Nick Reisman reports for New York State of Politics that the New York Association of Convenience Stores is trying to stop Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposals to increase taxes on cigarettes and ban flavored products such as menthol cigarettes. Hochul proposes to raise cigarette taxes from $4.35 to $5.35 in her state budget. New York Association of Convenience Stores President Kent Sopris says of Hochul's proposal, "What it won't do is stop smoking and the more New Yorkers hear the facts the more they realize that prohibition doesn't work." Anti-tobacco organizations have an opposite view of the proposals, saying they will help significantly reduce smoking-linked illnesses such as cancer. A Siena College poll released Feb. 27 showed that a majority of voters support both proposals by wide margins. Read more about this story at New York State of Politics.