Public health advocates sparred with convenience store owners and the head of a free market think tank Monday over ...

It’s no secret that a smoking habit can really burn a hole in your pocket. But more of that cash might be going to taxes than you realize. In New Jersey, cigarettes are taxed at $2.70 a pack, the 14th ...

ALBANY — Smokers will have to dig deeper as New York on Friday added another dollar to its cigarette tax, raising the total state tax to $5.35. It’s the nation’s highest and brings a pack of ...

The price for a pack of cigarettes in New York state will increase by $1 due to a tax hike starting this week. The state cigarette tax will increase to $5.35 per pack on Friday, Sept. 1, up from $4.35 ...