Florida counties and cities in the path of the Gulf oil spill have not the slightest idea at this point how they could be impacted economically.

If you're not a cigarette smoker, chances are you've never heard of Dosal Tobacco Co. Lawmakers in Tallahassee apparently want to keep it that way.

Exempted from the state's Big Tobacco settlement in 1997, the little-known Opa Locka-based cigarette maker has quietly grown to be the third largest seller in Florida. Dosal has thrived as a bargain brand that doesn't have to pay the settlement costs required of its competitors.

By some estimates, that loophole has the state missing out on $200 million a year.