FEATURED LETTER
On the eve of Gov. Blagojevich's first budget address, the newsabout tobacco prevention funding in Illinois is gloomy.
While Illinois receives about $300 million annually as part of the1998 Master Settlement Agreement with tobacco companies, it continuesto cut funding for critical tobacco prevention and cessationprograms. What's more, some legislators are proposing to sell futuresettlement payments for mere pennies on the dollar, violating theintent of the settlement, which is to improve the health of Illinoisfamilies.
The Illinois Coalition Against Tobacco appeals to Blagojevich andthe General Assembly to use the tobacco settlement funds as …
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