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Kansas children's cabinet told to plan for big cuts

The Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund, which promotes early-childhood programs in the state, has been warned that it could lose up to 75 percent of its budget next year because of a drop in money from a national lawsuit against tobacco companies.
AP - Associated Press
added Sep 27, 2012 15:09
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LENA MITCHELL: Mississippi reneging on prevention promise of tobacco settlement

NEMS360 (Journal Interactive, Tupelo, MS)
added May 22, 2012 02:17
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[North Carolina] NC gets $211 million from tobacco companies after dispute is settled

The payment came after North Carolina and 19 other states reached an agreement that resolved a 10-year dispute over payments to be made under the landmark 1998 master settlement agreement with tobacco companies.
Raleigh (NC) News & Observer
added Apr 29, 2013 00:35
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California Tobacco Bond Sale a Hit With Investors

California on Tuesday had little trouble selling $380 million in municipal bonds backed by revenue from tobacco companies, even as litigation deepens over a payment dispute related to the companies' lost market share.
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
added Apr 2, 2013 19:40
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Arbitration Panel reviews and enters settlement agreement in Master Settlement Agreement disputed payments case (PDF)

On March 12, 2013, the Arbitration Panel hearing R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company’s claim related to its 2003 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) payment ... Under the Term Sheet, based on the jurisdictions that have joined the agreement thus far, R.J. Reyno
Reynolds American (RAI)
added Mar 13, 2013 14:58
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State of Tobacco Control 2013 - Did Your State Make The Grade?

Money at the Root of Nation's Tobacco Problem
American Lung Association
added Jan 16, 2013 06:53
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Georgia getting $56M from tobacco settlement

The state of Georgia will receive about $56 million next year and more payments in the future from a major settlement states reached with tobacco companies more than a decade ago.
Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution
added Dec 20, 2012 06:24
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Nebraska awarded settlement money in multi-state deal with major tobacco companies

Nebraska has been awarded settlement money in a multi-state agreement with four major tobacco companies involving a 10-year dispute over payments.
AP - Associated Press
added Dec 19, 2012 03:18
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Mitt Romney Crippled Model Anti-Smoking Program In Massachusetts

In the mid 1980s, Massachusetts Department of Public Health official Gregory Connolly began a seemingly hopeless campaign to end smoking in his state. He had no full-time staff and a piecemeal budget. More people complained about his smoking cessation cli
Huffington Post (blog)
added Nov 4, 2012 01:09
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EDITORIAL: Helping Louisiana smokers quit a deadly addiction: An editorial

New Orleans (LA) Times Picayune
added Jun 30, 2011 00:00
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