11.   Minnesota is suing Philip Morris Cos. and the other tobacco companies for fraud, saying they should reimburse the state for the health-care costs of sick smokers.

12.   Republican Gov. Pete Wilson has endorsed the measure, saying it would provide a court test of requiring the federal government to reimburse states.

13.   Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., said at the hearing that Congress needs to reimburse states that serve as point-of-contact centers.

14.   Some also wonder if her passengers should be required to reimburse the state.

15.   States like Missouri and Connecticut require prisoners to reimburse the state for their imprisonment, health care and state-provided lawyers.

16.   Symington said he has received assurances from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that the state would be reimbursed for its expenses.

17.   The Clinton administration has decided to reimburse states for the cost of imprisoning illegal immigrants.

18.   The club argued the state was being reimbursed a pittance for trees worth hundreds of dollars each.

19.   The governor also put the issue to Ridge during a meeting Sunday afternoon, asking why the federal government was not reimbursing the states for past costs.

20.   The official also said there would likely be some provision that would reimburse the states for the cost of administering the license program.