| Title | Intro | Date |
| Republican Budget Guts Tobacco Prevention Efforts |
OLYMPIA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2000--A budget released today by the State House of Representatives would cut the Tobacco Prevention and Control Account from $100 million to $10 million. |
02/18/00 |
| The Tobacco Grower Lawsuit: Much to Lose, Nothing to Gain |
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The small group of U.S. tobacco growers who filed a lawsuit seeking billions in damages from tobacco manufacturers is seriously jeopardizing the livelihoods of thousands of their fellow farmers. ``If these grow |
02/18/00 |
| Lawyer Attacks Lucky Strike Giveaway |
MIAMI (AP) -- Lucky Strike may have intended to hand out messages of love on Valentines Day, but an attorney suing tobacco companies didn't find the gesture very sweet. |
02/17/00 |
| 10-Year Report Hails the California Anti-Tobacco Program for Saving Lives and Millions in Taxpayers' Dollars |
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2000-- Citing overwhelming data from California's 10-year history of successful tobacco control efforts funded by Proposition 99 (the 1988 Tobacco Tax Initiative), the state's Tobacco Education Research Oversi |
02/17/00 |
| Tobacco-Backed Security Sales Mulled |
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A growing number of states and local governments are considering plans to issue bonds backed by tobacco settlement money in order to get the money faster and reduce risk that cigarette companies may not be able to pay up. |
02/17/00 |
| Farmers set to sue tobacco companies |
NEW YORK, Feb 16 (Reuters) - About a week after it was hit by a lawsuit from wholesalers, the tobacco industry is expected to be a target of one to be filed by farmers seeking $69 billion in damages, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. |
02/16/00 |
| Philip Morris U.S.A Launches Newspaper Advertising |
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2000--Philip Morris U.S.A. today announced that it has launched a series of newspaper ads to communicate about tobacco-related issues. The ads are meant to inform the public about the company's practices, programs and p |
02/16/00 |
| Arkansas House speaker unveils tobacco plan |
As Gov. Mike Huckabee was speaking in El Dorado on Tuesday to raise support for the tobacco settlement spending plan he has endorsed, the speaker of the state House of Representatives unveiled an alternative proposal that lawmakers predicted will complica |
02/16/00 |
| Schools get large part of tobacco settlement |
COLUMBUS -- Money from Ohio's $10.1 billion tobacco settlement would pay for as much as $4.5 billion in school construction projects through 2025 under a plan the General Assembly is expected to pass today. |
02/16/00 |
| Industry witness: Ads never get anyone to start smoking |
MIAMI - A highly paid tobacco industry witness testified that cigarette advertising does not cause people to start smoking. |
02/16/00 |
| Teen-agers still able to purchase tobacco in about 1 of 4 tests |
Despite crackdowns on teen smoking, millions of American youngsters smoke - and with a little effort they can find plenty of stores to sell them the cigarettes they crave. |
02/16/00 |
| Former tobacco executive warns teens against smoking |
Jeffrey Wigand, a former tobacco-industry executive and lightning rod for controversy, told an audience of 600-plus teens and preteens in West Seattle that cigarette manufacturers are interested in them. |
02/16/00 |
