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Voters in four cities to decide on local soda taxes

By Dan Flynn on November 4, 2016

Berkeley, CA and Boulder, CO, are among a handful of America’s most liberal cities who’ve both often been accused of never having met a tax they did not like.

Berkeley two years ago became the…
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California, New York Lawmakers Propose Warning Labels for Soda

By News Desk on April 11, 2015

CA-soda-warning_verticalCalifornia is having another run at adding warning labels to sugar-sweetened beverages, and New York is joining in. Last year, state Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) introduced a bill requiring that any sweetened non-alcoholic beverage (carbonated…
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Berkeley Puts First Soda Tax on the Books

By Gretchen Goetz on November 6, 2014

The city of Berkeley, CA became the first municipality in the country to approve a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages Tuesday. Measure D, a proposal to levy a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks and syrups, passed…
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Mixed Results For Food Issues in Midterm Elections

By Lydia Zuraw on November 5, 2014

The national headline of Tuesday’s elections is that Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate. This shift means that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will take over as Majority Leader for the 114th Congress and…
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Health Groups Call on Surgeon General for Report on Sugary Drinks

By Gretchen Goetz on July 20, 2012

A coalition of more than 100 health organizations and individual experts have penned a letter asking for a U.S. Surgeon General’s report on sugary drinks, which many say are partly to blame for America’s obesity…
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The Masterminds Behind the Phony Anti-Soda Tax Coalitions

By Nancy Huehnergarth on July 16, 2012

Deja vous all over again? Last month, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a controversial cap on sugary drink portion sizes. If the proposal is passed, sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces will no…
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