Ed) May 21, 2012
OB Rag Judi Curry: Yes on Proposition 29! (Op-Ed) May 21, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle Charles Smith: Letters to Insight, May 20 (Letter to the Editor) May 17, 2012
Visalia Times-Delta Bill Warner, Porterville: Prop. 29 Mailer a 'Smokescreen' (Letter to the Editor) May 17, 2012
LA Times George Skelton: Think of the Tobacco Tax as a User Fee (Op-Ed) May 17, 2012
The Weekly Calistogan Jim Barnes: Vote Yes on Prop. 29 Tobacco Tax (Letter to the Editor) May 17, 2012
Weekly Calistogan Jim Barnes, Calistoga: Vote Yes on Prop. 29 Tobacco Tax (Letter to the Editor) May 17, 2012
East Bay Express Guillen, Quirk, and Wiener, and Yes on B, 28, and 29 May 16, 2012
Los Angeles Daily News David Holland, Chatsworth: No on Prop. 29 Ads Paid for by Big Tobacco (Letter to the Editor) May 16, 2012
San Francisco Examiner Proposition 29: Cigarette Tax Curbs Habit, Aids Research May 15, 2012
LA Times George Skelton: Cigarette tax is a lifesaver May 14, 2012
Orange County Register Jane Warner: Prop. 29 Tobacco-tax Initiative (Letter to the Editor) May 14, 2012
Orange County Register Jane Warner: Reader Rebuttal: Prop. 29 Tobacco-Tax Initiative (Letter to the Editor) May 14, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle Lee Spiegel, Corte Madera: Letters to Insight, May 13 (Letter to the Editor) May 13, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle The Industry Smoke Thickens May 12, 2012
Sacramento Bee Timothy J. Howe: Viewpoints: Prop. 29: Voting Yes May Save the Life of Someone You Love (Op-Ed) May 12, 2012
Sacramento Bee Alexandre Ly, Elk Grove: Big Tobacco Shamelessly Misleads on Proposition 29 (Letter to the Editor) May 10, 2012
San Jose Mercury News Mercury News Editorial: Vote Yes on Prop. 29 to Raise Cigarette Tax by $1 May 10, 2012
Santa Maria Times Pat Lala, Santa Maria: The High Cost of Smoking (Letter to the Editor) May 10, 2012
Ventura County Star Zabina Bhasin, MD, West Hills: Disappointing Editorial (Letter to the Editor) May 9, 2012
Salinas Californian Dale Hillard, Salinas: It's Time to Vote 'Yes' on Prop. 29 (Letter to the Editor) May 9, 2012
San Diego Union-Tribune Letter to the Editor: Debate on Prop. 29 Lights Up May 9, 2012
Milpitas Post Brian Pham, Milpitas: Proposition 29: Saving Lives (Letter to the Editor) May 9, 2012
Ventura County Star Hilary Gushwa, Camarillo: Why Prop. 29 Matters (Letter to the Editor) May 9, 2012
San Diego Union-Tribune A Vote for Public Health: Yes on Prop. 29 May 8, 2012
Chico Enterprise-Record Matthew Foor: Letter: Proposition 29 Will Save Lives (Letter to the Editor) May 8, 2012
LA Times George Skelton: Think of the Tobacco Tax as User Fee (Op-Ed) May 7, 2012
Vacaville Reporter Dr. Chainarong Limvarapuss: Tobacco Tax: A Chance to Save More Lives (Op-Ed) May 7, 2012
The Press-Enterprise Marcia Bundalian-Stephen, Chino: Your Views, May 8 (Letter to the Editor) May 7, 2012
Sacramento Bee Dan Morain: Big Tobacco's Unlikeliest Ally (Op-Ed) May 6, 2012
Chico News & Review Cindy Bahl, Chico: A Donation to Health (Letter to the Editor) May 3, 2012
Marin Independent Journal IJ Backs Props. 28 and 29 on June 5 Ballot May 3, 2012
Marinscope Community Newspapers Fred Mayer, RPh; MPh; President, Pharmacists Planning Service Inc.: Need Your Yes Vote on Deceptive Proposition 29 (Op-Ed) May 2, 2012
Boing Boing Lance Armstrong, Seven-Time Tour de France Champion: The Tobacco Wars, Continued (Op-Ed) May 2, 2012
Huffington Post Hollye Harrington Jacobs: Yes on Prop. 29: Cut Health Care Costs, Spur the Economy -- and Cure Cancer (Op-Ed) April 30, 2012
Chico Enterprise-Record Doug Flesher, Paradise: Don't Believe Tobacco Companies (Letter to the Editor) April 29, 2012
Lompoc Record Preparing for the June Primary April 29, 2012
