Kansas governor to propose tobacco tax increase
TOPEKA | Gov. Mark Parkinson will propose increasing Kansas’ tobacco taxes next year, a spokeswoman said this week.
The Democratic governor’s plan is likely to face strong opposition in the Republican-controlled Legislature, although the Senate’s top leader said he would support the idea.
Parkinson spokeswoman Beth Martino said Wednesday that the governor hasn’t settled on how much [...]
Man admits stealing three cartons of cigarettes
A man who admitted stealing three cartons of cigarettes from The Village Cafe in Sandys told Magistrates’ Court he was “led by temptation”.
Jean Marks-Rouget, 44, of Bridge View Lane, Sandys, admitted entering the restaurant, on Mangrove Bay, on October 2 and stealing the cigarettes, valued at $180.
In court yesterday he apologised to Senior Magistrate Archibald [...]
