| Alabama |
| News 12 Chattanooga, TN |
| » | Healthy States Rankings Put Tennessee, Georgia, & Alabama Near the Bottom (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| WSFA 12 (Montgomery, AL) |
| » | Prattville smoking proposal fails (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| California |
| 1350 KSRO (Santa Rosa, CA) |
| » | Cigarette Tax Debate (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Capital Public Radio |
| » | AUDIO: Feature News Story | Health Advocates Push Ballot Measure To Raise Cigarette Tax For Cancer Research (Nov 16, 09) [intro] |
| Clinical Trials.gov (NIH and FDA) |
| » | Dose-dependent Effects of Second-hand Smoke on Vascular Function (Nov 16, 09) [intro] |
| Contra Costa (CA) Times |
| » | Perata's cigarette tax measure finds First 5 foes (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Glendale (CA) News-Press |
| » | Get tough on smoking ban, residents say (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| Grass Valey (CA) Union |
| » | Nevada City council to review smoking ban, solar farm (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Legal NewsLine |
| » | Calif. group pushes for $1 tobacco tax increase for cancer research (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Long Beach (CA) Press-Telegram |
| » | EDITORIAL: Letting smokers smoke (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Marin (CA) Independent Journal |
| » | No sanctuaries left for smokers at two Marin hospitals (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Oakland (CA) Tribune |
| » | Perata, health groups launch tobacco tax initiative (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Palm Springs (CA) Desert Sun |
| » | LETTER: Lose the cigarettes, gain more customers (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| » | EDITORIAL: Fresh air for nonsmokers in Palm Desert (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| San Francisco Bay Times |
| » | The Castro Tells the Grim Reaper to Butt Out! (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Colorado |
| Denver Business Journal |
| » | Colorado ranks 8th in health report (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Florida |
| (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Sun-Sentinel |
| » | NAUGLE v. PHILIP MORRIS: VERDICT - PHASE 2 (PDF) (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| » | NAUGLE v. PHILIP MORRIS, et. al. (PDF) (Sep 2, 08) [intro] |
| » | Ex-smoker wins $300 million tobacco verdict (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| » | Florida cigarette sales have dropped sharply since new tax (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Altria Group, Inc. |
| » | Philip Morris USA Will Seek Further Review of Verdict in Engle Case; Company Says Award is Grossly Excessive (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| AP |
| » | Ex-Smoker's Lawyers to Discuss $300M Fla. Verdict (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| » | Fla. jury awards $300 million in ex-smoker's suit (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| » | Ex-smoker hopes verdict will buy a lung transplant (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| Bloomberg News |
| » | Philip Morris Must Pay Smoker Almost $300 Million, Jury Says (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| Bradenton (FL) Herald |
| » | SCF campus may move to go tobacco-free (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Jacksonville (FL) Observer (JaxDaily blog) |
| » | Tobacco Tax Estimates Remain Right On Target (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Media Law Prof Blog |
| » | Tobacco Company Seeks Access To Historian's Unpublished Manuscript (Nov 13, 09) [intro] |
| Metromix LLC |
| » | Smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette. Or not (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Miami (FL) Herald |
| » | Cigarette tax boosts state budget (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| National Public Radio (NPR) |
| » | Florida Smoker Wins $300M Judgment Against Philip Morris - The Two-Way (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| New York Times |
| » | Florida Jury Orders Philip Morris to Pay $300 million to Ex-Smoker (Nov 21, 09) [intro] |
| Ocala (FL) Star-Banner |
| » | Marion hospitals begin ban of tobacco on campuses (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Orlando (FL) Sentinel |
| » | Following Florida's tax hike, are smokers cutting back or shopping elsewhere? (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Pointoflaw.com (Walter K. Olson blog) |
| » | PointOfLaw Forum: Is the Bell Tolling For Philip Morris? $300M Verdict for One Former Smoker (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| PR Newswire |
