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CalPERS "Quit Tobacco" 16 Years Ago - Might Start Again

KVCR | By Daniel Potter

Published December 19, 2016 at 11:17 AM PST

Sixteen years after divesting from tobacco stocks, California's largest public pension fund may end the "ban." Capital Public Radio's Daniel Potter has more on a decision set to happen today.

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