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Cigarette Tax Hike Still in Play as WA Legislative Session Wanes

The tax increase includes $10 million yearly for youth tobacco prevention and aims to reduce smoking by stopping 5,700 kids and helping 21,000 adults quit, supporters say.

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Washington lawmakers are considering raising the state’s cigarette tax for the first time since 2010, to $5 per pack. Read more...

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Cigarette tax hike still in play as WA legislative session wanes

Washington lawmakers are considering raising the state’s cigarette tax for the first time since 2010, to $5 per pack. Read more...

·Vancouver, United States
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Washington House to take up $2-per-pack cigarette, vape tax hike after clearing the Senate

State lawmakers are set to take up as a proposal that would raise taxes on cigarettes and vaping products moves to the House after clearing the Senate.

·Seattle, United States
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Komo News broke the news in Seattle, United States on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
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