| » | Broward Jury Awards Former Mayor's Sister $300 Million in Fraud Case Against Tobacco Giant Philip Morris USA (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| PR Watch |
| » | Stanford Historian Robert Proctor vs. R.J. Reynolds: A Lot on the Line (Nov 2, 09) [intro] |
| Science |
| » | Court Orders Stanford Expert to Surrender Manuscript ($$) (Nov 6, 09) [intro] |
| SourceWatch (Center for Media & Democracy) |
| » | Koballa v. Philip Morris, et al (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Tampa Bay (FL) Online (TBO.com) |
| » | Smokers can swap cigarettes for lunch during Smokeout (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| TCPalm.com |
| » | Cigarette sales plunge since Florida's tax increase (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| » | Getting Burned for Putting the Heat on Tobacco ($$) (Nov 8, 09) [intro] |
| » | Big Tobacco Strikes Back at Historian in Court ($$) (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| » | Scholars' Right to Keep Unpublished Work Private Is at Issue in Lawsuit ($$) (Oct 12, 09) [intro] |
| The Independent Florida Alligator (University of Florida) |
| » | UF study finds more teens smoke hookah (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Tobacco Control Resource Center |
| » | TOBACCO PRODUCTS LIABILITY PROJECT HAILS $244 MILLION PUNITIVE DAMAGES AWARD AGAINST PHILIP MORRIS AS “ENTIRELY PROPORTIONATE TO THE LEVEL OF REPREHENSIBLE MISCONDUCT BY THE COMPANY” (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| University of Florida |
| » | Internet bridges gap for rural residents who need anti-smoking programs (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| » | VIDEO: Smoking Vouchers (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Wall Street Journal Blogs |
| » | Former Smoker Sues Philip Morris, Wins $300 Million (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| WBBH NBC2 (Tallahassee, FL) |
| » | Lights out at hospitals (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| WINK-TV Channel 5 (Ft. Myers, FL) |
| » | Smoking ban begins today at Lee Memorial Health System (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Georgia |
| Chattanooga (TN) Times & Free Press |
| » | BREGEL: Progress slow in choking off smoking rates (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| InformaWorld.com |
| » | Assessment of Exposure to Secondhand Smoke at Outdoor Bars and Family Restaurants in Athens, Georgia, Using Salivary Cotinine (Nov 1, 09) [intro] |
| News 12 Chattanooga, TN |
| » | Healthy States Rankings Put Tennessee, Georgia, & Alabama Near the Bottom (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Northfulton.com (Appen News, GA) |
| » | Parks smoking ban passes - sort of (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| physorg.com |
| » | Study raises concerns about outdoor second-hand smoke (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Red and Black (University of Georgia) |
| » | SGA utilizes blog to get input on possible UGA smoking ban (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| Savannah (GA) Morning News |
| » | Deal says he would sign cigarette tax increase bill if elected governor (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| ScienceDaily |
| » | Study raises concerns about outdoor second-hand smoke (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Time Magazine Blogs |
| » | The science behind moving smoking bans outside (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Hawaii |
| Honolulu Advertiser |
| » | American Cancer Society Marks 34th Great American Smokeout (Nov 16, 09) [intro] |
| Idaho |
| KBCI-TV Channel 2 (Boise, ID) |
| » | Fight to ban smoking in bars heats up (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Illinois |
| Chicago Tribune |
| » | Two different life stories, one common disease (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| WGN Radio (Chicago, IL) |
| » | Stevenson High School officials halt publication of student newspaper, the Statesman (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| Indiana |
| FW Daily News |
| » | Survey finds many smokers make last minute plans to quit (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Indianapolis (IN) Star |
| » | LETTER: Let's be like the Irish, ban indoor smoking (Nov 16, 09) [intro] |
| Muncie (IN) Star-Press |
| » | OUR VIEW: State needs to cut smoking rate (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Terre Haute (IN) Tribune-Star |
| » | LETTER: Using hookah as dangerous as smoking cigs (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| The Exponent (Purdue U.) |
| » | UPDATE (9:33 am): Purdue to become smoke free except in limited areas July 1 (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Iowa |
| Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye |
| » | Smoking ban battle hits courtroom (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Kansas |
| Lawrence (KS) Journal-World |
| » | Smoker ready to extinguish habit (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Kentucky |
| Kentucky Kernel (University of Kentucky) |
| » | LETTER: Tobacco-free initiative needs compromise (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| » | [SLIDESHOW] Students, faculty light up to protest tobacco-ban (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| » | SIMS: Students can make own decisions, do not need administration’s policy (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| » | EDITORIAL: Tobacco ban helps UK, state’s health for future (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| » | [POLL] To smoke or not to smoke: Ban forces students to risk or quit (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal |
| » | Universities of Louisville, Kentucky smoking bans go into effect Thursday (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| WFPL 89.3 (Louisville, KY) |
| » | U of L Smoking Ban Begins Thursday (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| WKYT-TV CBS 27 (Lexington, KY) |
| » | VIDEOL: Some UK students protest smoking ban (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| WLEX 18 NBC (Lexington, KY) |
| » | UK, Louisville Begin Smoking Bans (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Louisiana |
| Alexandria (LA) Town Talk |
| » | Musicians, tobacco-free advocates band together for Great American Smokeout (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Maine |
| ScienceDaily |
| » | Bladder cancer risks increase over time for smokers (Nov 16, 09) [intro] |
| Maryland |
| The Diamondback (UMD-College Park) |
| » | SGA votes against restricting campus smoking (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Massachusetts |
| Boston (MA) Globe |
| » | With aid, Mass. poor cut smoking (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids |
| » | Massachusetts' Success in Helping Medicaid Recipients Quit Smoking Shows Why Congress Should Require Cessation Coverage in Health Reform (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| PR Newswire |
| » | Massachusetts' 'Model' Tobacco Cessation Benefit Spurs Unprecedented Drop in Smoking Rates, Heart Attacks, Asthma, and Birth Complications (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Springfield (MA) Union-News and Sunday Republican |
| » | Greenfield apartment complex fire caused by careless disposal of hand-rolled cigarette, state fire marshal's office says (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Wicked Local (MA) |
| » | Newton TAB Editorial: Smoking ban a bad idea (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| » | Newton aldermen snuff out tobacco in pharmacies (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Michigan |
| (East Lansing, MI) State News |
| » | Senate has not yet taken action on smoking ban bill (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| University of Michigan Health System |
| » | U-M opens two new research studies for people with emphysema and other COPD (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Mississippi |
| Columbus (MS) Commercial Dispatch |
| » | Karriem to ask council to wait on smoking rules (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Missouri |
| Rolla (MO) Daily News |
| » | Outside smoking at courthouse doors banned (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| St. Joseph (MO) News-Press |
| » | City wants grant to battle smoking (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Montana |
| KFBB-TV (Black Eagle, MT) |
| » | VIDEO: Smoking Controversy Continues in Great Falls (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Nebraska |
| Chadron (NE) Record |
| » | Rate of tobacco sales to minors rises (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| AP |
| » | Neb. test: More teens could buy tobacco products (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Nebraska City (NE) News-Press |
| » | Rate of Tobacco Sales to Minors Rises in Nebraska (Nov 16, 09) [intro] |
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services System |
| » | Statewide Tobacco Compliance Checks (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| New Hampshire |
| Journal of the National Cancer Institute |
| » | A Case-Control Study of Smoking and Bladder Cancer Risk: Emergent Patterns Over Time (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Manchester (NH) Union-Leader |
| » | EDITORIAL: Tobacco shakedown: It's not 'for the children' (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| » | Shop bans pipe tobacco after court order (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Nashua (NH) Telegraph |
