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Year: 2007 2005 2004 2003 2002

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2007 Press Releases
February 5, 2007	TOBACCO TAX DECREASE DEFEATED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE Committee’s action upholds voter’s decision
January 30, 2007	It’s Time. Newly Introduced Bill Aims to Make South Dakota Nation’s Next Smokefree State
January 12, 2007	South Dakota Tobacco Free Kids Network Statement on Proposal to Use Tobacco Tax Revenues for Health, Education and Property Tax Relief Immediately

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2005 Press Releases
April 04, 2005	SDSU Rodeo Teams Up With American Cancer Society, South Dakota Tobacco-Free Kids NetworkTo Share Healthy Vision -- SDSU severed tie between rodeo program and U.S. Tobacco at students' request
February 25, 2005	Tobacco Control Program Facing Significant Budget Cut
February 07, 2005	Legislature Failing To Address Number One Cause Of Premature Death In South Dakota
February 04, 2005	Tobacco Taxes Deserved Full Discussion Committees failed to provide avenue to fully discuss benefits
February 03, 2005	House Taxation Committee Kills Effort To Increase Tobacco Tax
January 26, 2005	Network Supports Increasing Tobacco Tax Portion would go toward Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Efforts
January 26, 2005	New Study: Fully Funded Tobacco Prevention Programs Save Lives
January 26, 2005	Smokefree Worksites and Public Places Discussion Not Over
January 24, 2005	House Health and Human Services Committee Sends Smokefree Worksite Bill To House
January 19, 2005	Legislation Introduced To Strike Exemptions From South Dakota's Smoke-Free Worksite Law
January 11, 2005	Statement Regarding Governor Mike Rounds State of the State Address Tobacco Prevention Efforts Need To Be Prioritized

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2004 Press Releases
December 07, 2004	South Dakota Tobacco-Free Kids Network response to Governor Rounds' Budget Address
May 28, 2004	School-Based Prevention Program Paying Huge Dividend University Study Shows Smoking Rates Plummet 74% at O'Gorman High School
May 27, 2004	Surgeon General Report:Smoking Kills 440,000 Americans Each Year
April 22, 2004	Short-Term Secondhand Smoke ExposureMay Trigger Heart Attacks
March 30, 2004	South Dakota Youth "Kick Butts" March 31Kids Urge State Leaders to Support Tobacco Prevention Initiatives
February 27, 2004	Lawmakers Approve Additional Funding For Tobacco Control and Cessation
February 12, 2004	Smoking Among High School Students in South Dakota Down Nine Percent
February 12, 2004	House Approves Additional Funding for Tobacco Control Program
February 4, 2004	House Committee Unanimously Approve Tobacco Prevention Funding

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2003 Press Releases
December 2, 2003	Network's Response to Governor Rounds' 2004 Budget Address
November 12, 2003	National Report Finds South Dakota Ranks 38th In Protecting Kids From Tobacco
September 9, 2003	Women and Smoking: National and State-by-State Report Card gives state an “F” -- Report indicates smoking kills 346 South Dakota woman annually
September 9, 2003	Judge Upholds South Dakota’s Clean Indoor Air Law
June 30, 2003	South Dakota’s Clean Indoor Air Law Fulfills Promise
May 30, 2003	2003 World No Tobacco Day Takes Aim at Hollywood Studies Show Tobacco Use and Product Placement In Movies Increasing
May 15, 2003	Recently Published Study About Second-hand Smoke and Health Seriously Flawed
April 1, 2003	SOUTH DAKOTA YOUTH “KICK BUTTS”
March 15, 2003	Lawmakers Take Positive Steps Toward Tobacco Control
February 28, 2003	Senate State Affairs Sends HB1139 To Senate, Bill Restores Local Control OverTobacco
February 25, 2003	Lawmakers Deal With Budget Issues, Returning Control of Tobacco Regulation to Local Authorities
February 18, 2003	Senate Soundly Defeats Efforts to Weaken Clean Indoor Air Law
February 10, 2003	Senate State Affairs Committee Passes Proposal to Increase the Excise Tax on Tobacco by 30 Cents Per Pack
February 04, 2003	South Dakotans Gather at Capitol to Show Support for Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Efforts
January 23, 2003	Statement Regarding Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids’ 2003 Show Us The Money Report
January 23, 2003	National Report Finds South Dakota Ranks 29th In Protecting Kids From Tobacco
January 16, 2003	Statement Regarding Governor Mike Rounds Proposal to Raise the Tobacco Tax by 30-Cents Per Pack
January 16, 2003	Overwhelming majority of South Dakota voters favor 67-cent per pack increase

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2002 Press Releases
December 03, 2002	Tobacco Tax Increase Win-Win Proposal To Address Budget Deficit
November 01, 2002	Hitch’N Post Western Wear Welcomes The Marlboro Man to Aberdeen
August 16, 2002	Eighteen States Increase Cigarette Taxes This Year
June 28, 2002	South Dakota Worksites Go Smoke-Free July 1
June13, 2002	New study contradicts tobacco industry claims that advertising does not cause kids to smoke
May 16, 2002	Tobacco use by youth declines 18 percent nationally
March 15, 2002	Researchers prove secondhand smoke is big risk factor for crib death
February 21, 2002	Governor Janklow Signs Smoke-Free Worksites Legislation

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