Washington Monthly article on tobacco industry lobbying in state legislatures.

Report on the California campaign contributions and lobbying expenditures of the tobacco industry and its allies, and what they buy. Downloadable databases itemize money spent.

Article from the Texas Observer looks at tobacco money and influence on a Texas public official.

News story on the influence of Big Tobacco in fighting smokefree public places in Washington State.

112 page report covers tobacco industry lobbying, influence on local and Wisconsin state government, influence on restaurant and private business, fighting clean indoor air, manipulating the media, and undermining science.

Lists money spent by date and by bill lobbied.

Seattle times story covers how a Philip Morris lobbyist works.

Reports on tobacco lobbyists and tobacco industry front groups in the state of Minnesota.

Short article on money and gifts accepted by Virginia legislators from Philip Morris, and pending tobacco issues before the Virginia legislature.

New York Times article covers Philip Morris and R. J. Reyolds money in Black and Hispanic organizations, and its influence on smoking and tobacco legislation.

Summary of recent research.

Paper in scientific journal examines money spent, purposes, and effectiveness of tobacco industry lobbying on state and city governments.

Research paper examines recently released tobacco industry documents, examines how the industry advanced a pro-tobacco agenda in state legislatures in the 1990s, analysis the industry's market and political motivations and strategies.

1997 Pulitzer prize winning editorial on tobacco lobbyists in the state of Iowa, how they served the tobacco industry, and influenced what laws get on the books.

Common Cause Florida report examines how the tobacco industry uses campaign contributions to influence the legislative process in Florida.

"As their lawyers were hammering out a multibillion-dollar settlement with the states, Philip Morris executives and their subsidiaries did their best to clog Gov. Tommy Thompson's campaign coffers with cash." Article explains. (Thompson is now US Secretary of Health and Human Services).

News article. "As their lawyers were hammering out a multibillion-dollar settlement with the states, Philip Morris executives did their best to clog Gov. Tommy G. Thompson's campaign coffers with cash."

By Richard P. Jones. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel] Advocates for campaign finance reform and a smoke-free environment say that Wisconsin is squandering $1.3 billion in tobacco settlement money to solve its fiscal crisis because it's beholden to tobacco companies.