| » | Court rules against tobacco shop (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| ScienceDaily |
| » | Bladder cancer risks increase over time for smokers (Nov 16, 09) [intro] |
| New Jersey |
| AP |
| » | Philip Morris USA sues over counterfeit Marlboros (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| NJBIZ |
| » | Newark grocers, others named in Philip Morris USA litigation (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Parsippany (NJ) Daily Record |
| » | EDITORIAL: "Hey buddy, you got a smoke?" (Nov 16, 09) [intro] |
| Philip Morris USA |
| » | Philip Morris USA Sues Retailers to Stop Counterfeit Cigarette Sales (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch |
| » | Philip Morris sues N.Y., N.J. retailers (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| New York |
| Albany (NY) Times-Union |
| » | Kruger: Time to start collecting Indian cigarette taxes (Nov 16, 09) [intro] |
| AP |
| » | Philip Morris USA sues over counterfeit Marlboros (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Buffalo (NY) News |
| » | Clearing air on cigarette ads (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Columbia Daily Spectator (Columbia U.) |
| » | City may make public housing a smoke-free zone (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Convenience Store News |
| » | NYACS Backs Senator's Push for Cigarette Tax Collection (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Daily Orange (Syracuse University) |
| » | Toback: Smoking hookah not worth the health risk - Feature (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Dunkirk (NY) Observer |
| » | SMOKE FREE (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Gawker |
| » | The Inalienable Right to Smoke - Cigarettes (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| NBCNew York.com |
| » | Williamsburg Exhibition Captures Smokers on Camera (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| New York Daily News |
| » | New Yorkers say they won't stop smoking tobacco products during 34th annual Great American Smokeout (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| » | HAMMOND: Albany gasbags are full of it (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| New York Journal News |
| » | Funding anti-tobacco programs saves us in the long run (Nov 16, 09) [intro] |
| New York Times Blogs |
| » | Now Showing | Smoking in the Dressing Room (Nov 16, 09) [intro] |
| NJBIZ |
| » | Newark grocers, others named in Philip Morris USA litigation (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Philip Morris USA |
| » | Philip Morris USA Sues Retailers to Stop Counterfeit Cigarette Sales (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch |
| » | Philip Morris sues N.Y., N.J. retailers (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard |
| » | Syracuse hospital exteriors appear smoke free during the first hours of ban (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| » | Syracuse-area hospitals enforce new smoke-free boundaries today (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard blogs |
| » | Great American Smokeout says keep trying to stop smoking (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| The Villager |
| » | Gristedes chief still on warpath on cheap Indian cigarettes (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Watertown (NY) Daily Times |
| » | Mohawks would fight cigarette tax (Oct 28, 09) [intro] |
| WCBS-TV channel 2 (New York, NY) |
| » | NYC's First Non-Smoking Apt Building Set To Open (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| North Carolina |
| Franklin (NC) Press |
| » | Lights out! Smoking ban nears (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| The Blue Banner (UNC Asheville, NC) |
| » | Upcoming state smoking ban concerns local tobacco farmers (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Wilmington (NC) Star-News |
| » | Bald Head Island considers adding to smoking ban (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Ohio |
| Marion (OH) Star |
| » | Group hopes to overturn ban on smoking (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Toledo (OH) Blade |
| » | Nonbinding UT vote to question smoking (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Warren (OH) Tribune Chronicle |
| » | LETTER: Local VFW post should obey no-smoking laws (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| WTOL-TV (Toledo, OH) |
| » | Findlay High School posts video on the web to combat smoking (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Zanesville (OH) Recorder |
| » | Report claims fewer Ohioans are lighting up (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| Oklahoma |
