$653,600

$653,600. Over half a million dollars. In the past 6 months, that's how much Big Tobacco has spent lobbying Wisconsin legislators behind closed doors in their attempt to kill anti-tobacco legislation and budget measures in our state.

• Phillip Morris - $309,353 - read the lobby report here
• R.J. Reynolds - $304,708 - read the lobby report here
• UST (U.S. Tobacco) - $39,572 - read the lobby report here

This amount represents a huge increase over what Big Tobacco spent over the same period last Budget season ($259,101). What do you think - has Big Tobacco chosen Wisconsin as its next battleground?