Philip Morris to pay 10.1 billion in light cigarette suit
In Edwardsville, a judge ordered Philip Morris USA to pay 10.1 billion dollars for misleading smokers about Marlboro Lights and Cambridge Lights being less harmful. The ruling, the first class action of its kind, concludes the company intended to deceive customers while defending that light referred to taste.
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Philip Morris
Edwardsville
Philip Morris USA
Nicholas Byron
Cambridge Lights
Byron
William Ohlemeyer
Ohlemeyer
Federal Trade Commission
Altria Group Inc
Stephen Tillery
Illinois
California
Philip Morris Inc
State eyeing 700 million loan to back Medicaid backlog
Springfield reports that Comptroller Dan Hynes and House GOP demand a 700 million short term loan to cover overdue Medicaid reimbursements totaling 435 million plus 1 billion owed by the Illinois Department of Public Aid. The plan would unlock federal matching funds and aim to restore a 45 to 50 day payment pace, with repayment due in 12 months if approved.
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House
GOP
Dan Hynes
Hynes
Illinois Department of Public Aid
House Gop
Illinois
Mike Bost
Murphysboro
Bost
Dan Caulkins
Patterson House Inc
Caulkins
Patterson House
Illinois House Passes Tuition Freeze and Higher Ed Measures
The Illinois House approved three bills affecting state universities. HB 1118 would lock in four year tuition for in state students, HB 3274 would allow lawmakers to award four year scholarships at any state university, and a measure to grant a faculty voting seat on the Board of Higher Education passed 114 to 0. Gov Blagojevich signaled support for HB 1118 if the Senate passes. The package aims to increase transparency and access across public universities.
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Illinois
Kevin Joyce
Dchicago
Joyce
Rod Blagojevich
Senate
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois
William “Will” Davis
Hazel Crest
Davis
Chapin Rose
R-Mahomet
Eastern Illinois University
Champaign- Urbana
Board of Higher Education
Illinois House of Representatives
Kevin A. McCarthy
D-Orland Park
McCarthy
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