Missouri voters again reject tobacco tax increase

(stltoday.com) Missouri voters have rejected a measure that would have sharply increased the state's lowest-in-the-nation tobacco tax.
Tuesday's vote is the third time in a decade voters have rejected an effort to boost the tax from its current 17 cents per pack. Opponents of the increase say the state would have lost millions in dollars in tax revenue from people who cross state lines to buy cheaper smokes. Continued