This Election Day, Berkeley and San Francisco, Calif. become the latest battleground cities in line to put a sugary beverage tax on the ballot—Measure D in Berkeley and Measure E in San Francisco. To date, more than 30 similar proposals have been tried by states and localities but none have passed.
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If you’ve ever played the state lottery, you’ve probably seen the advertisements reassuring you that your lucky dollars are going toward education, a fundamental component of socioeconomic status and determinant of population health. But where do lottery winnings really go?
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