Election Coverage

This Times article details some of the elections going on across the country today, including the gubernatorial race in Mississippi.

Spending Trumps Social Issues at Ballot Box This Time New York Times - United States In Oregon, tobacco companies have spent more than $10 million to block a measure that would increase cigarette taxes by 84.5 cents a pack. ...


There is also a referendum on the ballot in Oregon that if approved would raise the state's cigarette tax to $2.00.

The spending by both sides has made the ballot measure the most expensive in the state’s history.

Tobacco companies have waged equally aggressive fights in recent years in California and Missouri to defeat similar measures, though one such measure passed last year in Arizona despite efforts by the companies.

The revenue from the cigarette tax increase would pay for expanded healthcare for uninsured children.