FLA. TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUND THREATENED
December 22, 2008
Facing a $2.3-billion budget shortfall, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is eyeing a $1.4 billion fund established by the state's 1997 settlement with the tobacco industry, but opponents say they will go to court to block any attempt to raid the fund, the Orlando Sentinel reported Dec. 19.
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