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[New York] Breakable bonds leave city a winner in smoking slowdown

But Newman, the former deputy comptroller, doesn’t see it that way. While emphasizing that a potential default was still a long way off, he said that the city needs to keep in mind what investors will think the next time it goes to the market with a bon
New York World (Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism)
added Feb 6, 2013 20:57
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Lorillard Reaches Agreement over Disputed MSA Adjustments

Company expects to receive more than $198 million in credits against future MSA payments over the next five years
PR Newswire
added Dec 19, 2012 03:46
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National Report: New Jersey Ranks Last in Protecting Kids from Tobacco

New Jersey is tied for last in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations.
PR Newswire
added Dec 6, 2012 12:04
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[New York] Up in smoke: Counties gave up millions from tobacco settlement for short-term gains

Lower Hudson Valley counties forfeited most of the $659 million they were to receive from a 1998 legal settlement with tobacco manufacturers, selling off their interests and scattering the short-term gains in financial deals that cost taxpayers tens of m
New York Journal News
added Jun 18, 2012 14:23
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[North Carolina] Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids received $8 million grant

The grant is provided at a time when more state legislatures, including North Carolina, are siphoning significant amounts of money dedicated to tobacco-prevention efforts from the 1998 landmark Master Settlement Agreement to their state general funds.
Winston-Salem (NC) Journal
added Apr 12, 2013 13:13
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States Win and Lose in Tobacco Settlement, Analysis Shows ($$)

Herbert J. Sims analyst Dick Larkin believes tobacco companies may be the big winners.
Bond Buyer Online
added Dec 24, 2012 10:52
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Here's What it Takes to Make Big Tobacco Smile

“The company is able to receive significant value for injury its brands have suffered in the marketplace at the hands of manufacturers who are not subject to the obligations of the MSA,” said the company’s executive vice president Martin L. Holton III in
Wall St. Cheat Sheet
added Dec 20, 2012 02:05
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, other manufacturers reach agreement in principle on Master Settlement Agreement payment disputes with states (PDF)

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company has reached an agreement in principle with 17 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to settle 10 years of claims related to the company’s Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) payments to the states. The settlement add
Reynolds American (RAI)
added Dec 18, 2012 17:47
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[Kansas] ROTHSCHILD: Up in smoke: What will state do about lost tobacco funds?

Here is the problem. Kansas is among some 30 states in arbitration with Big Tobacco companies that are seeking to reduce payments promised to the states under a mammoth legal settlement from the 1990s.
Lawrence (KS) Journal-World
added Dec 10, 2012 15:09
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[New York, Oregon, Texas, Washington] Take Action

New York Advocates to Legislators: Show us the money! The 2012 "Broken Promise to Our Children" report shows that New York spends less than 1% of the $2.3 billion in revenue New York is projected to receive from tobacco taxes and the tobacco settlement
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Dec 6, 2012 11:45
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