Politics & Government
Take A Big Gulp: Soda Tax Failing
Voters in the city of Richmond seem to be rejecting a pioneering measure to put a tax on sugared drinks.
Bay City News -- Early election results indicate that Richmond voters are shunning a measure that would impose a penny-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages sold in the city.
The hotly contested Measure N, which requires a simple majority vote to pass, had earned only 32 percent support as of 10 p.m., based on very early returns.
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The fight had garnered national attention and attracted the attention of beverage companies that camaigned against it.
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