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Jump to full article: Toledo (OH) Blade, 2008-04-08
Author: JIM PROVANCE Blade Columbus Bureau Chief
Intro: The Ohio House Tuesday threw the latest punch in the fight over the state's tobacco prevention funds.
With Gov. Ted Strickland waiting to sign the emergency measure into law, the House voted 89-5 to immediately take control of $230 million in the trust overseen by Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation. The Senate was expected to follow suit.
The fund was created with proceeds from the state's multi-billion dollar settlement with major tobacco companies in 2000, and lawmakers and governors have been siphoning off the money ever since.
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