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Beshear now favors big hike in cigarette tax

By Tony McVeigh

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkyu/local-wkyu-683666.mp3

Frankfort, Ky – Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and House Democratic leaders are offering competing plans for raising desperately needed state revenue. As Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeigh reports, both plans include a cigarette tax increase.