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Revenues generated from the 1998 voter-approved anti-smoking Proposition 10, which added a 50-cent-tax on tobacco products, helped fund anti-smoking programs such as the billboard displayed. One year after California joined 45 other states in reaching a settlement with tobacco companies, the state received $315 million as the first payment in the agreement. Anti-smoking activists say California has long been a leader in anti-tobacco legislation. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Calif.Dept.of Health Services/HO/Str)