Appleton tries for $3 million grant from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fight Big Tobacco’s new dissolvable tobacco products
City officials could know this week whether Appleton will receive $3 million in federal stimulus money to fight a new form of tobacco product seen as threatening children with nicotine addiction. Accepting the grant would mean creating four full-time jobs, including a police officer and a school health and tobacco educator, and filling several part-time positions. Wage and benefit costs would total nearly $1 million, including $52,000 for the cu ... Jump to full article >>





