Georgia's Tobacco Settlement May Help Rural Economies
The state Advisory Committee on Rural Development sees the $4.8
billion tobacco settlement as a way to bolster Georgia's
stagnant economy.
Governor Roy Barnes said that one-third of
the settlement money should help rural counties economically
hurt by a decline in the tobacco industry, while the other
two-thirds should pay for health care programs.
Source:
ATLANTA JOURNAL AND CONSTITUTION, (8/19/99) "Tobacco Settlement May
Fund State Panel's Attempts To Bolster Economy", Alan Judd