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Thank the Alaska Legislature for increasing state tobacco tax to prevent kids from smoking & ask them to fund prevention at Center for Disease Control recommended level. 

Last session the Governor and the Legislature increased Alaska's cigarette tax by $1.00 per pack over three years (a 60-cent increase on January 1, 2005, followed by 20-cent increases on July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008).  A percentage of the new revenue is intended for tobacco prevention and control programs with the goal of bringing funding to the CDC recommended level of $8.1 million. However the funds must still be appropriated annually.

Please let your Senators and Representatives know that you support using the Tobacco Use Education and Cessation Fund exclusively on programs to prevent kids from smoking and to help smokers quit. Please voice your support today!