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NewsMay 30, 2012

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Senate approved a $1-per-pack boost in the state cigarette tax Tuesday as part of a plan to shore up the state's financially ailing Medicaid program.

Kurt Erickson

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Senate approved a $1-per-pack boost in the state cigarette tax Tuesday as part of a plan to shore up the state's financially ailing Medicaid program.

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