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Hagan is 35th richest lawmaker

bniolet — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:32:38 -0400

Sen. Kay Hagan ranks 35th on The Hill's Rich List, a compilation of the 50 wealthiest lawmakers in Washington.

The feature cited Hagan's stock holdings in drug makers Pfizer and Genentech as well as Richmond, Va., based tobacco maker Altria and its subsidiary Philip Morris. Most of her estimated $6.7 million worth is related to her interest in a Florida commercial real estate business owned by her father.

A personal story of lung cancer

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:45:23 -0400

Rep. Jeff Barnhart told a personal story.

Sens. oppose FDA tobacco oversight

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:38:31 -0400

North Carolina's two senators have proposed a new agency regulate tobacco.

As an alternative to the possible regulation of tobacco products by the Food and Drug Administration. Republican Sen. Richard Burr and Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan filed a bill today that would create a Federal Tobacco Regulatory Agency.

The Tobacco Caucus

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:57:47 -0500

Which legislators have tobacco companies in their districts?

With the General Assembly again considering enacting a smoking ban in restaurants and workplaces, Dome decided to see who represents the tobacco firms.

Alternative Brands, Mocksville:
Rep. Julia Howard, Sen. Andrew Brock

Tobacco companies ready for a fight

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:18:27 -0500

Tobacco companies are gearing up to fight a smoking ban.

The state's three major tobacco companies — Philip Morris, Lorillard and Reynolds American — plan to fight a proposal by Rep. Hugh Holliman to ban smoking in restaurants and other public places.

Holliman files smoking ban bill

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:00:38 -0500

Rep. Hugh Holliman has filed the first bill of 2009.

Noted tobacco advocate dies

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:18:38 -0500

Horace Kornegay, a former congressman from Greensboro who became a spokesman for Big Tobacco, died Wednesday morning at age 84.

Kornegay was chairman of the now defunct Tobacco Institute, the powerful lobbying arm of the cigarette manufacturers. In that role, Kornegay lead efforts to both promote tobacco and to head off anti-smoking initiatives, Rob Christensen reports.

Across party lines on budget

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:00:35 -0400

Two senators who broke party lines on the budget cited their local economy.

Sen. John Snow, a Murphy Democrat, said he could not support the budget written by his fellow party members because it gave counties the option of levying a transfer tax on real estate sales.

A PAC of cigarettes?

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 04 May 2007 16:29:13 -0400

Political action committees associated with four major tobacco companies gave about $28,000 since 2000 to 11 of the 17 Democrats who voted against the smoking ban.

As Dome noted earlier, they were the crossovers who went against party line, helping defeat the bill.

Smoking ban crossover

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 03 May 2007 08:53:14 -0400

Among the crossover votes on the failed smoking ban, Rep. Jeff Barnhart was notable.