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[Pennsylvania] Pa. joins 30 states in rejecting ’98 tobacco master settlement

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane said this week that the commonwealth has opted to decline the tobacco industry’s settlement arising out of the 1998 lawsuit, with the Keystone State instead vowing to continue litigation. Kane was quoted as sa
The Pennsylvania Record
added Apr 18, 2013 15:04
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FELDMAN: Indiana's approach to reducing smoking is shameful, sad

Aren’t our children worth a few million dollars more to help assure their future health? In the past, I’ve called our pitiful tobacco-control funding unconscionable, shameful, irresponsible, and short-sighted. Now I just call it sad.
Indianapolis (IN) Star
added Mar 19, 2013 03:36
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MSA Arbitration Panel Upholds NPM Adjustment Settlement Agreement

the arbitration panel in the pending Non-Participating Manufacturer (NPM) adjustment proceeding has issued a Stipulated Partial Settlement and Award, which will allow the settlement agreement reached in December to proceed. PM USA and other cigarette manu
Altria Group, Inc.
added Mar 13, 2013 15:06
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PERKINS: The California Tobacco Settlement Bait-and-Switch

As it turned out, Prop. 29 was narrowly defeated. That was attributable, in small part, to heavy spending against the measure by Big Tobacco. But also, at least in part, to those who opposed the measure, like yours truly, not because we are smokers, bu
CityWatch LA
added Dec 11, 2012 13:55
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Big Tobacco Okay With Missouri's Prop B?

Measure raises tobacco taxes but eliminates price advantage for smaller tobacco companies
Convenience Store/Petroleum (CSPNet)
added Sep 11, 2012 12:22
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Tobacco Bonds Rally With No Sign of 2042 Mortality: Muni Credit

More than $15 billion of municipal bonds backed by tobacco-company payments will default within 30 years, Moody’s Investors Service says. That’s not deterring investors from reaping the best returns in the tax-free market.
Bloomberg News
added Jul 20, 2012 16:34
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[Mississippi] Man pleads guilty in contraband cigarette case

North Carolina man has pleaded guilty . . . Court documents accuse Phelps falsifying documents showing the cigarettes were exported overseas to avoid paying fees related to the Master Settlement Agreement.
WTVA (Tupelo, MS)
added Jun 16, 2012 07:55
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Oregon's Missed Opportunity for Tobacco Prevention; Master Settlement Agreement Monies Spent Elsewhere

The Lund Report
added May 15, 2012 17:59
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[Texas] Bill on cigarette tax burns its way through State House

"What this bill is about is one thing; do you sell cigarettes in this state? If you do then you should pay the same fee that everybody else pays," he said. Anesh Patel of The Smoke Shack in East Austin says no matter the tax, it won’t affect customer fl
Your News Now (YNN)
added May 8, 2013 06:48
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Tobacco companies make payments under state settlement

The nation’s top cigarette companies have made their annual payments as part of the 25-year settlement in which some cigarette makers are paying states for smoking-related health care costs. Philip Morris USA, owned by Henrico County-based Altria Group
AP - Associated Press
added Apr 16, 2013 01:51
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