tobacco industry cover up Philip J. Hilts, 74, Dies; Reporter Exposed a Big-Tobacco Cover-up Smoke Screen: The Truth Behind

After years of litigation and a months-long trial in 1998, Minnesota reached a settlement with the largest tobacco manufacturers that restricted the manufacturers marketing of tobacco products, required publication of internal industry documents, and mandated annual payments to Minnesota totaling $6.5 billion

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Coles, Cumberland, Edgar, Iroquois, Jackson, Lee, Macon, McDonough, Montgomery, Peoria, Rock Island and Wabash counties have all passed sales tax rate increases effective as of July 1

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