http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/lawsuit/ag:_mo.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/local/state/missouri/story.html?s=v/rs/19981224/mo/index_1.html http://tobacco.org/news/13247.html 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. Reuters Thu, 24 Dec 1998 05:00:00 GMT http://www.stlnet.com/postnet/home.nsf/NewsBreak/0DD00A70941D55B1862566E1007756FF http://tobacco.org/news/13112.html 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. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Mon, 21 Dec 1998 05:00:00 GMT http://web3.stlnet.com/postnet/news/wires.nsf/StateRegion/EA19F00C4EDC5E41862566D00010A17F http://tobacco.org/news/12268.html 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. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Fri, 04 Dec 1998 05:00:00 GMT