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[California] VIDEO: State lawmakers consider banning smoking inside people's homes

What you do in the privacy of your own home might not be just your business anymore. That's if California Assemblyman Marc Levine pushes his smoking ban through into law.
Eyewitness News CBS29 (KBAK, KBFX) IBakersfield, CA)
added Apr 2, 2013 12:26
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[California] Can Calif. regulate smoking in homes?

Is this good legislation? We asked our Housing Huddle panel, made up of six local real estate insiders, what they think.
U-T San Diego [San Diego Union Tribune]
added Apr 2, 2013 08:42
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[Texas] Housing authorities across state eye no-smoking policies ($$)

Texas housing authorities are progressively moving toward no-smoking policies in buildings
Temple (TX) Daily Telegram
added Apr 1, 2013 09:04
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[New York] Making Room to Breathe / A Case Study of Smoke-Free Housing in NYC (PDF)

A Report by Asian Americans for Equality, Inc.
New York City Coalition for a Smoke Free City
added Mar 31, 2013 22:17
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[Massachusetts] Springfield expands smoking ban in public housing

The Springfield Housing Authority is expanding its ban on smoking to areas outside its properties, one year after the agency ordered residents and visitors to stop smoking inside its buildings. Massachusetts' third largest housing authority says the full
AP - Associated Press
added Mar 30, 2013 19:02
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[Massachusetts] Bill eyes smoking ban for apartments condos

A bill sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Benson, D-Lunenburg, would ban smoking in apartments and condos, a prohibition that local housing authorities say would be complicated to implement and lack widespread support. "We have been taking the 'wait and see' att
Lowell (MA) Sun
added Mar 28, 2013 08:57
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[Massachusetts] Smoking to be banned outside Springfield public housing

For residents of public housing owned by the Springfield Housing Authority , smoking has been banned inside their apartments for the last year. Now, they will no longer be able to smoke outside as well. Starting next week, smoking will be banned on all S
WWLP-22News (Springfield, MA)
added Mar 27, 2013 15:09
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[Illinois] Knox County Housing Authority looking at going smoke-free at sites

The Knox County Housing Authority heard a presentation from the Knox County Health Department on Tuesday about working toward making all KCHA residences smoke free. KCHA Executive Director Derek Antoine said, at this point, he doesn't expect the change
Galesburg (IL) Register-Mail
added Mar 27, 2013 09:28
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[India] Smoke prohibition at work leads to smokefree homes

Adults in India are more likely to abstain from smoking at home if they are prohibited from smoking at work, a new study has found. According to data from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey India, 2009/2010, 64 percent of adults who work in smokefree envi
Times of India
added Mar 26, 2013 14:07
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Association between smoke-free workplace and second-hand smoke exposure at home in India

Implementation of smoke-free legislation in India was associated with a higher proportion of adults reporting a smoke-free home. These findings further strengthen the case for accelerated implementation of Article 8 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco
Tobacco Control
added Mar 25, 2013 17:17
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