City officials are prepared to challenge the state’s preemption law in court, and despite the legal uncertainty, hope their ...

Milk-based drinks are currently exempt from the UK’s Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL): but the tax could now be extended to ...

The soft drinks sugar levy threshold has been lowered, leaving suppliers feeling victimised. What impact will the changes ...

It’s about democracy and and standing up to special interests,” said Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, vice mayor of the Santa Cruz ...

Santa Cruz’s 2-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages officially went into effect Thursday, making it the first city in ...

Santa Cruz also becomes the first U.S. city to implement a sugary drink tax in seven years, representing a major victory for public health advocates against a soda industry that works nationwide ...

That level of consumption and its link to chronic diet-related diseases such as diabetes has become a major public health ...

KSBW ACTION NEWS 8. THANK YOU, BROOKE.### A VOTER-APPROVED TAX ON SUGARY DRINKS HAS TAKEN EFFECT IN SANTA CRUZ TODAY.. IMPOSING A TWO-CENTS-PER-OUNCE COST ON SOFT DRINKS AND SUGARY BEVERAGES.