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[Alabama] Mobile smoking ban: City council to decide between two ordinances on Tuesday

The biggest difference in the ordinances seems to be over whether bars would be exempt.
Mobile (AL) Press-Register
added Jul 9, 2012 19:37
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[Alabama] Vestavia considers smoking ordinance

The Vestavia City Council will consider a resolution repealing a previous smoking ordinance passed in 2005 and in turn will adopt a more strict ordinance prohibiting smoking in all enclosed public facilities.
WIAT TV-42 CBS ( Birmingham, AL)
added Jul 8, 2012 22:13
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[Alabama] Electronic cigarette store in Homewood benefiting from Birmingham's new smoking ban

One month later it's increasingly common to find people in nightclubs puffing on e-cigarettes, which are exempt from the ban because they don't produce real smoke. And Vulcan Vape is getting much of that business.
Birmingham (AL) News
added Jul 7, 2012 18:09
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[Alabama] VIDEO: Homewood e-cig business drawing in former smokers

Smokers turning to "vape"
WIAT TV-42 CBS ( Birmingham, AL)
added Jul 7, 2012 17:53
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[Alabama] Tobacco tax bills dead, for now

A rough and tumble fight over controversial tobacco tax bills in Clay, Chambers and Randolph counties ended last week, but not before lawsuits seeking to have the bills ruled unconstitutional were filed in Clay and Randolph counties and considered in Cha
Randolph Leader (Roanoke, AL)
added Jun 28, 2012 12:32
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[Alabama] Tobacco tax dispute in halted in hearing

Residents who opposed legislation altering tax funds in three rural Alabama counties can breathe a sigh of relief after the bills were deemed unconstitutional Friday in a court hearing. . . . After months of fierce opposition from residents in Randolph,
Anniston (AL) Star
added Jun 26, 2012 03:34
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[Alabama] Vestavia Hills might ban smoking in all enclosed public facilities

Under the proposed new ordinance, smoking would be banned in all enclosed public facilities such as bars, restaurants, hotels and motels.
Birmingham (AL) News
added Jun 25, 2012 09:58
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[Alabama] County files lawsuit against tax redistribution bill

At the direction of the Clay County Commission, their attorney, Greg Varner, has requested an injunction against the implementation of a bill changing the tobacco tax distribution recently passed by the State Legislature
Clay (AL) Times-Journal
added Jun 21, 2012 16:24
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[Alabama] Lawsuits filed over tobacco tax bills

Last week Ashland attorney Gregory M. Varner filed lawsuits in circuit court in both his home county of Clay and in Randolph County against the local legislative delegation's tobacco tax bills,
Randolph Leader (Roanoke, AL)
added Jun 20, 2012 16:19
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[Alabama] Commission hopes to regain tobacco tax funds

Meek told the Commission he talked to Senator Gerald Dial. He hopes to get the general fund money back from the tobacco tax that was taken away by the recent legislation.
Clay (AL) Times-Journal
added Jun 15, 2012 12:51
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