Tobacco | Audacy

Minneapolis City Council unanimously approves tobacco ordinance with higher prices to deter youth from vaping The amended ordinance also bans new tobacco retailers from opening within 300-feet of schools

July 10, 2025
State program helps smokers drop the habit on "Minnesota Quitters Day"

January 10, 2025
Minnesota Attorney General says big tobacco companies owe the state $58 million after underpaying settlement payments Ellison says tobacco manufacturers are required to pay the money under Minnesota's historic 1998 settlement

July 3, 2024
US Surgeon General calls for tobacco-style health warning labels on social media

June 17, 2024
Cigarettes in Minneapolis will be the most expensive in the country The City Council unanimously approved a mandated minimum price of $15 per pack

April 25, 2024
Students and advocates urge legislature to ban flavored tobacco products

April 18, 2024
City of Minneapolis considering minimum of $15 for cigarettes to discourage smoking, angering retailers

April 17, 2024
CDC goes after menthol cigarettes

February 7, 2024
Minnesota settles with tobacco companies JUUL and Altria

May 17, 2023
‘Big oil is the new big tobacco’ researcher says

January 14, 2023