Maryland lawmakers consider 2-cent tax on sugary drinks

The next time you sip a Coke or a Kool-Aid, it could cost you. Maryland lawmakers are considering what’s called the For Our Kids Act, which would impose a tax of 2-cents-per-ounce on sugary drinks, syrups, and powders. That includes artificially sweetened drinks, like a Diet Coke.

Map: These states have the most, least smokers

36 million adults in the U.S. smoke cigarettes, or about an average of 12.6% of the population in each state. Here are the states that have the most and least smokers.