ATTORNEY GENERAL RUSSELL COLEMEN HAS ANNOUNCED THAT KENTUCKY HAS RECEIVED 105-MILLION-477-THOUSAND-754 DOLLARS FOR THIS
YEAR’S…..TOBACCO MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENT…..
IN 1998…..THE COMMONWEALTH AND 51 STATES AND TERRITORIES REACHED THE AGREEMENT WITH MAJOR CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS….THE
HISTORIC AGREEMENT RESOLVED STATE LAWSUITS AGAINST THE TOBACCO COMPANIES FOR MEDICAID AND OTHER HEALTH COSTS RELATED TO SMOKING….IN
ADDITION….THE ANNUAL COMPENSATON SEEKS TO REDUCE UNDERAGE SMOKING AND DECREASE NEW SMOKERS…...
SINCE 1998…..KENTUCKY HAS RECEVIED TWO-POINT-SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS….. AND EACH STATE DETERMINES HOW ITS SETTLEMENT FUNDS ARE USED…..