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[Pennsylvania] Lawmakers push to expand state's indoor smoking ban law to more places
Jun 5, 2013
Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News
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Jun 6, 2013 10:45
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[Pennsylvania] Indoor smoking ban: Lawmaker says he's been promised a committee vote on his bill
An effort to expand the state's Clean Indoor Air Act to include all bars, casinos and private clubs, along with other establishments exempted from the law, could gain traction in the state House this year. View full sizeLegislation that would require sm
Jun 5, 2013
Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News
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Jun 6, 2013 10:40
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[Pennsylvania] Should the ban on smoking indoors expand?
When the act was passed, it was controversial among businesses and smokers alike. Yet some establishments that were exempt still banned smoking anyway. Now state lawmakers are looking to expand what was started in 2008, putting everyone on the same page
Jun 5, 2013
Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News
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Jun 6, 2013 10:38
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[Pennsylvania] Lawmaker wants to ban all indoor smoking in PA
Rep. Mario Scavello (R., Monroe) has introduced a bill that would eliminate exemptions to the Clean Indoor Air Act that has allowed smoking in some bars, casinos, social clubs and hotel rooms.
Jun 5, 2013
Philly blogs
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Jun 6, 2013 10:37
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[Pennsylvania] Lawmaker would ban smoking in ALL public places
Scavello, and supporters like the American Lung Association and American Cancer Society, now say that Pennsylvania's 2008 Clean Indoor Air Act isn't clean enough. It gives several exemptions to the smoking ban, most notably: - to restaurants with less
Jun 5, 2013
WHTM-TV ABC27.com (Harrisburg, PA)
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Jun 6, 2013 10:32
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[Pennsylvania] Smoking in school costs man more than a fine
Michael Delgado, 19, of Osborn Street, was released Friday from the Westmoreland County jail after spending two nights there for refusing to pay $96 in fines and costs for twice smoking at the Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center in Derry To
May 25, 2013
Pittsburgh (PA) Tribune-Review
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May 26, 2013 02:10
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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
May 18, 2013
phillyBurbs.com
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May 18, 2013 22:47
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[Pennsylvania] Some smokers fume at idea of $2-a-pack tax, but not all
Nutter proposed a $2-per-pack cigarette tax and a 5 percent increase in "liquor-by-the-drink" tax. The tax increase would raise $67 million for the school district. The tax hikes would require authorization from Harrisburg and approval from Council.
May 16, 2013
Philadelphia (PA) Daily News
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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.
May 16, 2013
Pittsburgh (PA) Tribune-Review
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May 16, 2013 14:17
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[Pennsylvania] Letter: Doctors, please help fight smoking policy
I live at 1 West Penn Street in Carlisle. ... I am now asking for local doctors to help and the use of their expert opinion in fighting our second-hand smoke issue. Please contact the housing authority acknowledging how second-hand smoke can affect our
May 15, 2013
Carlisle (PA) Sentinel
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May 15, 2013 09:48