Steve Long, CEO of Hancock Regional Health (right) spoke at the Indiana Statehouse Wednesday with Tobacco Free Indiana, which hosted a lobby day. The group advocated for a $2 per pack increase in the state’s cigarette tax, which they say could help 50,000 adults quit smoking and generate more than $371 million for the state’s health initiatives. Pictured with Long is Brandee Bastin, tobacco initiative coordinator and director of Hancock County Tobacco Free Coalition; and state Rep. Bob Cherry, R-Greenfield.
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Steve Long, CEO of Hancock Regional Health (right) spoke at the Indiana Statehouse Wednesday with Tobacco Free Indiana, which hosted a lobby day. The group advocated for a $2 per pack increase in the state’s cigarette tax, which they say could help 50,000 adults quit smoking and generate more than $371 million for the state’s health initiatives. Pictured with Long is Brandee Bastin, tobacco initiative coordinator and director of Hancock County Tobacco Free Coalition; and state Rep. Bob Cherry, R-Greenfield.
