Tobacco Settlement

Missouri’s battle to recoup lost tobacco settlement revenue is now being weighed by the state Supreme Court.The Show-Me State’s share of the 1998 Master…

The Missouri House has voted to restore $925,000 to the current year's state budget.Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, withheld more than $46.1 million from the…

A recent court ruling that excuses tobacco companies from making a $50 million payment to Missouri has resulted in the first cuts to the current year's…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 20, 2011 - Which Missouri location has the highest percentage of adults who smoke cigarettes?…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 18, 2010 - WASHINGTON - Even though the state has one of the nation's highest smoking rates,…