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Five Years Later, Philadelphia's Soda Tax Is Falling Flat
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 8 months agoStossel TV Want a soda? You'll pay more for one in Philadelphia, because five years ago, local...
Soda taxes have helped trim sales of sugary drinks. Public health impacts aren't as clear.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSoda taxes that have added to the price of cans, bottles and Big Gulps in a handful of cities...
City wage tax collects millions from Bucks County for Philadelphia. Some want funds to stay here
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Philadelphia Wage Tax is the bane of many Bucks County residents who work for employers in the...
Soda taxes can’t reverse the obesity epidemic
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMany public health advocates and scholars see sugar-sweetened-beverage taxes (often simply called soda taxes) as key to reducing obesity and its adverse...
Increased taxes on sweet drinks causes drop in sales, study finds
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA recent study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association Health Forum revealed...
Taxes on sugary drinks cut consumer sales by 33%, study says
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoRaising the price of sugar-sweetened sodas, coffees, teas and energy, sports and fruit drinks by an...
How A Violent Crime Wave Is Shaping Philadelphia’s Mayoral Race
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrom left to right: Helen Gym, Cherelle Parker, Rebecca Rhynhart and Allan Domb are leading...
Sales of sugary drinks plunge 33% in cities taxing those beverages, study finds
Food Dive via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoThe American Beverage Association, which represents Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, said these taxes have not...
'Really kind of disgusting': This YouTuber explains ‘why it costs more to be poor’ — and breaks down...
Moneywise via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoIt's one thing for Billie Holiday to sing in her 1941 song "God Bless the Child": "Them that’s got...
Here's how to help the brunch spot at Flemington Filling Station open its doors
Courier News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoKatie Attinello and Skylar Bird knew that transforming an abandoned Flemington gas station into a...