A proposal to introduce a wholesale tax on vapor products in Alaska could make switching from combustible tobacco products very expensive for smokers. If enacted, HB 110 (SB 45) would, among other things, impose a 75 percent wholesale tax on nicotine vapor products (including components)—a rate comparable to the rate on other tobacco products and
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The Covid pandemic caused a surge in housing costs and a rise in unemployment, leaving nearly 600,000 Americans unhoused in 2020. “What people don’t typically realize when they walk past a person who’s homeless is that this person is costing taxpayers a lot of money,” said Sam Tsemberis, chief executive officer at Pathways Housing First
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The travel industry will have to “roll with the punches” as government requirements continue to evolve with the pandemic, according to the Asia-Pacific president of a travel services firm. “The key thing is that the industry will remain in flux for the foreseeable future,” Todd Handcock of Collinson Group told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on
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U.S. stock index futures were little changed during overnight trading on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s key jobs report. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 65 points. S&P 500 futures advanced 0.2%, while Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.3%. During regular trading the Dow fell 170 points, or 0.47%, while the S&P declined
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Millions of people canceled their travel plans in 2021 as Covid-19 halted international trips around the world. Renee Miller and Tim Beissinger were not among them. The pair are “thru-hikers,” a term which describes a style of hiking that starts and ends in different places, while often covering long distances. Rather than staying at home,
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