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Anti-tobacco group organizes against Bush 

Jump to full article: WRUF AM850 (Gainesville, FL), 2004-03-01

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A state wide anti-tobacco program is getting together in Tallahassee today to fight Governor Bush's budget for tobacco prevention.

Initially, Ignite Florida was formed to fight the tobacco industry but Florida budget cuts show what they are really fighting is our own state administration. Every year the govenor's recomendation for the budget has been passed by the legislature allowing less and less money for the Ignite Florida cause. Ignite Florida member Jacob Baime says the money from the tobacco settlement is being treated as general revenue and that's not really right.

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