Currently, Iowa has a $1.36 per pack tax on cigarettes, which is well below the national average. The tobacco tax increase IHI proposed would help 9,400 adult Iowans quit, prevent 2,500 Iowa kids from ...

Raising prices reduces smoking, especially among youth, and that makes a higher tax worthwhile, writes state Rep. Brett Barker.

Chemical irritants can cause chest tightness, coughing and shortness of breath. For kids, there’s more potential for serious ...

Fire officials said about 15 people were rescued and six were taken to the hospital, but sadly, three people were reported dead, including at least one child.

Advocates say the deportation of a 5-year-old boy indicates a shift to harsher tactics in Alaska by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

As smoking rates fall in the U.S., startups and influencers are pushing the purported cognitive and health benefits of ...

Mesnard has the power as a state senator to do something about the problem. He's introduced legislation this year that would ...

Arizona’s early childhood agency is reliant on tobacco taxes, so funding is falling as cigarette smoking declines.

Anti-tobacco groups are gathering at the State Capitol this week to urge lawmakers to increase the tax on smoking and vaping ...

Arizona lawmakers are considering at a pair of measures that would make the act of creating “excessive” amounts of marijuana ...

The net amount that could go to cessation is about $6 million, should the Kentucky legislature decide to reroute the funds ...

A bill that would tighten regulations on vapes in an effort to crack down on marketing to children is closer to becoming law in Kansas.