Matt speaks with Peter Brennan Executive Director of the New England Convenience Store& Energy Marketers Association. He discussed the proposed tobacco tax increase in Maine, which could rise from $1 to a higher amount, impacting all nicotine products. Brennan highlighted that this regressive tax would disproportionately affect low-income individuals and retailers, potentially driving consumers to neighboring states like New Hampshire. He noted that Massachusetts’ flavor ban led to increased sales in New Hampshire, suggesting a similar trend in Maine. Brennan urged consumers to contact their elected officials to oppose the tax hike, emphasizing the broader economic impact on retailers and consumers.
The Democratic National Committee head has decided not to publish a formal assessment of the party's defeat that returned Donald Trump to power and gave Republicans complete control in Washington.
The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in causing a collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk near the nation's capital, killing 67 people.
Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans.
Authorities knocked on doors Monday searching for any video there might be of the Brown University gunman, who could be seen in grainy footage walking away from the weekend attack that killed two students and wounded nine others.
