Now, three California municipalities – San Francisco, Oakland and Albany – are slated to vote on a soda tax of a penny per ounce. But in a major win for the movement, the Philadelphia City Council approved a 1.5-cents-per-ounce soda tax this past June. Further, it notes West Virginia, Arkansas and Tennessee all imposed some soda tax, but rank among the most obese states in the nation. The initiatives mark a resurgence of sorts for the soda tax crusade. If a city the size of San Francisco adopts a tax at the ballot box, it could be a model for others, advocates hope.

Source: Fox News August 08, 2016 21:00 UTC