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[Kentucky] EDITORIAL: Include e-cigarettes in Ky. smoking ban

E-cig marketing touts the freedom and liberty (a la the Marlboro Man of yore) bestowed by their products, but really e-cigs are emerging as just another way for the cigarette-makers to addict Kentuckians — and their elected officials.
Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader
added Feb 19, 2013 18:47
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Majority of Kentucky adults favor statewide smoking ban, poll says

The Kentucky Health Issues Poll, released Monday by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, says support for a smoke-free law among Kentucky adults stands at 59 percent, an increase from previous years. Support gets stronger as age and income go up and is
Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal
added Jan 7, 2013 13:56
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[Kentucky] McConnell highly unpopular

Mitch McConnell is the most unpopular Senator in the country. Only 37% of Kentucky voters approve of him to 55% disapprove. Both in terms of raw disapproval (55%) and net approval (-18) McConnell has the worst numbers of any of his peers, taking that man
Public Policy Polling
added Dec 18, 2012 14:17
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[Kentucky] WILSON: Hiding Tobacco Displays Could Curb Teen Smoking

For Kentucky which has the dubious distinction of having the nation's highest rate of teen smokers, an study published this week in Pediatrics reports that teenagers may be less likely to buy cigarettes at convenience stores if they aren't sold in plain
WEKU - Eastern Kentucky University
added Dec 12, 2012 12:45
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[Kentucky] Appeals Court: Bullitt Health Department can impose smoking ban

Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal
added Dec 10, 2012 03:15
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[Kentucky] EDITORIAL: Hike in tobacco tax makes sense; Raise coal coal-severance tax to aid E. Ky

If ever a pair of taxes screamed "raise me" it's Kentucky's cigarette and severance taxes. . . . The legislature should get behind a tobacco-tax increase because it makes economic sense.
Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader
added Nov 21, 2012 16:51
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[Kentucky] Tobacco update slated Thursday

Madison County Tobacco Producers, mark your calendars for Thursday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. until noon, for a tobacco production update from Dr. Bob Pearce, UK Extension Tobacco Specialist.
Richmond (KY) Register
added Nov 7, 2012 11:56
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[Kentucky] Health Poll Shows Majority of Kentuckians Favor Statewide Smoking Ban

WFPL 89.3 (Louisville, KY)
added May 8, 2012 14:37
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[Kentucky] Bid to end crop insurance subsidy for tobacco worries burley growers

Kentucky tobacco growers are up in arms over a new proposal to eliminate federal crop insurance programs for tobacco. On Monday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., introduced an amendment to the 2013 Farm Bill to drop the ei
Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader
added May 22, 2013 18:35
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[Kentucky] Bullitt smoking ban just part of Jett's legacy

As he leaves Bullitt County after four productive but sometimes tumultuous years as public health director, Swannie Jett has no regrets. That includes both the countywide smoking ban he championed in a costly legal battle that defied county elected offi
Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal
added Mar 13, 2013 11:03
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