Litigation
Mar. 13, 2003
Tobacco-Settlement Money Follows Political Priorities
Forum Column - By Jeffrey A. Modisett - Kudos to Ann Woolner for her article describing the states' raiding of the 1998 Master Settlement Tobacco Funds ("Many States Misuse Funds From Tobacco Settlement," Forum, Jan. 15). As a participant in the negotiations leading up to the tobacco settlement, I share Woolner's concerns and frustrations. First, though, the good news: Teen smoking rates have fallen 20 percent in the last four years.
By Jeffrey A. Modisett
Kudos to Ann Woolner for her article describing the states' raiding of the 1998 Master Settlement Tobacco Funds ("Many States Misuse Funds From Tobacco Settlement," Forum, Jan. 15). As a participant in the negotiations leading up to the tobacco settlement, I share Woolner's concerns and frustrations. Fi...
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