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Big tobacco stubs out cigarette tax

Colorado’s David and Goliath race is over. Goliath won. Amendment 72 was called at 9 P.M Tuesday. It failed. The measure would have revised...

Homestretch: Colorado’s tobacco tax

If you could characterize only one Colorado election contest as a David vs. Goliath matchup, you would have to choose Amendment 72. The measure would...

Virginia-based tobacco giant on track to be the biggest spender in...

Big Tobacco may beat out the casino industry for a dubious distinction: biggest spender on a ballot measure in Colorado’s history. Supporters of Amendment 72,...