Tobacco Money Buys Votes - http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030824/COLUMNISTS0302/308240467/1110/EDIT Common Cause Florida report examines how the tobacco industry uses campaign contributions to influence the legislative process in Florida.
Blowing Smoke Rings Around the Statehouses - http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/archives/9605.mintz.html Washington Monthly article on tobacco industry lobbying in state legislatures.
Tobacco and Its Money Have Minority Allies in New York - http://www.tcsg.org/tobacco/minorities/minoritymoney.htm New York Times article covers Philip Morris and R. J. Reyolds money in Black and Hispanic organizations, and its influence on smoking and tobacco legislation.
Philip Morris and Gifts to Legislators - http://www.people.vcu.edu/~jcsouth/on-the-lege-2000/project/philip-morris.htm Short article on money and gifts accepted by Virginia legislators from Philip Morris, and pending tobacco issues before the Virginia legislature.
While Making deal, Philip Morris officials gave to Thompson - http://www.jsonline.com/news/Spice/1119spice.asp "As their lawyers were hammering out a multibillion-dollar settlement with the states, Philip Morris executives and their subsidiaries did their best to clog Gov. Tommy Thompson's campaign coffers with cash." Article explains. (Thompson is now US Secretary of Health and Human Services).
Wisconsin Leaders Beholden to Tobacco Interests, Groups Say - http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=54018 By Richard P. Jones. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel] Advocates for campaign finance reform and a smoke-free environment say that Wisconsin is squandering $1.3 billion in tobacco settlement money to solve its fiscal crisis because it's beholden to tobacco companies.
While Making Deal, Philip Morris Officials Gave to Thompson - http://www.jsonline.com/news/spice/1119spice.asp News article. "As their lawyers were hammering out a multibillion-dollar settlement with the states, Philip Morris executives did their best to clog Gov. Tommy G. Thompson's campaign coffers with cash."
Minnesota: The Truth About Big Tobacco - http://www.smokefreecoalition.org/truth/ Reports on tobacco lobbyists and tobacco industry front groups in the state of Minnesota.
Influence of the Tobacco Industry on Wisconsin Tobacco Control Policies - http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/mep/departments/documents/fs_documents.html 112 page report covers tobacco industry lobbying, influence on local and Wisconsin state government, influence on restaurant and private business, fighting clean indoor air, manipulating the media, and undermining science.
Tobacco Lobby Political Influence on US State Legislatures in the 1990s - http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/10/2/124 Research paper examines recently released tobacco industry documents, examines how the industry advanced a pro-tobacco agenda in state legislatures in the 1990s, analysis the industry's market and political motivations and strategies.
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