Santa Maria Times Preparing for the June Primary April 29, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle Prop. 29 Tobacco Tax Will Save Lives April 29, 2012
Chico News & Review Yes on Proposition 29 April 26, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle David F. Veneziano. Chief Executive Officer, American Cancer Society, California Division: Now Is the Time for Prop. 29 (Letter to the Editor) April 25, 2012
San Diego Union-Tribune Sherry Lansing and Kristiina Vuori: Prop. 29: Cut Health Costs, Spur Economy, Cure Cancer (Op-Ed) April 25, 2012
San Francisco Bay Guardian Guardian Endorsements for June 5 Election April 24, 2012
Sacramento Bee April Roeseler, Carmichael: Proposition 29 Opposition Offers False Arguments (Letter to the Editor) April 23, 2012
Fresno Bee Karla Almeida, Stratford: Support Proposition 29 (Letter to the Editor) April 23, 2012
Sacramento Bee Endorsements: Yes on Prop. 29, Tobacco Tax Increase April 22, 2012
Santa Cruz Sentinel As We See It: Vote Yes on 29: Tobacco Tax Measure Would Save Lives, Fund Research April 20, 2012
San Diego Union-Tribune Mike Stevens, Co-Founder of San Diego Breath of Hope Lung Cancer Walk and Past Chair in California for the Lung Cancer Alliance: The Stepchild Cancer That Needs Our Attention (Letter to the Editor) April 19, 2012
Alameda Patch Adrian Blakey: California Proposition 29 - a Tobacco Tax for Cancer Research (Letter to the Editor) April 18, 2012
Orange County Register Tracey Clark, Anaheim: Morning Letters: Good Journalism vs. Biased Journalism (Letter to the Editor) April 17, 2012
Sacramento Bee Dan Morain: Big Tobacco Fires Up Anti-Tax Effort (Op-Ed) April 15, 2012
The Desert Sun The Desert Sun Editorial Board: Editorial: Proposition 29 Cigarette Tax a Healthy Proposal April 7, 2012
Rancho Bernardo Patch Kristina Meek, Communications Specialist at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute: Local Voices: San Diegans Saving Lives (Op-Ed) April 4, 2012
Tracy Press Sue Mudd, Tracy: Your Voice: Don’t Believe Big Tobacco (Letter to the Editor) March 30, 2012
Marin Independent Journal Jennie Cook, Larkspur, Volunteer, American Cancer Society: Marin Readers Forum for March 17: Support Proposition 29 (Letter to the Editor) March 17, 2012
The Bakersfield Californian Patsy Romero, Bakersfield: Big Tobacco Targeting Our Kids, but We Can Act (Letter to the Editor) March 16, 2012
Noozhawk Lucille Boss Ramirez, Santa Barbara: Letter to the Editor: California’s Proposition 29 Would Save Lives March 16, 2012
American Canyon Eagle Ann Goure, American Cancer Society: Yes on Prop 29 (Op-Ed) March 15, 2012
Albany Patch Janna Katz, Albany: Column: Vote "Yes" on Prop 29 to Save Lives (Letter to the Editor) March 7, 2012
Orange County Register Harriet Dolgin, Fountain Valley: Letters: Debilitating Factors Impacting Gas Prices (Letter to the Editor) March 2, 2012
Fit Perez Lance Armstrong Campaigning for Cigarette Tax Boost to Raise Money For Cancer Feb. 17, 2012

No

LA Times The Wrong Cigarette Tax June 8, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle Facts Get Smoked on Cigarette Tax Initiative June 7, 2012
The Daily Beast Joe Mathews: California’s Proposition 29 Is Yet Another Ballot Initiative That Could Hamstring the State (Op-Ed) June 6, 2012
Mother Jones Kevin Drum: Bonus Cigarette Tax Blogging: Why Prop 29 is Such a Terrible Idea June 5, 2012
University of California, Riverside Highlander Brendan Bordelon: No on Prop 29: Cancer Research is Noble Cause, but Taxing Cigarettes Wrong Way to Go About It June 5, 2012
Vacaville Reporter Editorial: Return Reagan, Seifert; Say Yes to Measure L June 3, 2012
Vacaville Reporter George Guynn Jr., president Central Solano Citizen/ Taxpayer Group Suisun City: Letter: Say No to Props. 28, 29 (Letter to the Editor) June 3, 2012
The Nation Jon Wiener: Why I'm Voting Against California's Tobacco Tax Increase on Tuesday June 3, 2012
