‘A Pick-Your-Poison Kind Of A Situation’: California Passes Soda Tax Ban To Avoid Costly Ballot Box Fight

"The soda industry has deep pockets and used them to push the legislature into a no-win situation," said California state Sen. Bill Monning. Arizona and Michigan have also capitulated to the industry, which is backing a ballot initiative in California that would make it more difficult to raise taxes.

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