January 31, 2020
Chicago Tribune, Laura McCrystal, January 30, 2020- When Philadelphia became the first big U.S. city to pass a soda tax in 2016, the rest of the country was watching. Mayor Jim Kenney basked in a national spotlight, appearing on CNN as even presidential candidates weighed in on the issue. And …
October 8, 2019
Washington Post, Fenit Nirappil, October 7, 2019- A majority of the D.C. Council wants to impose one of the highest taxes on sugary drinks in the nation, driving up the cost of a soda in the capital city. A bill announced Monday would levy a 1.5 cent-per-ounce excise tax on …
August 21, 2019
Express Keeper, Rushikesh Khetmalis, August 19, 2019- According to a team of researchers from Penn Medicine, the consumption rate of sugary drinks dropped by 38%, which is a decrease in purchase of one billion ounces of, that’s approximately 83 million cans of soda, in the Philadelphia area alone. Artificially sweetened, …
August 19, 2019
The Seattle Times, Jim Krieger, August 18, 2019- Seattle is well into its second year of the Sweetened Beverage Tax. Based on what we’ve learned so far, the tax is functioning as intended on its first goal: Growing programs that increase healthy food access and support for child health and …
July 24, 2019
The Seattle Times, Danny Westneat, July 24, 2019- Something sure seems off with Seattle’s experiment with the soda tax. A telltale sign is that they’re in a “nasty spat” down at City Hall about all the extra money it’s spinning off. What the mayor and City Council suddenly are warring over …