Holding a pack of what is known as “little cigars,“ Thomas Briant, executive director of the Minnesota Wholesale Marketers Association, tells the House Taxes Committee April 28 that a bill to change excise taxation and the regulation of tobacco products could cost the state revenue. Rep. Jim Davnie, right, sponsors the bill. Listening to the testimony are Rep. Debra Hilstrom and Rep. Loren Solberg. (Photo by Tom Olmscheid) |