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Oregon Will Forbid Smoking When Kids are in the Car
Gov. John Kitzhaber will sign Senate Bill 444, which expands the state’s smoke-free zones to include private automobiles that carry children. Police will only be able to cite motorists who allegedly violate another traffic law.
Jun 4, 2013
The Lund Report
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Jun 5, 2013 10:05
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Oregon Lawmakers Vote To Ban Smoking In Cars With Children Present
Oregon lawmakers signed off Monday on a measure that makes it illegal to smoke in a car when there are children present. Drivers could only be ticketed for the offense if they've already been pulled over for something else.
Jun 3, 2013
Northwest News Network (PBS)
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Jun 4, 2013 02:27
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[Oregon] AUDIO: Paying Pregnant Women to Quit Smoking - The Takeaway
But in Eugene, Oregon, they’re trying something new; something they think hasn’t been done anywhere else. They’re paying pregnant women to quit smoking beginning this July.
May 2, 2013
The Takeaway (NPR)
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May 2, 2013 16:12
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[Oregon] Eugene CCO To Pay Pregnant Women To Stop Smoking
A Coordinated Care Organization in Eugene is taking the state at its word -- it's going to pay pregnant women cold, hard cash to stop smoking. Heidi Zauner is an administrative assistant in the Mollalla River School District. When she was 28, she became
Apr 30, 2013
Daily Astorian (Astoria, OR)
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May 2, 2013 12:54
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[Oregon] Cogen Says Multnomah County Could Levy 50¢ Cigarette Tax
If the Legislature passes HB 2870 giving cigarette taxing authority to counties, the Multnomah County Chair told the Senate Finance Committee that Oregon’s most populous county would consider raising taxes by a half dollar.
Apr 30, 2013
The Lund Report
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Apr 30, 2013 16:57
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[Oregon] UO receives accolades for tobacco-free policy
The UO has received the Fresh Air Gold Campus award for adopting a 100 percent tobacco-free policy, the highest level of achievement awarded by the Fresh Air Campus Challenge. The award is the pinnacle of a challenge that brings together college campuse
Apr 25, 2013
AroundtheO (University of Oregon)
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Apr 26, 2013 11:42
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Oregon enters arbitration that could reduce size of future payments under tobacco settlement
Oregon is among the states entering a high-stakes arbitration battle with tobacco companies who agreed in 1998 to pay $206 billion over 25 years to settle legal claims. If a panel of three retired federal judges side with the tobacco firms, Oregon and ro
Apr 17, 2013
The Oregonian
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Apr 18, 2013 23:18
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[Oregon] Bill lets counties tax tobacco
Curry County is considering writing a letter, similar to that written by Josephine County, that advocates for the state to remove a law prohibiting counties from taxing cigarettes and other tobacco products.
Apr 3, 2013
Curry Coastal Pilot (Brookings, OR)
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Apr 3, 2013 09:34
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[Oregon] No smoking with kids in car
A bill that would ban smoking in a motor vehicle if a minor is present moved to the Senate floor earlier this month and was expanded to include products besides tobacco. Senate Bill 444 would make it illegal to smoke any tobacco product in a motor vehic
Mar 20, 2013
Salem (OR) Statesman-Journal
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Mar 20, 2013 15:21
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[Idaho, Oregon, Washington] Proposed cigarette tax increase in OR could light up black market
“You get a lot of crime accompanying cigarette bootlegging,” said Patrick Fleenor, chief economist of Fiscal Economics Inc., who has written extensively on the economics of smoking. “It has similar effects to drug smuggling.” A study by the Mackinac Cen
Mar 19, 2013
Watchdog.org (Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity)
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Apr 12, 2013 10:42