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Protesters outside City Hall want Philly beverage tax to end

Oct 19, 2017

Philadelphia beverage tax hearing in Harrisburg Tuesday

Oct 17, 2017

Pa. high court to hear appeal of Philly sweetened drink tax

Pennsylvania's highest court will hear an appeal in a lawsuit challenging Philadelphia's year-old tax on soda and other sweetened drinks by the industry and retailers.

Jan 30, 2018

Customers charged Philly beverage tax at Delco Wendy's

Aug 8, 2017

Beverage tax hearing drowned out by protests

Jun 24, 2017

Appeals court upholds Philadelphia's tax on sweetened drinks

Jun 14, 2017

Philadelphia's beverage tax brings in $6.4M in February

Mar 23, 2017

Pepsi pulls 6-packs, 2-liter bottles from Philly stores

Mar 22, 2017

Temple reviewing impact of soda tax on meal plan

Mar 15, 2017

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Beverage tax hearing drowned out by protests

Jul 5, 2017

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Pepsi cutting 80 to 100 Philly-area jobs, blames beverage tax

Apr 15, 2017

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Shoppers alter purchases amid Philly beverage tax

Feb 20, 2017

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Beverage tax-funded Pre-K program begins

Feb 10, 2017

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VIDEO: New Philly beverage tax goes into effect

Jan 26, 2017

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Pepsi cutting 80 to 100 Philadelphia-area jobs, blames beverage tax

Pepsi has confirmed to Action News that it is cutting 80 to 100 jobs in Philadelphia, and the company is blaming the city's beverage tax.

Mar 1, 2017

Philly projects $2.3M in Jan. revenue from beverage tax

The first hard numbers on soft drinks taxes are trickling in as January taxes were due Tuesday.

Feb 22, 2017

Stores see initial impact of Philadelphia's soda tax

Dan Croce, President of Acme Markets, say he is seeing some trends.

Feb 1, 2017

Shoppers alter purchases amid Philly beverage tax

On Day 4 of the beverage tax in Philadelphia, some would-be shoppers avoided what they normally buy.

Jan 4, 2017

Philly beverage tax-funded Pre-K program begins

It's day one for students in Philadelphia's pre-kindergarten program funded by the controversial new sweetened beverage tax.

Jan 4, 2017