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News: Prop. 29 Recount Requested

According to a report Friday in the Sacramento Bee, a request has been submitted for a recount of the votes cast for Proposition 29 in parts of Los Angeles County. Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan confirmed to the paper on Thursday that the request was filed, with 191 precincts being selected for the recount. According to [...]

Weekly News (June 25, 2012)

Editor’s Note: After a few weeks of craziness, we seem to be catching up. There are a few technical changes being introduced to the site, if you have any issues, please contact us. Brooks posted the first new Icons of Cigars™ portrait on halfwheel, one of Steve Saka of Drew Estate. In addition we are [...]

The Cigar Industry Reacts to Prop. 29′s Defeat

The cigar industry made no secret of their feelings of relief in the wake of the expected defeat of Proposition 29 in California, a proposal that would have raised taxes of premium cigars and pipe tobacco by 73%. In one of the first press releases issued following the announcement that 100% of precincts had reported, [...]

News: Associated Press Calls Defeat for California’s Prop. 29

The Associated Press has called the results of California’s Proposition 29 and is declaring that the measure will go down in defeat. In a story published at 3:27 PM EDT on Friday, the AP reports that “the measure failed by 50.3 percent to 49.7 with about 5 million votes cast, The Associated Press determined Friday. [...]

Weekly News (June 11, 2012)

Editor’s Note: Seems like we are doing this every week. Here’s the lengthy state of halfwheel. We aren’t going anywhere. Unfortunately, after returning from Nicaragua, Brooks and I were both fairly ill for an extender period of time, as such — nothing really got done as far as reviews. Our reviews are not only delivered [...]

News: Cigar Smokers Win in California, Prop 29 is Defeated

California voters narrowly rejected Proposition 29, which would have raised taxes on various tobacco products, including cigars. The measure would have raised California’s state OTP tax from just over 33% to just under 55%, a nearly 75% increase. Fortunately for California, the measure was rejected last night by a margin of over 60,000 votes, meaning [...]

Weekly News (May 21, 2012)

Editor’s Note: It’s been a hectic week. It’s probably going to get more crazy, but the news. La Flor Dominicana in 2012 — Details here. Quesada Makes House of Horvath 80th — Details here. Davidoff Puro d’Oro Gets New Size & Bands — Story here. Viaje’s 5th Anniversary — Details here. Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve [...]

Press Release: California’s Proposition 29 is Flawed, and Set to Repeat Mistakes

May 16, 2012 (Sacramento, CA) — In California, a pending ballot measure to raise tobacco taxes is being scrutinized by citizens. The initiative, Proposition 29, proposes a $1 tax increase for cigarettes as well as tax increases for premium cigars and pipe tobaccos. The initiative proposes to create a committee of bureaucrats who will manage the supposed $735 million dollars a year that Prop. 29 will raise. Of that $735 million, hundreds of millions every year could go to out‐of‐state and for‐profit corporations, while up to $125 million is earmarked to pay for salaries, buildings/real estate, and  other administrative [...]

Press Release: IPCPR Commits Resources to Defeat California Tax Increase Ballot Measure

March 20, 2012 — To assist in the defeat of Proposition 29, IPCPR is committing significant financial resources to help California’s IPCPR members and our industry allies defeat Prop. 29. IPCPR sees Prop. 29 as more uncontrollable bureaucratic spending in a state fraught with wasteful spending and misdirected tax dollars. Prop. 29 puts the fate [...]