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Quota Buyout
Tobacco Issues
Publications
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TTWG
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The
Tennessee Tobacco Working Group (TTWG) is a dialogue among Tennesseans
with diverse interest in tobacco issues, facilitated by the Agricultural
Policy Analysis Center. The TTWG is part of the Southern Tobacco
Communities Project, a similar dialogue among tobacco interests
in the six major tobacco producing states: North Carolina, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia.
The
group involves all stakeholders in issues related to tobacco, including
tobacco growers and agricultural groups, public health interests,
researchers and educators, legislators and government agencies,
and community leaders.
This
portion of the APAC web site is devoted to disseminating information
about the Tennessee Tobacco Working Group and its activities. If
you would like more information about the TTWG or have any questions
about this material, please contact the project director, Dr.
Kelly Tiller.
TTWG
Meetings
The
Tennessee Tobacco Working Group generally meets two or three times
a year or as tobacco issues arise.
The
most recent TTWG meeting was held May 23, 2002, on the UT Ag Campus.
The meeting was primarily focused on tobacco quota buyout proposals.
Other discussion topics included proposals to increase the state's
cigarette excise tax and updates on tobacco settlement spending,
Phase II, and the tobacco grower lawsuit. 
Summary
of the May 23 meeting.
Tennessee
Tobacco Working Group Information Sheet
Summaries
of Previous TTWG Meetings
- June
19, 2001, University of Tennessee University Club, Knoxville,
TN
- February
8, 2001, University of Tennessee University Club, Knoxville,
TN
- May
12, 2000, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture,
Knoxville, TN
- November
3, 1999, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture,
Knoxville, TN
- June
24, 1999, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture,
Knoxville, TN
- April
22, 1999, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture,
Knoxville, TN - Meeting
Presentation
- March
9, 1999, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture,
Knoxville, TN
- February
12, 1999, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture,
Knoxville, TN
- December
11, 1998, Ellington Agricultural Center, Nashville, TN
Meeting Handout
- October
7, 1998, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture,
Knoxville, TN
- August
12, 1998, University of Tennessee Tobacco Experiment Station,
Greeneville, TN
- May
13, 1998, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture,
Knoxville, TN
- March
26, 1998, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture,
Knoxville, TN - Meeting
Presentation
TTWG
Handouts & Other Materials
- H.R.
4753 Bill Summary,
"Tobacco Market Transition Act of 2002" (Source:
Representatives Goode/Boucher/Jones)
- Summary
of H.R. 4753, "Tobacco
Market Transition Act of 2002" (Source: Dr. Will Snell,
University of Kentucky
- H.R.
3940 Bill Summary,
"Tobacco Livelihood and Economic Assistance for our Farmers"
(Source: Representative McIntyre)
- Summary
of H.R. 3940, "Tobacco
Livelihood and Economic Assistance for our Farmers" (Source:
Dr. Will Snell, University of Kentucky)
- Press
Release, "McIntyre
Tobacco Buyout Legislation" May 17, 2002 (Source: Representative
McIntyre)
- Fact
Sheet, "Critical
Elements of any Legislation to Grant FDA Authority to Regulate
Tobacco Products" (Source: Campaign for Tobacco-Free
Kids)
- Fact
Sheet, "Why
the FDA Should Regulate Tobacco Products" (Source: Campaign
for Tobacco-Free Kids)
- Consensus
Report for a Tobacco Transition Plan, April 2002 (Source:
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services)
- Update
on Phase II in Tennessee (February 8, 2001)
- Current
Tobacco Issues and Outlook (September 25, 2000)
- Summary
of Phase I Settlement Spending in Major Tobacco Producing States
(March 20, 2000)
- Tobacco
Settlement Bills Pending Before the Tennessee General Assembly
(March 10, 2000)
- Summary
of Phase I & Phase II Settlement Spending in Major Tobacco
Producing States (November 3, 1999)
- Summary
of Virginia Settlement Legislation (March 9, 1999)
- Summary
of North Carolina Settlement Legislation (April 22, 1999)
TTWG
Articles & Press Releases
TTWG
Helpful Links
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