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[Massachusetts] Mass anti-tobacco spending goes up in smoke
Twenty years ago, supporters of a Massachusetts tobacco tax increase had lofty goals for the money it would bring in. A voter-approved 1992 ballot initiative nearly doubled the cigarette tax - from 26 cents to 51 cents a pack - to fund the creation of t
May 28, 2013
Quincy (MA) Patriot Ledger
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May 28, 2013 13:30
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[Kansas] AG makes public a letter describing the tobacco settlement arbitration
Kansas can expect about $17.3 million more as a result of the settlement
May 24, 2013
Kansas Health Institute (KHI)
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May 26, 2013 01:58
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Cigarette maker Lorillard's 1Q profit up 47 pct on higher pricing, e-cig sales, lower costs
Lorillard's first-quarter profit jumped 47 percent as higher prices, electronic cigarette sales and lower legal expenses from a longstanding legal settlement offset a decline in traditional cigarette sales. The nation's third-biggest tobacco company on W
Apr 24, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Apr 24, 2013 23:50
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Deadbeat Illinois: State budget crisis hampers tobacco prevention
Illinois devotes only a sliver of that money — $12.7 million this year in the Land of Lincoln — for tobacco prevention and control to discourage people from smoking and helping them avoid the nation’s No. 1 cause of preventable death.
Feb 24, 2013
Rockford (IL) Register-Star
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Feb 25, 2013 11:35
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Tobacco Industry Continues to Spend Billions While Public Health Shortchanged
American Lung Association Annual "State of Tobacco Control Report" reveals tragic money trail leading to tobacco-caused death and disease; federal government largely failing to combat industry tactics
Jan 16, 2013
PR Newswire
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Jan 16, 2013 06:50
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AUDIO: Florida Senator Wants All Tobacco Companies To Face The Same Penalties
Senator Thad Altman from Melbourne says the bill would right a mistake in not including all tobacco companies in the suit requiring the companies involved to pay a fee per cigarette sold. “These companies have an unfair market and they have grown to 20 p
Jan 11, 2013
WFSU (Tallahassee FL)
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Jan 12, 2013 11:28
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[North Carolina] Tobacco companies reach deal on Master Settlement Agreement
The nation’s top tobacco manufacturers reached an agreement today with 17 states, including North Carolina, on a new method of determining payments involving the Master Settlement Agreement.
Dec 19, 2012
Winston-Salem (NC) Journal
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Dec 18, 2012 23:57
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National Report: Ohio Ranks Last in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
Ohio 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.
Dec 6, 2012
PR Newswire
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Dec 6, 2012 12:03
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Antismoking Outlays Drop Despite Tobacco Revenue
states have spent less on tobacco prevention over the past two years than in any period since the national tobacco settlement in 1998, despite record high revenues from the settlement and tobacco taxes, according to a report to be released on Thursday.
Dec 6, 2012
New York Times
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Dec 6, 2012 02:40
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[Minnesota] MN completes refinancing of tobacco bonds
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota has completed the refinancing of tobacco revenue bonds after the state Supreme Court ruled the move is constitutional. Minnesota Management and Budget said Thursday the state sold $656 million in state appropriation bon
Nov 16, 2012
AP - Associated Press
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