Youth

December 4, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today sued R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) for a nine-page advertising display in Rolling Stone that uses cartoons to jointly promote Camel cigarettes and Indie Rock music - a blatant violation of the tobacco Consent Decree and Master Settlement Agreement (MSA).

Connecticut is one of eight states filing action in court against RJR for its illegal advertising campaign. Additional states filing are California, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington.    » read more »

December 04, 2007 -- OLYMPIA -- Washington will join several other states in filing suit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for violating a national ban on the use of cartoons in tobacco advertising, Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna announced today.

The Attorney General’s Office today filed a motion in King County Superior Court, seeking an order prohibiting further use of cartoons in advertising and requiring the payment of monetary sanctions of more than $3.5 million, among other requested relief.    » read more »

December 4, 2007 -- HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that Pennsylvania, along with several other states, have filed a series of multi-million dollar lawsuits against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for violating a national ban on the use of cartoons in the advertisement and promotion of cigarettes.

Corbett said today's lawsuits are in response to a national advertising campaign in Rolling Stone magazine, published in November 2007, which includes a nine-page "special advertising section" for Camel brand cigarettes featuring numerous cartoon images.    » read more »

Files suit seeking more than $5,000,000 in penalties for cigarette maker’s violations of cartoon advertising ban

Dec. 4, 2007 -- Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann today asked Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge David Fais to hold R.J. Reynolds (RJR) in contempt and fine the cigarette maker more than $5,000,000 for violating the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) the tobacco industry signed with Ohio, 44 other states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories in 1998.    » read more »

Company That Brought Kids “Joe Camel” Now Advertises With New Cartoons

NEW YORK, NY (December 4, 2007) - New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that he is suing R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) for using cartoons and brand-name merchandise to market its Camel cigarettes, which is a direct violation of the national Tobacco Master Settlement (MSA). Attorney General Cuomo’s filing is part of a multi-state effort to stop RJR’s illegal marketing; the attorneys general of seven other states filed similar actions in their respective courts today.    » read more »

Use of Cartoons and CDs in Advertising a Violation of the Master Settlement Agreement

BALTIMORE, MD (December 4, 2007) – Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that he has filed a multi-million dollar suit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for violating the 1998 Consent Decree that prohibited the use of cartoons and brand merchandise in the marketing of its products. The suit was filed in Baltimore City Circuit Court today and seeks monetary sanctions of no less than $2.5 million.    » read more »

- Marking an Industry First, the Partnership Signifies the First Entertainment Company to Launch a Mobile Social Network Tied to On-Air Channel
- Fast Growing Latino Youth Population Leads in Usage of Mobile Data Technology

NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO, Nov. 14 -- MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA; VIA.B), today announced it is working with Intercasting Corporation, the leading mobile social networking company, and its award- winning platform, ANTHEM(TM), to develop a mobile social network around MTV Tr3s.    » read more »

November 13, 2007 -- Washington, DC — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton introduced legislation today to provide individual development accounts to youth ‘aging out’ of foster care. The Focusing Investments and Resources for a Safe Transition (FIRST) Act provides foster youth financial support for critical independent living needs as they set out to develop self-sufficient, goal-oriented lives beyond the child welfare system. Senators Jay Rockefeller and Mary Landrieu are original cosponsors of the legislation.    » read more »

November 13, 2007 -- THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Laura and I welcome you all to the White House; sure glad you're here. Ten years ago, a group of spirited citizens came together in the hope that they could make a difference in the lives of our nation's children. In the decade that followed, that hope became a dream, dream became a mission, and that mission helped change the lives of countless children across our country.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- BET Networks' national HIV/AIDS public awareness initiative Rap-It-Up returns to New York City to host a series of celebrity health forums throughout New York City and Newark, N.J., to address the social issues, sexual behavior and attitudes impacting today's young adults; as well as the rise of HIV/AIDS in the urban community. Rap-It-Up is partnering with youth empowerment organization Hip Hop 4 Life and local radio station Hot 97 for the weeklong series of HIV/AIDS events taking place on Tuesday, November 13 through Friday, November 16.    » read more »

November 2, 2007, Juneau, Alaska - In a 3-2 vote this morning, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled Alaska’s Parental Consent Act unconstitutional. The PCA, passed by the Alaska Legislature in 1997, requires girls 16 and younger to obtain parental consent before getting an abortion. The court decided the law burdens a minor girl’s fundamental right to reproductive freedom.    » read more »

10/16/2007, MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Twins today announced the 2007 - 2008 FALL/WINTER Youth Training Camps schedule. The training camps are open to kids ages eight to 18, and provide upper Midwest youth with quality baseball and softball instruction at an affordable price in a safe and encouraging atmosphere and cater to athletes interested in improving their baseball or softball skills in a serious instructional atmosphere.

The FALL/WINTER training camp schedule is as follows:
Augsburg College - Minneapolis - Nov. 23, 2007 (day after Thanksgiving) 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.    » read more »

The Untouchable Kids of India Premieres Sunday, October 21, at 8:30 P.M. (Et/Pt) On Nickelodeon

Highlights include redesigned outfield wall and longer home run distances

10/11/2007, ARLINGTON -- The Texas Rangers Baseball Club broke ground today on enhancements to the Dr Pepper Youth Ballpark that include a retaining wall in left field and greater distances from home plate to the outfield fence.    » read more »

October 8, 2007 - The Kansas City Wizards announced today that they will host a free clinic for select Kansas City youth Tuesday from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at the team's Swope Park Training Center at 63rd and Lewis. Several community groups that include children ages 8 - 18 have been invited to the clinic scheduled to be run by eight members of the Wizards, including Technical Director Peter Vermes and Head Coach Curt Onalfo.    » read more »