Seenate Set for Crucial Debate On Cigarette Tax

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › April 18, 2005

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DES MOINES (AP) - The Iowa Senate is headed for a cigarette tax debate this week that could break a budget impasse that has stalled lawmakers for weeks and pave the way for an end to this year's session by month's end.

"That's going to be the one that breaks the logjam and we're going to have to have that debate," said Senate Republican Leader Stewart Iverson, of Dows. "I think the rest of it will fall into place once that gets settled."

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Seenate Set for Crucial Debate On Cigarette Tax

Gov. Tom Vilsack asked lawmakers for an 80-cent-per-pack increase in the state's cigarette tax, b...

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