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[Kansas] Officials link potting soil to devastating Northland house fire
the house fire near Northeast 98th Street and Woodland Avenue was caused by a cigarette that someone put out in a pot of potting soil. Officials said it smoldered for at least four days before finally igniting.
Nov 21, 2012
KCTV 5 (Kansas City, KS)
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Nov 22, 2012 06:20
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[Kansas] Secondhand smoke poses health hazard / Do you know what you're breathing?
Nov 8, 2012
Fort Leavenworth (KS) Lamp
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Nov 12, 2012 12:42
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[Kansas] EDITORIAL: The Star's recommendation | The time has come to raise Missouri's cigarette tax
It’s not often a single vote can make a state smarter, healthier and more prosperous. But Missourians have the chance to achieve all of those things on Nov. 6 by voting yes on Proposition B. The ballot measure increases the tax on tobacco products by a
Oct 7, 2012
Kansas City (MO) Star
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Oct 7, 2012 18:00
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[Kansas] Tobacco dispute threatens funding of children's programs
A long-simmering dispute over whether state officials have done enough to regulate off-brand cigarette companies is threatening to pull tens of millions of dollars from the state’s programs for children and at-risk families.
Sep 17, 2012
Kansas Health Institute (KHI)
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Oct 3, 2012 20:55
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[Kansas] Mo. tobacco tax foes cite cost to cities, counties
an association of convenience stores hired an economist at the University of Missouri-Columbia to analyze the issue. That study assumes a higher state tax will decrease sales of tobacco products, thus decreasing sales tax revenues for cities and counties
Oct 3, 2012
AP - Associated Press
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Oct 3, 2012 07:21
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Kansas children's cabinet told to plan for big cuts
The Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund, which promotes early-childhood programs in the state, has been warned that it could lose up to 75 percent of its budget next year because of a drop in money from a national lawsuit against tobacco companies.
Sep 27, 2012
AP - Associated Press
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Sep 27, 2012 15:09
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[Kansas] Children's cabinet told to plan for 75 percent cut
Chairwoman calls drop in tobacco funds "worst case scenario"
Sep 26, 2012
Topeka (KS) Capital-Journal
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Sep 27, 2012 14:18
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Smokers denied jobs by Kansas Turnpike Authority
KTA President Michael Johnston says, "We stopped hiring tobacco users 10 years ago, August 1, 2002. Johnston says he wants employees to live healthy lifestyles. By doing so, they could save the company more than 20% on insurance costs. Johnston says, "St
Sep 26, 2012
KSNT Channel 27 ( Topeka, KS)
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Sep 27, 2012 13:51
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[Kansas] KU doesn't plan to join other colleges in banning tobacco use across all campuses
However, on the main Lawrence campus and the Edwards campus in Overland Park, the tobacco policy follows Kansas regulations, which means no smoking within and near campus buildings, which includes the Kansas Union, Adams Alumni Center and student housing
Sep 12, 2012
WellCommons (Lawrence Joural-World)
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Sep 14, 2012 08:41
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[Kansas] Discarded Cigarette Sparks Blaze At Wichita Restaurant
the fire started after someone discarded a cigarette into mulch near the building.
Aug 24, 2012
KAKE TV Channel 10 (Wichita, KS)
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Aug 25, 2012 04:18