by PCA | Apr 10, 2023 | Advocacy, Press Releases, State News
Washington, D.C. – The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) today expressed its appreciation to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for vetoing the harmful 25% cigar tax hike in H.B. 547. The veto shields New Mexico premium cigar retailers from the adverse consequences such a...
by PCA | Apr 5, 2023 | Advocacy, Press Releases, State News
H.B. 330, Passes the Legislature, and is Signed by the Governor Today, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) in partnership with its member tobacconists of Idaho, are pleased to announce that Governor Brad Little has signed legislation calling for a fifty-cent tax cap...
by PCA | Apr 4, 2023 | Advocacy, Regulations
Dr. Robert Califf, the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recently testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on the agency’s priorities and budget for the upcoming fiscal year. During his testimony, he...
by PCA | Mar 23, 2023 | Advocacy, State News
PCA Position/Strategy The Premium Cigar Association is actively working with state associations, retailers, and coalition partners to introduce and support tax cap legislation in the states. The goal of this state legislation is to reduce the tax burden on retailers...
by PCA | Mar 14, 2023 | Advocacy, Federal News, Regulations
The Premium Cigar Association has completed its initial analysis of the Proposed Rule for Tobacco product Manufacturing Practices published in the Federal Register on March 10th, 2023. The nearly 300-page document contains several provisions that will affect the...
by PCA | Mar 10, 2023 | Advocacy, Press Releases, Regulations
The Premium Cigar Association submitted a comment to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in response to their solicitation of feedback on “Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process”. The association made...