Kentucky will receive more than $118 million this year from the tobacco master settlement agreement negotiated 25 years ago. Christopher Thacker, an assistant deputy attorney general with the Attorney General’s Office, said the funds are doing some good.
“It’s basically recognizing that there are harms that are caused by tobacco smoking, and the amount that we get each year is tied to the amount of tobacco products that are sold in the state by the participating settling companies. So it certainly is accomplishing that goal.”
