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[Missouri] VIDEO: Business owner, clean air activist react to smoking ban bill
, would force cities with bans to surrender sales and property tax revenue from bars and restaurants. Those vital funds would go to school districts, instead. "It seems surprising that somebody over there that doesn't like government control is having go
Apr 23, 2013
KMBC-Ch. 9 (Kansas City, MO)
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Apr 23, 2013 12:57
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[Missouri] Smoking-ban cities would face tax penalty under House bill
Cities and counties with local smoking bans would face stiff financial penalties under a Missouri House bill submitted recently by a group of St. Charles County lawmakers. The measure would require cities or counties to turn over to local school district
Apr 23, 2013
St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch
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Apr 23, 2013 12:46
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[Missouri] House Bill 1021
191.778. If any political subdivision prohibits the use of tobacco in a private 2 business under section 191.777, all tax revenue generated by the business through property 3 taxes and county sales taxes shall be remitted to the local school district
Apr 23, 2013
Scribd
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Apr 23, 2013 12:40
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Missouri Rep. Kathie Conway Proposes Penalty for Cities With Smoking Bans
Take away the tax revenue the city gets from establishments hurt by the smoking bans. "The goal is to protect private property rights," Conway, a Republican from St. Charles, tells Daily RFT. "I just really wanted to get the conversation going." On the
Apr 23, 2013
Saint Louis (MO) Riverfront Times blogs
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Apr 23, 2013 12:38
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[Missouri] 2013-04-21 P-D: “Smoking-ban cities would face tax penalty under House bill”
The sponsor of this bill may not acknowledge it but she is essentially acting as a surrogate for the tobacco lobby. If enacted, this bill would set the cause of public health back decades, and put the gains painstakingly achieved around the state over s
Apr 21, 2013
Missouri GASP
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Apr 23, 2013 12:49
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[Canada] LETTER: Deposit fee on butts solves litter woes
In addition to being unsightly, cigarette butts have several other malevolent characteristics. They are non-biodegradable, and leach toxic organic chemicals and heavy metals into the environment impacting soil, fresh- and salt-water.
Apr 20, 2013
BC Local News (ca)
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Apr 23, 2013 13:51
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[Indiana] EDITORIAL: OUR VIEW: Restore funding to tobacco prevention efforts
In the big picture of state government finances, $4 million is not much. But it is enough to make a difference ... isn't the health of Indiana's citizens and the potential economic growth it carries worth the $4 million?
Apr 19, 2013
Muncie (IN) Star-Press
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Apr 19, 2013 14:22
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[Greece] Smoking behind 1 in 10 Greek hospital admissions
Smoking is responsible for 8.9 percent of the ailments leading to all admissions at Greek state hospitals, according to the results of medical research made public on Thursday at the Hypatia Institute in Athens, a nongovernmental organization.
Apr 19, 2013
Kathimerini (gr)
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Apr 19, 2013 13:48
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[Greece] Greek Smokers Puff Their Way to Hospitals
Smoking is responsible for 8.9 percent of admissions to Greek state hospitals, according to the conclusions of a conference held on April 18 at Hypatia Megaron. The conference was organized by the Ministry of Health’s National Committee for the Control of
Apr 19, 2013
Greek Reporter
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Apr 19, 2013 13:30
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[UK] Anti-smoking campaigns top PHE marketing list ($$)
Public Health England will spend a quarter of its £55m marketing budget on anti-smoking campaigns this year, its marketing plan shows.
Apr 19, 2013
Health Service Journal (uk)
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Apr 19, 2013 13:08