Attorney Steven Yerrid said he would withdraw the suit after talks with Gov. Jeb Bush, lawmakers, Attorney General Charlie Crist, and other state officials. "The feedback that we got and the discussions have been very, very positive," said Yerrid.

State lawmakers recently voted to cut all but $1 million from the $39 million smoking-prevention program. Yerrid then sued Bush to get the cuts reversed, although Bush had initially proposed keeping program funding at $39 million.

Crist promised to write a letter to support restoring funding for the program. And Senate Minority Leader Ron Klein recently proposed using part of a $950-million federal bailout package to fund the antismoking campaign.

"I think the state of Florida has a moral and ethical obligation to use part of the tobacco funds for tobacco education," said Klein. "It's an incredible success, and the minute we stop, I think young people will start smoking again."

But a spokesperson for Senate President Jim King "doesn't feel that [funding for the youth-smoking campaign] needs to be looked into right now."