PROPOSAL 02-4: Reallocation of Tobacco Lawsuit Proceeds

The initiative would change the way money from the national tobacco lawsuit settlement is spent in Michigan. It would mandate that fixed percentages of the settlement proceeds be spent each year on certain specified items and groups. The mandate would be a part of the Constitution.

Contents

• View Election Results
• Brief description of the initiative
• History and background
• Language that will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot
• Support and opposition
  • Arguments in support
  • Arguments in opposition
• Commentary and editorials on this and related issues
  • A Deeper Look, Lawrence W. Reed
  • A Deeper Look, H. Lynn Jondahl
  • Special Interest Ballot Proposals a Threat to Democracy
  • Editorials from prominent newspapers
• Research
  • House Fiscal Agency Analysis of Ballot Proposals
  • Senate Fiscal Agency Analysis of Ballot Proposals
  • Citizens Research Council Analysis of Ballot Proposals
• News coverage
• Text of the proposed changes to the Constitution