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[New Zealand] Auckland asks for smoke-free feedback

Auckland is one step closer to having smoke-free parks, reserves, sports fields and playgrounds with the council asking for community feedback on its smoke-free policy.
NZCity (nz)
added May 18, 2013 22:40
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[North Carolina] Smokers may soon get to light up in beaches and parks again

Instead, Proulx usually waits until after his last class to smoke a Camel Crush in his Hyundai because Wake Tech is a tobacco-free campus. But Senate Republicans took a step Tuesday toward striking down local rules governing where smokers like Proulx ca
Eastern Wake News (Zebulon, NC)
added May 18, 2013 21:29
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[New York] Union Square condo complex votes to ban smoking in building

A towering 650-unit condominium complex in Manhattan has become the largest smoke-free residential building in the country, homeowners said yesterday. "I can finally breathe," said Deloris Seiler, 82, a resident of Union Square's 29-story Zeckendorf Tow
New York Post
added May 17, 2013 23:02
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[North Carolina] Effort to block beach smoking ban stalls

A bill that would have snuffed out local municipalities' rights to limit outdoor smoking hit a significant snag Thursday and is not likely to advance this session. "The bill can go no further as it currently reads," said an aide in the office of Sen. Bre
Wilmington (NC) Star-News
added May 17, 2013 05:30
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[New Jersey] County parks to go smoke-free beginning May 31 for World No Tobacco Day

sunnews
added May 16, 2013 16:40
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[North Carolina] Smoking bans likely to stay on the books

legislative attempt to overturn outdoor smoking bans in cities, on beaches and on community college campuses has stalled in the Senate and appears unlikely to make the cut as lawmakers scramble to meet their "crossover" deadline. Crossover is the self-i
WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
added May 16, 2013 14:43
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[Pennsylvania] Collier snuffs out tobacco in all recreational areas

Collier's Board of Commissioners plans to snuff out smoking in township parks. The board adopted a resolution on May 8 requiring that recreational areas be tobacco-free.
Pittsburgh (PA) Tribune-Review
added May 16, 2013 14:17
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[North Carolina] Lawmakers split over bill to overturn outdoor smoking bans

Health advocates say an N.C. Senate bill would repeal hundreds of local and community college rules restricting smoking outdoors. The Senate Environment Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would prohibit local governments and community colleges from e
AP - Associated Press
added May 16, 2013 03:24
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[North Carolina] Bill would ban outdoor smoking bans

Legislation being considered in the North Carolina Senate would state that no local ordinance on outdoor smoking could be more restrictive than state law. Because current state law places no restrictions on smoking outdoors, local laws approved or consid
Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
added May 15, 2013 19:51
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[Kansas] City considers smoke-free parks

The city’s Parks and Recreation Board recommended the move, citing the dangers of second-hand smoke exposure. Currently, smoking is allowed in all parks and at least 20 feet from entrances to the community center.
Basehor Sentinel (Bonner Springs, KS)
added May 15, 2013 18:38
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