Washington state will receive approximately $66 million from Philip Morris as part of a newly finalized agreement resolving long-running disputes tied to the historic 1998 tobacco settlement. This latest payment follows a separate settlement reached in April with R.J. Reynolds and other major tobacco companies, which brought more than $277 million to the state.

The 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), reached between 46 states and the largest tobacco manufacturers, imposed strict limits on tobacco advertising and prohibited marketing to minors. In return, tobacco companies agreed to make ongoing annual payments to the states to compensate for healthcare costs related to smoking. Washington has received about $3.8 billion under the MSA, and those payments continue as long as tobacco pro

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