WDAY: Sheyenne students write letters to lawmakers asking them to raise tobacco tax
West Fargo (WDAY TV) – A creative collaboration for students at Sheyenne High School happened Friday.
Senior government students teamed up with a freshman health class to write letters to local legislators on the tobacco tax rate in North Dakota. Students thanked legislators who voted to increase the tobacco tax throughout the state in the last legislative session and encouraged ones who didn’t to think about doing so in the future.
Currently, North Dakota’s tax is 44 cents per carton [sic] of cigarettes.
“For our state we have very strict laws as far as tobacco in public buildings, nut as far as tobacco tax, we are one of the lowest in the nation and that’s what we are trying to deter,” Sheyenne High School Teacher Tom Kirchoffner said.
According to the Campaign For Tobacco Free Kids, the average tobacco tax in the U.S. is $1.60 per pack. The campaign claims North Dakota has the third lowest tax rate.
Read more or watch the video: http://www.wday.com/news/3902095-sheyenne-students-write-letters-lawmakers-asking-them-raise-tobacco-tax
“For our state we have very strict laws as far as tobacco in public buildings, nut as far as tobacco tax, we are one of the lowest in the nation and that’s what we are trying to deter,” Sheyenne High School Teacher Tom Kirchoffner said.
According to the Campaign For Tobacco Free Kids, the average tobacco tax in the U.S. is $1.60 per pack. The campaign claims North Dakota has the third lowest tax rate.
Read more or watch the video: http://www.wday.com/news/3902095-sheyenne-students-write-letters-lawmakers-asking-them-raise-tobacco-tax
