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[North Carolina] NC receives $211M in cigarette lawsuit payments
North Carolina's annual share of payments from top cigarette companies paying for smoking-related health care costs is $211 million. North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper notified Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders on Friday how much money was
Apr 26, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Apr 26, 2013 22:27
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[Indiana] Letter: Anti-smoking strategies wise, healthy investment
A comprehensive program includes prevention and cessation. Indiana’s Quitline demonstrates its effectiveness with a 24.7 percent quit rate after seven months. Funding is needed to provide round-the-clock access. Some find success with face-to-face/peer su
Apr 26, 2013
Columbus (IN) Republic
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Apr 26, 2013 11:33
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[Kansas] Tobacco litigation dollars higher than expected
Advocates hope excess goes in endowment, legislators say little chance
Apr 26, 2013
Topeka (KS) Capital-Journal
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Apr 26, 2013 06:15
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[North Dakota] House vote sends message to tobacco community
Rep. Blair Thoreson, R-Fargo, said the vote should be seen as a message by the Legislature to the committee, which he thinks is not being run properly or spending its funds wisely. “The idea is this is the one time to vote on whether or not we like wher
Apr 26, 2013
Dickinson (ND) Press
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Apr 26, 2013 05:35
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[North Dakota] House rejects tobacco prevention budget
A narrow House majority voted down the budget for the North Dakota Center For Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy ... was created through Measure 3, which got 54 percent of the vote in the 2008 general election. The agency is constitutionally mandated
Apr 25, 2013
Bismarck (ND) Tribune
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Apr 25, 2013 23:12
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[North Dakota] ND House rejects tobacco prevention budget
A narrow House majority on Thursday voted down the budget for the voter-required North Dakota Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy. The move confused backers of the $15.8 million budget, who said it seemed a slap in the face to voters. The c
Apr 25, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Apr 25, 2013 23:06
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[North Dakota] ND House rejects tobacco prevention budget
A narrow House majority on Thursday voted down the budget for the voter-required North Dakota Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy. The move confused backers of the $15.8 million budget, who said it seemed a slap in the face to voters. The c
Apr 25, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Apr 25, 2013 23:06
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[New Hampshire] Extra tobacco settlement money could help NH balance this year's budget
A long-running legal dispute over settlement payments by tobacco companies has been resolved, state officials announced yesterday, freeing up money that could help New Hampshire balance its budget this year. Through the end of March, the state’s revenue
Apr 25, 2013
Concord (NH) Monitor
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Apr 25, 2013 14:01
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[New Hampshire] NH receives tobacco settlement funds earlier than expected
Gov. Maggie Hassan and the Legislature got welcome budget news Wednesday, as the state received $15 million as part of a lawsuit over the federal tobacco settlement.
Apr 25, 2013
Nashua (NH) Telegraph
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Apr 25, 2013 10:42
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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
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