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as they watch election returns in lafayette. if it passes, it will add a dollar on of tax on to a pack of cigarettes. don peralta started working on a tax in 1996, when he learned that cancer researchers would need money for research. a lot of the research you re doing here is about cancer and cancer-related diseases. reporter: big tobacco spent more than $60 million in california, hoping to snuff out the idea. the devil s in the details. reporter: chris hunt says prop 29 should go up in smoke. the money would be funneled into a new agency, not the general fund. this is going to send it out to the general fund, paying out those state pensions, which are huge, as well. it s going to be directed to another uncontrollable group, that no one has guidance over. reporter: they hope voters saw through the smoke and mirrors of the big tobacco ads and cast a ballot that will help advance medicine. if prop 29 passes, the cost of a pack of cigarette goes up as you s ....
state since the 1990s. so far that measure is passing with 8% of the precincts voting, 151% yes to 49% no. abc7 news reporter is live in lafayette with the supporters of prop 29 tonight. mark, so far they must be pleased? well, so far they are smiling. prop 29 would raise $700 million for cancer research. but opponents tell me it is a flawed law that could send those california tax dollars out-of-state. the supporters of proposition 29, including the american cancer society, the american heart association have raised more than $12 million, much of it spent on tv advertising. i started smoking as a teenager, and after 20 years of smoking i suffered a heart attack. so if i can stop one child from having a heart attack as result of smoking, it will be worth it. the opponents of prop 29 have raised nearly four times as much money, $49.6 million from big tobacco. i m against smoking so i thought prop 29 was a good idea. then i read it. it raises $735 million in tob ....
commitment to every taxpayer not any one department increased service and greater value to the taxpayer could be coming from a plan that cuts manpower union leaders looking to reduce a double fire houses from 10-91187% to cross trained paramedics and physical fitness incentive programs and restrict bereavement leave no discussion on contract discussion specifics the union president not speaking publicly past president and former chicago fire chief is mayor rahm emmanuel more difficult than in 1980 during the city s first and only firefighters strike i would rather deal back to that than with this guy or with richard daly never got anything from these guys 36 ward alderman ald. nick sposato not taking the mayor s side everything if you could save one life with the speed cameras or with the tanning beds now all of a sudden did not care about people s lives with fire fighters? livelihood at stake according to union members confessions on top of plan to solve ....
calumet av and king drive one half block west of washington park preliminary details. still active investigation. chicago police tell me four people shot at least one teenager one of the four people has died one is in serious condition and two in good condition. no word from police on a motive for the shooting who is involved or either even if the gunmen is missing. shooting happening 8:00 tonight 53rd and king drive apartment building down the rue de tells later in the newscast gathering details reporting live washington park top story suburban doctor charged with battery involving patient facing new accusations today. first case a few weeks ago attorney handling received a number of calls from women claiming they were also picked up from the doctor. attorney moving forward civil lawsuit. sharing a story started with one but now attorney robert olson says it is up to three women claiming this man dr. rajat prakash touched them inappropriately while serving as pos ....
working winter creations affecting thousands snow days chicago may be pier talented artists carefully chip away controversy wiring and lighting through the outdoor exhibit certified electricians we spoke with simply unsafe extension cords running through the snow not suitable for outside many connections not waterproof and lighting rig should not be resting on the ground. sen mike gogola as he and fellow union electricians upset because they chance hired to do the work instead of certified electricians does not magnified as does not matter to me as long as is done right must be a city electrician at our original permit description the stage and and after seeing to do work did stagehands supervising electrician bill ryan send an e- mail to day management asking the city to cancel the permit because of safety reasons people who installed do not work for me nor under me and i did not install the not want my name associated with the work. agreed and it worked not acce ....