A look at how some states are proposing to spend their part of the $206 billion tobacco settlement:
ALABAMA -- Legislators agreed to create a children's trust fund. The program will provide children health insurance and pay for juvenile probation officers, foster care families, school disciplinary programs, boot camps and juvenile detention facilities.ARIZONA -- Gov. Jane Hull wants a new health lab, new community health clinics and a rebuilt state mental hospital. Money would be set aside in a trust fund for health care and anti-tobacco programs. There's controversy over how much counties would get.
ARKANSAS -- A legislative leader wants the money for health programs like an anti-smoking campaign targeted to kids. Gov. Mike Huckabee hasn't yet offered a proposal.
CALIFORNIA -- No discussions yet on state level, but Los Angeles officials are bickering over how to spend the city's portion. Some want the money devoted to tobacco-related issues including programs to cut youth smoking and public education on secondhand smoke; Mayor Richard Riordan wants to fix sidewalks to meet demands from disabled people.
COLORADO -- Ideas include shoring up the state's school nurse program, anti-addiction treatment for smokers and health insurance for children. Some people want the money for local public health programs.
GEORGIA -- Gov.-elect Roy Barnes, a Democrat, wants to fund health care, particularly in rural areas. Some Republican lawmakers favor tax cuts.
IDAHO -- Senate leader says the money should be used for government and school construction or technological improvements.
ILLINOIS -- Little discussion so far. Observers wonder if newly elected Gov. George Ryan's promise to spend 51 percent of new state money on education applies to the tobacco money.
KANSAS -- Lawmakers have set aside half the money for children's health programs, but there's been little discussion how to spend the other half.
KENTUCKY -- Discussion has centered on compensating farmers and others hurt by the decline in the tobacco industry, a major part of the state's economy.
LOUISIANA -- Attorney general wants money for medical research, education and other programs to fight tobacco-related illness. Legislative leader suggests a "rainy day" fund for financial crises.
MARYLAND -- Gov. Parris Glendening wants to fund education, children's health programs and anti-smoking campaigns, but some Republicans favor tax cuts. Tobacco farmers are expecting money to help convert to other crops.
MASSACHUSETTS -- The governor and others are pushing to save all the money for health care and anti-smoking programs, but at least one legislator is calling for a tax cut.
MINNESOTA -- Debate just beginning over use of money won in independent suit. Republicans are talking about tax cuts but a leading Democrat wants it for health care. Gov.-elect Jesse Ventura hasn't said what he thinks.
MISSOURI -- A state senator wants voters decide whether to use the money for tax cuts or let legislators spend it on a variety of programs.
MONTANA -- Public health officials want to divide money among general expenses, tobacco education and control, health improvement and children's health insurance. Republican lawmakers are talking tax cuts, especially for businesses.
NEBRASKA -- Leaders agree to plan to immunize children, hire school nurses and screen women for breast cancer.
NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Republican House leader wants money to go for education, but others say at least some should be set aside for health and anti-smoking programs.
NEW JERSEY -- Gov. Christie Whitman wants all money for health programs including smoking cessation, hospital charity care and children's insurance. A Democratic legislative leader has suggested school construction and repairs.
NEW YORK -- A Republican Senate leader wants a tax cut, while a Democratic leader wants money for anti-smoking efforts and health insurance. The state comptroller favors buying down the state debt. Fight brewing between state and New York City about how much the city has coming.
OHIO -- Little discussion among lawmakers, but a coalition of health, parent and teacher organizations wants to create a foundation to spend it. Gov.-elect Bob Taft favors spending on cancer prevention, schools and health care for uninsured children.
PENNSYLVANIA -- Gov. Tom Ridge wants money spent primarily on public health efforts, such as anti-smoking education, and reimbursement of public costs for smoking-related illnesses. Cancer centers want 25 percent for cancer research.
RHODE ISLAND -- Many leaders favor health programs. One proposal would create a trust fund to promote tobacco education and prevention, provide long-term care and buy health insurance for uninsured residents. Other ideas include improved services for the elderly, paying off the state debt and tax cuts.
SOUTH CAROLINA -- The attorney general wants a tax cut, but Gov.-elect Jim Hodges favors health programs for children and improving education.
TENNESSEE -- Health advocates are pushing anti-smoking programs and health insurance for poor residents. Tobacco farmers want money for scholarships and other programs for their families.
UTAH -- Some legislators want to pay off highway debts, while Gov. Mike Leavitt has suggested immunization programs, health care for children and anti-smoking campaigns.
VIRGINIA -- Lawmakers haven't said what they want but the state chapter of the American Lung Association is pushing public health and anti-smoking programs.
WASHINGTON -- The governor and legislative leaders want to bail out a popular state health insurance subsidy for low-income families. Democrats are talking about expanding children's health insurance and paying for smoking cessation programs.
WEST VIRGINIA -- Some legislators want most of the money for health programs, while others want to use it to free funds for other programs. One senator favors a tax cut on health care providers, cut the deficit in the public employees' insurance program.