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[Florida] Smoke ban bill gets split vote
A bill allowing cities and counties to re-impose smoking bans on public property, including beaches and parks, cleared its second Senate committee on Thursday.
Mar 8, 2013
Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune
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Mar 8, 2013 06:59
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[Florida] Will Smoking Keep You From Getting Hired?
Orlando Health will implement a tobacco-free hiring rule that requires testing of all job applicants for nicotine use. And no, it is not an April Fool's prank. ... "This is the first I've heard of an employer testing applicants or employees for by-produc
Mar 5, 2013
LiveScience.com (Yahoo!)
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Mar 6, 2013 08:10
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[Florida] Smoking issue sparks conflict within veterans' posts
Most posts, which dictate their own policies, allow smoking. But it's becoming an increasingly divisive issue that's not going away. "It's a discussion that's coming up every month now at post meetings," said Gene Perrino, executive assistant for the VFW
Mar 4, 2013
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Sun-Sentinel
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Mar 5, 2013 18:04
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[Florida] Smoking issue sparks conflict within veterans' posts
Perrino says post leadership -- desperate to bolster flagging membership as the World War II generation wanes -- faces a Catch 22: The non-smokers say they won't come unless smoking is banned. And many younger vets are shunning membership, in part becaus
Mar 4, 2013
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Sun-Sentinel
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Mar 5, 2013 16:21
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[Florida] EDITORIAL: Smoking in Public Areas: Clear The Air
Senate Bill 258 was approved 10-0 last month by the Regulated Industries Committee. Let's hope the bill and its House companion gain a similar level of acceptance in the full Senate and House, so local governments can restore sensible restrictions on sm
Mar 5, 2013
Lakeland (FL) Ledger
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Mar 5, 2013 15:24
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[Florida] Orlando Health to start tobacco-free hiring policy
Smokers need not apply. That's the word from Orlando Health, which announced this evening that it will start a tobacco-free hiring policy at seven of its hospitals starting in April. The move is part of a controversial nationwide trend, in which hospita
Feb 28, 2013
Orlando (FL) Sentinel
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Mar 2, 2013 01:40
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[Florida] Editorial: Leave smokers alone
We agree with state Rep. Audrey Gipson of Jacksonville who said: "The beach belongs to everybody. And people are different." If lawmakers want to truly make an impact, crack down on all those cigarette butts that litter intersections.
Feb 27, 2013
Pensacola (FL) News Journal
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Feb 27, 2013 11:10
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[Florida] Palm Coast City Council takes on tobacco
During a workshop this week the City Council will discuss supporting initiatives limiting youth access to candy- or fruit-flavored tobacco products
Feb 25, 2013
Daytona Beach (FL) News-Journal
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Feb 25, 2013 01:53
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[Florida] Bill would restore beach smoking ban
arasota County would be able to re-impose a smoking ban on its beaches under a bill that sailed through a Senate committee on Thursday.
Feb 22, 2013
Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune
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Feb 25, 2013 01:51
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[Florida] Bill would bring back beach smoking ban
Sarasota County would be able to re-impose a smoking ban on its beaches under a bill that sailed through a Senate committee on Thursday. Following a series of rulings by the Florida Attorney General’s Office, counties and cities have been told their loc
Feb 22, 2013
Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune
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Feb 22, 2013 12:10