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Friday, February 10, 2012, 12:46 a.m.

Marion's cigarette-tax exemption, border-city status have some fuming

By Charlie Frago

Cigarettes are a lot more expensive for Arkansans since the 56-cent-per-pack state tobacco tax increase became law in March, except for residents of border cities like Texarkana and Fort Smith, whose residents pay the tax rate of the neighboring states under Arkansas' border city exemption law.

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  • Headline: Marion's cigarette-tax exemption, border-city status have some fuming
  • Publication: Front Section, Pages 1, 6 on 06/01/2009
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