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[Wyoming] Second vote scheduled for Casper smoking ban amendments
The Casper City Council on Tuesday will take the second of three required votes needed to amend the public smoking ban. The amendments would allow smoking in bars and other adult-oriented establishments in Casper. Smoking would still be banned in restaur
May 19, 2013
Casper (WY) Star-Tribune
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May 19, 2013 19:11
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[Colorado] Council broadened smoking ban in a flash
Pueblo's smoking ban was no accident, no sudden flash of lightning, although its boldness — to ban smoking in all public places — was a last-minute decision by City Council on Dec. 9, 2002. Former Councilman Bill Sova recalled that a coalition of local
May 19, 2013
Pueblo (CO) Chieftain
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May 19, 2013 18:45
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Budget Office Says Obama Plan Would Cut Deficit by $1 Trillion
His proposal also includes almost $1 trillion in tax increases, by further limiting the deductions and exclusions high-income families can claim, increasing taxes on tobacco and introducing the so-called Buffett Rule, a new minimum tax on income over $1 m
May 18, 2013
New York Times
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May 19, 2013 07:45
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[Michigan] VIDEO: Unlicensed: The Real Story Behind Teenage Smoking - Part 1
for the other 80 counties in Michigan –licensing cigarettes is illegal. The law which prevents it is the legacy of a strong tobacco lobby in Michigan that, 20 years after passage, still remains on the books.
May 16, 2013
WLNS 6 News (Lansing, MI)
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May 19, 2013 07:03
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[Africa, Nigeria] Anti-smoking Bill: Stakeholders Caution Lawmakers
PRO-TOBACCO campaigners and labour groups have urged the Lagos State House of Assembly to exercise caution in its debate on a bill banning cigarette smoking in schools, hotels, bars, nightclubs and other public places The group, comprising manufacturers,
May 18, 2013
The Guardian (Lagos, Nigeria)
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May 18, 2013 21:14
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[Mississippi] McComb board votes against expansion of local smoking prohibition
May 18, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 18, 2013 11:35
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[Asia, Asia-pacific, Philippines] Ban on tobacco ads pushed
The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance or SEATCA on Friday called on the governments of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to strictly ban all advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco products, as it claimed that there are loopholes
May 18, 2013
Manila Standard Today (ph)
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May 17, 2013 23:12
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[Hungary] Quotable: Zoltán Cegledi on Fidesz and the tobacco-concession scandal
"There doesn't seem to be any chance that Fidesz will succeed in making people believe that the tobacco scandal was a sin committed by the left wing or the multinationals."
May 16, 2013
All Hungary Media Group (AHMG) (hu)
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May 17, 2013 10:47
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[South Carolina] Tax writers chasing smokers, even fake ones
Lawmakers in the House, though, want a piece of the action and are moving ahead with a bill that would levy a tax in addition to sales taxes on e-cigarettes for the first time. "It's really going to mess up my business," he told GreenvilleOnline.com. "I
May 16, 2013
Greenville (SC) News
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May 16, 2013 14:47
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[North Carolina] Smoking bans likely to stay on the books
legislative attempt to overturn outdoor smoking bans in cities, on beaches and on community college campuses has stalled in the Senate and appears unlikely to make the cut as lawmakers scramble to meet their "crossover" deadline. Crossover is the self-i
May 16, 2013
WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
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May 16, 2013 14:43