At a corner store in Pigtown, the bad news spread that taxes on mini-cigars will jump more than four-fold, to 70 cents on the dollar. “Oh, man, you know they’re about to go up on cigarillos?” Shawn ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Two Republicans state senators on Thursday proposed that so-called "little cigars" should be taxed at the higher rate applied to cigarettes in Minnesota. Little cigars along ...

WASHINGTON – They come in ice cream flavors such as strawberry, watermelon, vanilla and chocolate. They are packaged in colorful wrappers. “Little cigars” are finding a niche among teens, who like the ...

There’s a new trend that is attracting young smokers. They’re called cigarillos and are becoming more popular than cigarettes. Cigarette sales are down by a third over the last decade but a cheaper ...

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (WCCO) --As the price of a pack of cigarettes nears $8, there is a cheaper alternative appealing to more and more smokers. Cigarillos are mini-cigars, often sold in packs of ...

The good news is that, in many states across the country, fewer teenagers are smoking cigarettes but the bad news is that many of them have begun to smoke flavored cigars instead. While flavored ...

Businessweek.com: Two Republicans state senators on Thursday proposed that so-called "little cigars" should be taxed at the higher rate applied to cigarettes in Minnesota.