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Joint committees back cigarette-tax increase to boost UH Cancer Center funding
Summary
A joint hearing of Health and Human Services and Higher Education committees passed SB 15-28 to increase cigarette taxes and direct revenue to cancer research; the bill drew testimony from the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center, public-health groups and industry, and the committees set an effective date per tax department implementation.
A joint hearing of the Senate Committees on Health and Human Services and on Higher Education advanced Senate Bill 15-28, a measure to increase the cigarette tax and direct additional revenue to the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center.
University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center director Dr. Ueno told the committees that increased funding would support clinical trials and research that keep patients…
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