Monterey County Herald Hugs & Hisses June 2, 2012
Bakersfield Californian Roy Malahowski, Bakersfield: Prop. 29 Diverts, Restricts Tax Revenue in Time of Crisis (Letter to the Editor) June 2, 2012
NBC 4 (Southern California) Joe Mathews: Opinion: Stop Hating on No on 29 Voters, Mark! (Op-Ed) June 1, 2012
LA Times Jon Healey: Prop. 29 and the Cynical Pitch for Higher Cigarette Taxes (Op-Ed) June 1, 2012
LA Times Michael Hiltzik: Who's Really Putting up a Smokescreen on Proposition 29? (Op-Ed) June 1, 2012
Cal Watchdog Katy Grimes: New: State Raids Tobacco Tax Money (Op-Ed) May 31, 2012
PublicCEO.com Roy Grimes: Opinion: Well-Intentioned, Hazardously Written Policy Bad for California (Op-Ed) May 31, 2012
Visalia Times-Delta Nina Akin: Times Are Too Tough for New Taxes in Prop. 29 (Op-Ed) May 31, 2012
Orange County Register Editorial: Lots of Tax Money, Up in Smoke May 30, 2012
Reedley Exponent Fred Hall: In My Opinion (Op-Ed) May 30, 2012
Inland Valley News Aubry L. Stone: It’s That Time Again, No on Prop 29 (Letter to the Editor) May 30, 2012
Los Angeles Wave Betty Pleasant: My Endorsements (Op-Ed) May 30, 2012
Visalia Times-Delta Tom Johnson, Visalia: State Legislators Make no Sense (Letter to the Editor) May 30, 2012
Long Beach Press-Telegram Editorial: Why Proposition 29 Should Be Snuffed Out May 29, 2012
City Watch Joel Fox: Prop 29 Could Begin a Push to Tax Specific Products Like Sugar, Soft Drinks (Op-Ed) May 28, 2012
LA Times June 5 Primary: The Times' Endorsements May 27, 2012
Visalia Times-Delta Prop. 29: Good Idea Whose Time Has Not Come May 27, 2012
LA Times Michael Hiltzik: Tobacco Taxes Are Great, but Proposition 29 Stinks (Op-Ed) May 27, 2012
San Bernadino Sun Where We Stand on Local Races May 26, 2012
Sonora Union Democrat Recommendations for June 5 Ballot Measures, Propositions May 24, 2012
Fox&Hounds Joel Fox: Prop. 29 Could Begin Push to Tax Specific Products and Services (Op-Ed) May 23, 2012
Fresno Bee Editorial: Proposition 29 Is Not Good Public Policy May 22, 2012
NBC Bay Area Joe Mathews: Bloomberg Wanders Into Initiative Casablanca (Op-Ed) May 21, 2012
Redding Record Searchlight Editorial: Raise Tobacco Tax — But Not Via Prop. 29 May 21, 2012
California Progress Report Peter Schrag: The Friends of Lung Cancer (Op-Ed) May 21, 2012
La Prensa Hispana David Moya: Vote No On Prop 29 (Op-Ed) May 21, 2012
North County Times Michelle Steel: This is the Worst Time to Raise Taxes ---- No on Prop. 29 (Op-Ed) May 18, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle Tom Wetzel: Letters to Insight, May 20 (Letter to the Editor) May 17, 2012
Chico ER B.K. Brooks: State's Attempted Tax Grab Just Starting (Letter to the Editor) May 17, 2012
Asian Journal National Asian American Coalition: The Asian American Perspective on California Ballot Initiatives (Op-Ed) May 17, 2012
The San Bernardino Sun Reject Prop. 29 cigarette tax May 16, 2012
Citizens Against Government Waste Luke Gelber: Prop 29 and California’s Expanding Deficit (Op-Ed) May 14, 2012
Daily News (Los Angeles) No on Prop. 29 May 13, 2012
Ventura County Star Dick Thomson: Bad Time to Increase Bureaucracy (Op-Ed) May 12, 2012
Chico Enterprise-Record David E. Cisek, Chico: Letter: Proposition 29 Another Misdirected Tax (Letter to the Editor) May 12, 2012
North County Times Milli McKinnon-Palaferri, Oceanside: Letters: NCT, May 12, 2012 (Letter to the Editor) May 12, 2012
San Diego Union-Tribune Allan Zaremberg: Prop. 29 is Wrong Policy at the Wrong Time (Op-Ed) May 12, 2012
Diamond Bar Patch California Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff: Video: Huff Talks May Budget Revise, Taxes (Op-Ed) May 12, 2012
Sacramento Bee Michael C. Genest: Viewpoints: Prop. 29: Plan to Raise Millions is Latest Ballot-Box Budgeting (Op-Ed) May 12, 2012
