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Packaging Waste and Landfills Cigarette boxes contribute to the growing problem of packaging waste and overcrowded landfills

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Governor Steve Beshear (D) last week announced a plan to close it with very modest spending cuts ($147 million), using rainy day funds ($179 million), and a 233% hike in cigarette taxes ($81 million)

US Department of Health and Human Services (2006), The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General, Atlanta: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health

The study involved an unweighted sample size of 42,163 to 46,906 participants for each time periodwith the exception of 2020 when there was a smaller sample of 27,001 amid pandemic-related complications