A voter-approved tax on sugary drinks has taken effect in the beachside community of Santa Cruz on the California coast.

The UK government is considering expanding its sugar tax on fizzy drinks to include milkshakes and other sweetened beverages, ...

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 ...

A tax on sugary drinks takes effect Thursday in the beachside community of Santa Cruz, seven years after California banned its cities and counties from implementing local grocery taxes as part of ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tax on sugary drinks takes effect Thursday in the beachside community of Santa Cruz, seven years after California banned its cities and counties from implementing local ...