Dept. of Health Services: Launches new campaign to reinforce the age 21 tobacco law

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has launched a public education campaign with one simple message: 21 is the minimum legal sales age for tobacco and vape products – no matter what. The campaign’s importance is underscored by recent Synar Surveys, the annual statewide assessments of the retailer violation rate for underage sale of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, or vapes. In 2022, the rate at which retailers sold tobacco and nicotine products to underage purchasers was 11.9%, more than double the pre-pandemic rate of 5.5%. The 2022 rate fell from 14.1% in 2021, the highest rate in over a decade.

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Biden’s Madison-area visit focuses on economy

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DC Wrap: Johnson says Biden lied in DeForest and SOTU about his position on funding Social Security and Medicare

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson accused President Joe Biden of lying after Biden in a post State of the Union speech in DeForest said Johnson wants to put Medicare and Social Security funding up for regular votes. The Oshkosh senator in an email to WisPolitics.com said Biden “is lying about me.” “He lied last night, and he lied again today,” the Oshkosh senator wrote. “I never suggested putting Medicare & Social Security on the chopping block.”

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Biden’s Madison-area visit focuses on economy

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DC Wrap: Johnson says Biden lied in DeForest and SOTU about his position on funding Social Security and Medicare

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson accused President Joe Biden of lying after Biden in a post State of the Union speech in DeForest said Johnson wants to put Medicare and Social Security funding up for regular votes. The Oshkosh senator in an email to WisPolitics.com said Biden “is lying about me.” “He lied last night, and he lied again today,” the Oshkosh senator wrote. “I never suggested putting Medicare & Social Security on the chopping block.”

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