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• ND anti-tobacco money included in budget 

Jump to full article: Associated Press (AP), 2009-05-05
Author: DALE WETZEL Associated Press Writer

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Conceding defeat in a bitterly contested struggle over tobacco funds, House Republicans agreed Monday to provide $12.9 million to two new committees in charge of developing a comprehensive plan to fight smoking.

"This isn't an easy pill to swallow," Rep. Al Carlson, R-Fargo, the House majority leader, told House Republicans during an impromptu Capitol meeting late Monday night.

Most House GOP legislators have opposed state support for the nine-member advisory board and a three-member executive committee formed by Measure 3, a ballot initiative that North Dakota voters approved last November.

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