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Another Party Joins Tobacco Settlement 

There's another party seeking to cash in on the state's multi-BILLION dollar settlement with big tobacco. Two Saint Louis-area women are seeking class action status to file with the state against the tobacco companies. The two women say they are most affected by smoking, so they deserve to be paid directly from the settlement money.

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Youth smoking is increasing, attorney general says 

The percentage youths taking up smoking is increasing in Missouri, Attorney General Jay Nixon said today in asking a judge to approve a $6.7 billion deal that includes the tobacco industry's agreement to stop targeting advertisements at young people.

By approving the settlement now, the state can start getting the money and see an end to what Nixon described as the ``insidious'' cartoon characters the tobacco industry uses to intice youngsters to smoking.

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Senator says public should vote on tobacco settlement money 

A state senator has proposed letting Missouri residents decide whether money from a $6.7 billion tobacco settlement should be sent straight to taxpayers or be placed in the hands of lawmakers for decision-making.

Sen. DAVID KLARICH, R-Ballwin, filed a joint resolution earlier this week that would give voters two options to amend the constitution with regard to the settlement.

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It's the taxpayer's money and it should the taxpayer's choice. It's not for us to decide and it's not for the courts to decide.
Missouri state Sen. David Klarich, R-Ballwin, filed a joint resolution that would let citizens decide whether money from the tobacco settlement should be sent straight to taxpayers or be placed in the hands of lawmakers for decision-making. Quoted in <i>Senator says public should vote on tobacco settlement money</i>