During its first meeting of the year Thursday, City Council approved legislation to hold hearings on the city’s sweetened ...

We've slapped a tax on sugary drinks, watched prices rise, and people bought less soda — but their waistlines didn’t seem to ...

Philadelphia City Council is reviewing the city's so-called ‘Soda Tax’ eight years after the 1.5 cents per ounce fee on ...

Councilmember Jim Harrity, who introduced the resolution, says the charge 'disproportionately impacts low-income communities.' ...

According to the CDC, frequent consumption of sugary drinks is linked to adverse health outcomes that include obesity, type 2 ...

Of the nearly 500 readers who responded to our poll, the majority (70%) said they wouldn't support a tax on sugary drinks.

Philadelphia’s soda tax, the first in a major American city, aims to curb sales by adding 1.5 cents per ounce to distributors’ costs for sodas, energy drinks, mixers, and other sugary beverages.

Could Philly’s soda tax actually go away? It’s an old argument that some on Philadelphia City Council thought was settled ...

Councilmember Jim Harrity says residents leave town to shop to avoid the tax, and claims that costs the city lots of revenue.

A Boston City Councilor has proposed a new tax on soda and other sugary drinks, pitching the measure as a revenue boost for community health programs that could also discourage people from ...

Boston city councilors plan to hold a hearing on the issue. A new city tax on sugary drinks would require approval from state ...

Five of Durkan’s colleagues on the council also signed on as cosponsors of her hearing order to explore the possibility of implementing a soda tax in Boston. But not all councilors were as ...