by admin | May 3, 2000 | Health / Medicine, Politics / Govt
Negotiations now get underway in earnest as members of the House and Senate sit down to hammer out differences in a Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund bill.The billions coming the state’s way from the national tobacco settlement would be funneled into a separate fund...
by admin | May 2, 2000 | News
Things are getting a little testy in the state Senate…as the duel intensifies on what to do with money from the national tobacco settlement. Republicans say, “What’s the hurry?” Democrats say, “Why the delay?” Democrats want to...
by admin | Apr 28, 2000 | Health / Medicine
A Tobacco Trust Fund would be created under a bill approved by the House. But it is much different than the Senate proposal. The bill has been weighted down by amendments numbering in the double-digits, few having anything to do with creating a fund to capture the...
by admin | Apr 26, 2000 | Health / Medicine, Politics / Govt
A proposal to establish the Missouri Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund is one vote away from passing the House and moving toward a compromise with the Senate. Hours of debate at the end of last week produced numerous amendments, but no final vote. Democrats chose NOT to...
by admin | Apr 24, 2000 | Health / Medicine, Politics / Govt
A bogged down tobacco bill is close to making its way through the House. No shutting off debate this time as the House considers the Senate proposal to create a fund to capture the billions coming from the national tobacco settlement. Amendments came from everywhere,...
