Tobacco Settlement

Compiled by Victoria Enright, May 2001

http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/index.html#TP

Alcohol and Tobacco Taxes. Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau, January 2001.
www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lfb/informationalpapers/2001/8.pdf

"Closing In on Tobacco: Can the Industry Survive the Latest Battles?" Congressional Quarterly, Inc., CQ Researcher, November 12, 1999. (178.9/C762e) Contains chronology of anti- smoking movement and information on tobacco litigation.

Colorado Proceeds From the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement: Potential Revenues, Risks, and Strategies. Prepared by Callan Associates, Inc., distributed by the Colorado Office of the State Auditor, March 2000. (178.9/C7) Pt.1 Executive summary. Pt.2 Full report.

"Comprehensive Tobacco Control: States Confront Costs, Organizational Challenges". National Conference of State Legislatures, State Health Notes, Feb. 26, 2001. (614.23/N21a) Overview of several statewide programs to administer tobacco settlement funds. Includes "`Best Practices': Nine Components of Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs".

Discussion of Tobacco Securitization (Tobacco Settlement Securitization). Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau, April 26, 2001. "This paper provides background information and discusses the issues surrounding payments to the states of monies from the Attorneys General Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement of November, 1998 and the provisions in the Governor's 2001-03 biennial budget bill relating to the sale of the state's rights to the payments under the agreement." -page 1. www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lfb/2001-03budgedocuments/2001-03BudgetPapers/885.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions About the Tobacco Settlement.
www.ncsl.org/statefed/hlthfaqs.htm

"High-Impact Litigation: Do Public-Policy Disputes Belong in the Courts?" Congressional Quarterly, Inc., CQ Researcher, February 11, 2000. (345/C762b) Includes information on tobacco attorney fees and compares tobacco litigation with suits filed against gun manufacturers.

Issues Surrounding a National Tobacco Settlement. U.S. General Accounting Office, 1998.
http://stars.csg.org/gao/1998/gao-rced-98-110.pdf

Maryland's Cigarette Restitution Fund Program:
www.dhmh.state.md.us/esm/index.htm

1999 State Initiatives on Spending Tobacco Settlement Revenues. www.nga.org/cda/files/000125TOBACCO.pdf

Overview of State Tobacco Settlement Legislation and Activities.
www.ncsl.org/programs/health/toblegact.htm

"Spending Tobacco Funds: States Cook Up Their Own Recipes". Melissa Hough and Lee Dixon, State Legislatures, October/November 1999. (328.11/N214/v.25, no.9) pp.20-22.
www.ncsl.org/programs/pubs/1099TOB.HTM

State By State Tobacco Settlement 25-Year Totals and Percent of Total. www.ncsl.org/statefed/Health/hlt-tob25yr.htm

"States Settle Tobacco Suits". Carl Tubbesing and Joy Johnson Wilson, State Legislatures, February 1999. (328.11/N214/v.25, no.2) pp.14-18.
www.ncsl.org/programs/pubs/299TOBAC.HTM#top

Summary of the Attorneys General Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement. www.ncsl.org/statefed/tmsasumm.htm

Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau. 2001. (178.9/W7h)  "... a limited-scope review of the fiscal year 1999-2000 funds provided to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School's Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention."-Letter of transmittal http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lab/Reports/ltrUWTobaccoCenter.pdf

Tobacco Settlement. A brief overview that contains links to other relevant web sites. www.ncsl.org/programs/health/tobacco.htm

Tobacco Settlement and Tobacco Control Board. Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau, January 2001. Discusses Master Settlement Agreement and payment to the states. Includes section on Wisconsin Tobacco Control Board.
www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lfb/informationalpapers/2001/79.pdf

Tobacco Settlement Funds. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, Budget Brief 99-8, November 1999. (178.9/W7a2) Discusses settlement of litigation against tobacco companies, Wisconsin's share of the settlement, and tobacco control program grants.
www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/budbriefs/99bb8.pdf

Tobacco Settlement Update. Illinois Economic and Fiscal Commission, February 2001. (178.9/IL6a) Summary of tobacco settlement payments to Illinois and other states. Contains information on allocation of proceeds from different states.
http://www.legis.state.il.us/commission/ecfisc/ecfisc_home.html

Waiting to Exhale: State Legislatures and Governors Weigh Proposals to Spend $206 Billion in Tobacco Settlement Monies. Council of State Governments, June/July 1999. Comprehensive analysis of states' allocation of tobacco settlement funds.
http://stars.csg.org/ssl/1999/tobacco/settlement.pdf

"Budget Taps Tobacco Funds". Steven Walters, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 18, 2001.

"Doyle Blasts Sale of Tobacco Funds". Richard P. Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Mar. 20, 2001.

"Doyle to Lawmakers: Reject Tobacco Cash Sell-Off". Matt Pommer, The Capital Times, Mar. 19, 2001.

"Gov's Tobacco Sell-Off Plan Risky". David Callender, The Capital Times, April 26, 2001.

"`Litigation Bonds' Are a Risky Business". James Wootton, Wall Street Journal, Mar. 14, 2001.

"McCallum Defends His Tobacco Sell-Off". David Callender, The Capital Times, Feb. 21, 2001.

"Tobacco Fund Plan Has Some Fuming". Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 19, 2001.

"Tobacco Funds For Fighting Tobacco". Steven Walters, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Apr. 19, 2001.

"Tobacco Money Best Option?: McCallum's Plan Might Work, if All Goes Well". Phil Brinkman, Wisconsin State Journal, Apr. 22, 2001.

"Tobacco Money Tempting, But . . . Selling Future Tobacco Payments Is a Plan That Needs More Study". Wisconsin State Journal, Feb. 25, 2001.

"Tobacco Plan a Good Idea That's Bound to Fail". Avrum D. Lank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 25, 2001.

"Tobacco Plan Stinks, Doyle Says". Scott Milfred and Phil Brinkman, Wisconsin State Journal, Feb. 20, 2001.

"Tobacco Sell-Off Battle Heats Up". Phil Brinkman, Wisconsin State Journal, April 19, 2001.

Clippings: (Noncirculating; available for use in the library; clippings prior to 1981 are on microfiche)

• Tobacco: 178.9/W7z (Wisconsin); 178.9/Z (United States)
• Tobacco - Taxation 336.268/Z (Wisconsin and other states)