The idea of a 25 cent a pack tax increase has been enough to light up controversy in Indianapolis, but not enough to get anti-smoking activists in Washington all that excited.
Paul Billings is with the American Lung Association. "The highest tax in the nation is Rhode Island with $2.46. Indiana with this increase would be a little over 80 cents, a long way to go to get among the best in the nation."
Indeed, the American Lung Association issued a report card this week that flunks Indiana in the war on smoking almost across the board.
Indiana gets F on smoking report card
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