| Muskogeephoenix.com (OK) |
| » | P.M. UPDATE: Cherokee Nation sponsoring tobacco cessation events (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Pennsylvania |
| PR Newswire |
| » | Pennsylvania Department of Health Offers Resources to Help Smokers Quit During (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Williamsport (PA) Sun-Gazette |
| » | Smokers need not apply! (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| South Carolina |
| Greenville (SC) News |
| » | EDITORIAL: Tax hike would reduce smoking (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| South Dakota |
| Black Hills (SD) Pioneer |
| » | Unusual strategies fell short for American Cancer Society in fight on smoking ban vote ($$) (Nov 16, 09) [intro] |
| » | Unusual strategies fell short for American Cancer Society in fight on smoking ban vote ($$) (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| KELOLAND TV (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| » | RC Business: Smoking Ban Has Been 'Positive' (Nov 13, 09) [intro] |
| » | Smoking Ban Ruling May Impact Petition Process (Nov 16, 09) [intro] |
| KOTA 1380 AM / ABC (Rapid City, SD) |
| » | Cigarette May Have Started Deadly Blaze (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| KSFY Television ABC (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| » | American Cancer Society Won't Appeal Smoking Ban Ruling (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Pierre (SD) Capital Journal |
| » | Judge rules smoking ban can go to vote (Nov 13, 09) [intro] |
| Rapid City (SD) Journal |
| » | Cancer Society says it won't appeal smoking ban appeal decision (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Sioux Falls (SD) Argus-Leader |
| » | Smoking ban left to voters (Nov 21, 09) [intro] |
| » | Pricey fight over ban expected (Nov 20, 09) [intro] |
| » | Decisions on smoking ban appeals may emerge this week (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Yankton (SD) Press & Dakotan |
| » | Our Opinion: Smoking Ban Extension Decision Belongs To Us (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Tennessee |
| AP |
| » | 33,000 calls received at state quit smoking line (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Chattanooga (TN) Times & Free Press |
| » | BREGEL: Progress slow in choking off smoking rates (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel |
| » | Tenn. ranks 44th in overall health (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Memphis (TN) Commercial Appeal |
| » | EDITORIAL: Better health, take charge: Dangers of tobacco use in any form can't be overstated (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| News 12 Chattanooga, TN |
| » | Healthy States Rankings Put Tennessee, Georgia, & Alabama Near the Bottom (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
| » | Smoking cessation program offers childhood cancer survivors help to quit the habit (Nov 16, 09) [intro] |
| Texas |
| Southeast Texas Record |
| » | Judge declines to play shell game with funds from Provost Umphrey Tobacco Partnership (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Utah |
| KTVX ABC4 (Salt Lake City, UT) |
| » | IHC Hospitals ban smoking (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Salt Lake Tribune |
| » | Legislator wants to ban nicotine candy (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Vermont |
| ScienceDaily |
| » | Bladder cancer risks increase over time for smokers (Nov 16, 09) [intro] |
| Seven Days (Burlington, VT) |
| » | Next Up for the Burlington City Council: an Outdoor Smoking Ban (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Vermont Governor's Office |
| » | Vermont Ranks 1st in Overall Health for Third Year in a Row in 20th Anniversary Edition of America's Health Rankings(TM) (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Virginia |
| Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch |
| » | Seven local hospitals ban smoking campuswide (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| WWBT NBC12 (Richmond, VA) |
| » | Smoking Ban: How will it affect local restaurants? (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |
| Washington |
| The Olympian (WA) |
| » | Butt out: Health agency kicking smokers out in Tumwater (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| » | Health department bans tobacco at Tumwater campus (Nov 19, 09) [intro] |
| Wenatchee (WA) World |
| » | WARNER: Anti-smokers just can’t quit (Nov 18, 09) [intro] |
| Wisconsin |
| Channel 3000/WISC-TV Ch. 3 (Madison, WI) |
| » | Researchers Study PTSD, Smoking Link For Soldiers (Nov 14, 09) [intro] |
| KDLH NewsChannel 3 (Northland's News Center, Duluth, MN) |
| » | WI Sees Decrease In Tobacco Sales (Nov 17, 09) [intro] |