Following California’s Lead, Feds Crack Down On Flavored Tobacco For Kids

September 13, 2018 | Sammy Caiola

Flavored tobacco has become popular among California youth. Local governments and state health officials have taken a stand against the industry, and now the federal government is staging a crackdown.

Health Care

Sacramento Communities Eye Yolo County's Flavored Tobacco Ban

July 20, 2017 | Sammy Caiola

Communities in the Sacramento area are watching how a Yolo County ban on flavored tobacco is working.

PolitiFact California

Tobacco Industry Misleads In Prop 56 'Doctor Advertisement'

October 25, 2016

Opponents of Proposition 56, California’s proposed tobacco tax increase, have raised more than $66 million. Nearly all of that money has come from the tobacco industry and much of it has been spent on television ads criticizing the initiative.

State Government

Ad War Over California's Tobacco Tax Hike Continues

September 14, 2016 | Chris Nichols

Supporters of California’s Prop 56 – the proposed tobacco tax increase - launched a new statewide TV ad this week, warning about the dangers of smoking. The ad comes days after the tobacco industry raised another $18 million to fight the tax hike.