Directory of State Resources

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Lobbying activities and campaigns of the tobacco industry at the state (US) level.

Resources in This Category

• 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.

• 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.

• Tobacco Industry Power and Influence in Florida

  http://www.cleanlungs.com/education/features/power.html
  Summary of recent research.

• Tobacco Institute Llobbying at the State and Local Levels of Government in the 1990s

  http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/11/suppl_1/i102.full
  Paper in scientific journal examines money spent, purposes, and effectiveness of tobacco industry lobbying on state and city governments.

• Tobacco Lobby Political Influence on US State Legislatures in the 1990s

  http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/10/2/124.full
  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.

• 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.

 

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