Sen. Cowles: Tobacco debt goes up in smoke, saving Wisconsin taxpayers millions

MADISON – Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after Thursday’s announcement that the State of Wisconsin had paid down the bonds incurred to settle over $400 million of the state’s remaining tobacco settlement fund: “The retiring of longstanding debts might not seem like the most exciting of policy decisions, but they ensure Wisconsin’s finances remain responsible t...