Sacramento Bee Michael C. Genest: Viewpoints: Prop. 29: Plan to Raise Millions is Latest Ballot-box Budgeting Boondoggle May 12, 2012
Canada Free Press Warner Todd Huston: Dangers of the Ballot Initiative (Op-Ed) May 11, 2012
Bakersfield Californian Michael Turnipseed: Another View: Prop. 29 is a Flawed Measure Kern Taxpayers Can't Afford (Op-Ed) May 10, 2012
Fox&Hounds Aaron McLear: In Defense of a Campaign Volunteer (Op-Ed) May 10, 2012
Ventura County Star No on Prop. 29; Not the Best Use for Tax Dollars May 7, 2012
Coyote Chronicle Sara Nydam: New Cigarette Tax Will Not Benefit California’s Economy (Op-Ed) May 6, 2012
Modesto Bee No on Prop. 29: Bad Governance May 4, 2012
Fox&Hounds John Wildermuth: Nothing But Bad Choices with Prop. 29 (Op-Ed) May 4, 2012
Greener Ideal Tina Page: Meat Tax Better for People, Animals than Tobacco Tax (Op-Ed) May 3, 2012
Noozhawk George Runner: Proposition 29 Another Grab for Dollars with No Accountability to Taxpayers (Op-Ed) May 2, 2012
The Washington Examiner Lew Uhler, Founder and President of the National Tax Limitation Committee: California Cancer Measure Means More Flawed Ballot-Box Budgeting (Op-Ed) April 30, 2012
Orange County Register Prop. 29 a Bad Way to Fund a Good Cause April 30, 2012
The Press-Enterprise State: No on Prop. 29 April 30, 2012
LA Times No on Prop. 29 April 27, 2012
The Heartland Institute Steve Stanek: Jessica Headley: Prop 29 Wrong Medicine for California April 25, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle Tom Bogetich, Former Executive Director, California Board of Education: Prop. 29 Will Shortchange Education in California (Letter to the Editor) April 25, 2012
Cal Watchdog Katy Grimes: Proposition 29: Why Should Voters Care? April 25, 2012
Orange County Register Nancy Taylor, Santa Ana: Morning Letters: Years Later, Still No Charges for Lehman Brothers April 24, 2012
Orange County Register Debra J. Saunders: Prop. 29: Forget Ballot Box Budgeting (Op-Ed) April 24, 2012
Publius' Forum Warner Todd Huston: Media Misleads on California Prop 29 (Op-Ed) April 19, 2012
San Bernadino Sun Brianna Sheetz, Yucaipa: Shortchanging Students (Letter to the Editor) April 19, 2012
Orange County Register Reed Royalty, President, Orange County Taxpayers Association: Prop. 29 a Fiscal Cancer for State Budget (Letter to the Editor) April 16, 2012
NBC San Diego Joe Mathews: Just Because They're Evil Doesn't Mean They're Wrong (Op-Ed) April 15, 2012
Ventura County Star Marc Morris-Rivera, Simi Valley: Prop. 29 Ill-timed (Letter to the Editor) April 12, 2012
Taxpayers Protection Alliance David Williams: Prop 29 is a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing for California Taxpayers and Consumers (Op-Ed) April 9, 2012
Cal Watchdog John Seiler: Prop. 29 Cig Haters Interrupt John Denver (Op-Ed) April 4, 2012
Cal Watchdog Katy Grimes: Sneaky Govt Expansion Tax March 30, 2012
Orange County Register Editorial: California a Slacker State for Jobs March 29, 2012
Publius' Forum Warner Todd Huston: Growing Opposition, Conservatives Call for Prop. 29's Defeat (Op-Ed) March 24, 2012
Gadfly Radio Martha Montelongo: Richard Rider Calls Prop 29 a New High Speed Rail (Op-Ed) March 23, 2012
The Roger Hedgecock Show Roger Hedgecock: Roger in WND: California Death Spiral March 19, 2012
Breitbart Warner Todd Huston: American Cancer Society Attacks Me by Name Over California Tax Grab (Op-Ed) March 18, 2012
PublicCEO.com Peter Foy, Ventura County Supervisor: Local Government Impacts of Proposed State Spending Program (Op-Ed) March 14, 2012
ChicagoNow Warner Todd Huston: Gov't Waste Watch: Former California Treasury Official Slams Prop 29 (Op-Ed) Feb. 28, 2012
The Orange County Register Editorial: California Hooked on Tobacco Taxes Feb. 21, 2012
Fox&Hounds Joel Fox: Cigarette Tax Initiative: More Ballot Box Budgeting (Op-Ed) March 1, 2011

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