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| State asks court to dismiss appeal in tobacco case |
The state has asked the Arkansas Supreme Court to dismiss an appeal by attorneys seeking legal fees from the state's .62 billion tobacco settlement. |
05/12/00 |
| Another avenue sought for tobacco trust fund bill |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Supporters of tobacco trust fund legislation are going to take at least one more stab at passing a bill before the session ends at 6 p.m. today. |
05/12/00 |
| Medicaid tobacco proposal fails; trust fund supported |
HELENA - In last minute finagling, lawmakers killed a proposal Thursday night to put 40 percent of Montana's tobacco cash into Medicaid because it would leave the state's budget too tight next session. |
05/12/00 |
| Bill designed to reduce underage smoking faces fight |
JEFFERSON CITY - A feud between the major tobacco companies and a discount cigarette store chain is likely to doom an already embattled bill designed to reduce underage smoking. |
05/12/00 |
| Teen group advocates public smoking ban |
ASHEVILLE - More than two-thirds of Buncombe County's recreational facilities are smoke-free, according to a recent study - but that is not good enough for some local teen-agers. |
05/12/00 |
| Canada Eyes Big Hike in Tobacco Taxes |
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Paul Martin has asked the country's provinces to consider joining him in imposing aggressive tax increases on tobacco, spokesman Scott Reid said on Thursday. |
05/11/00 |
| Calif. sues R.J. Reynolds over free cigarettes |
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 11 (Reuters) - California Attorney General Bill Lockyer on Thursday sued tobacco company R.J. Reynolds to prevent the firm from giving away free cigarettes in the state in violation of the terms of the national tobacco settlement. |
05/11/00 |
| More money sought to stop youth smoking |
We need to stop this very stoppable public health epidemic, Dr. Robert McCaffree, director of the Oklahoma Tobacco Reduction and Cessation Campaign, said Monday. McCaffree said smoking is the single greatest preventable cause of disease, illness and prema |
05/10/00 |
| Mouthwash As Smoking Deterrent? UB Dental Researchers To Test New Product For Safety, Efficacy |
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Smokers who want to quit but really enjoy the taste of a cigarette may soon have a new weapon at their disposal. And if it works, it would be as easy to use as mouthwash. |
05/10/00 |
| Chuck Wolfe, Anti-smoking Ad Provocateur, Steps Down |
Chuck Wolfe, who has presided over high-profile ad campaigns designed to stop kids from smoking, will step down as executive vice president of the American Legacy Foundation, he said Tuesday. |
05/10/00 |
| Cigarette sales dip, and so do payouts |
LANSING -- The first series of payments to Michigan under the settlement of litigation with tobacco companies has come in nearly .4 million lower than anticipated, according to a report issued Monday by the state Senate Fiscal Agency. |
05/09/00 |
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