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[Minnesota] GETTY: St. Paul Saints' mandatory smoking section

Midway Stadium’s ‘Smoking Gulag,’ plus hefty new state taxes, puts smokers like me in our place.
Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune
added May 23, 2013 03:38
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[Australia] Hume moves closer to banning smoking in outdoor areas

Hume Council will request funding from the State Government to implement planned bans on smoking in public places where children are present.
Melbourne (Vic) Herald Sun (au)
added May 21, 2013 13:36
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[Colorado] Boulder issues 35 smoking tickets in first 6 weeks of Pearl Street Mall ban

The ordinance banning all smoking on the mall between 11th and 15th streets went into effect Jan. 18, but officers had been giving out warnings since signs alerting the public to the new law didn't go up until March 21. Devin Villemez, who works at Into
Boulder (CO) Daily Camera
added May 21, 2013 13:25
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[New York] Another spring, another state parks smoking fight

But a smokers' rights advocate who successfully stopped a similar ban from being implemented last year, says not so fast. Audrey Silk, of New York City Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment, or NYC CLASH, filed a lawsuit in early April to stop the
The Legislative Gazette (NY)
added May 21, 2013 07:12
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[Illinois] Students have mixed feelings on proposed campus smoking ban

Smokers at Illinois State University have adapted to a ban on smoking imposed earlier this year on the campus quad and certain high traffic areas. The ban goes beyond state law that prohibits indoor smoking in public buildings and within 15 feet of an en
Bloomington (IL) Pantagraph
added May 20, 2013 16:12
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[Tennessee] Tobacco Free Chattanooga Commends Friends Of The Festival

commends the decision by Friends of the Festival to designate smoking zones for the 2013 Riverbend Festival. The Festival’s recent policy change on the website states, "Riverbend has designated smoking areas. Please refrain from smoking unless you are in
Chattanoogan.com
added May 20, 2013 14:04
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[Indiana] 4-H considers smoke-free campus

The 4-H fairground may consider going smoke-free in time for the county fair. Members of the fair board heard a presentation last week from the tobacco cessation group of Better Health of Cass County about the health effects of second-hand smoke. Board m
Logansport (IN) Pharos-Tribune
added May 20, 2013 09:04
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[Rhode Island] City to smokers: Don't park your butts

WOONSOCKET – The city would become the fourth community in the state to ban smoking in public parks and recreation areas under an ordinance up for consideration by the City Council on Monday. The measure would prohibit smoking at all athletic fields, pl
Woonsocket (RI) Call
added May 19, 2013 19:07
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[Australia] SHARKIE: Outdoor diners want smoke off their menu

In only four weeks, almost 7000 Victorians sent their own submissions to the Government to tell them its proposed bans didn't go far enough and should be extended to include smokefree outdoor dining and drinking areas.
Melbourne (Vic) Herald Sun (au)
added May 19, 2013 18:51
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[Pennsylvania] Efforts to create smoke-free parks expanding

Pennsylvania Health Department launched a campaign called Young Lungs at Play. Using funds from the state's 1998 settlement with the tobacco industry, the program provides signs to communities adopting policies that ban smoking in parks and other places c
phillyBurbs.com
added May 18, 2013 22:47
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