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[West Virginia] W.Va. smoking ban exemption bill dies in House
Legislation that would have given bar owners an avenue to obtain an exemption to the Berkeley County Board of Health's indoor clean-air regulation to allow smoking at their establishments died Friday in a House committee.
Feb 22, 2015
Hagerstown (MD) Herald-Mail
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Feb 22, 2015 15:05
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[Texas] Health panelists resign as Irving council exempts businesses from smoking ban
But a grandfather clause in the new law exempts several existing business from the ban. The 6-3 vote to pass it prompted abrupt resignations from city health board members and rebukes from advocates who have spent months pushing for a total, immediate ba
Feb 21, 2015
Dallas Morning News
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Feb 22, 2015 10:55
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[Nebraska] Legislature Establishes Smoking Exemptions
The Nebraska legislature overwhelmingly approved a bill Friday that would restore certain exemptions to a statewide smoking ban. The bill was aimed at fixing a portion of the law which the state supreme court ruled unconstitutional last summer. Legisl
Feb 20, 2015
WOWT Channel 6 (Omaha, NE)
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Feb 21, 2015 23:00
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[Nebraska] Cigar bars near OK to smoke — though they never really quit; bill now in Ricketts' hands
If Gov. Pete Ricketts signs the bill that cruised through with a 45-3 vote Friday in the Nebraska Legislature, cigar bars will have skirted the dire consequences that had been predicted months ago. Ricketts likely will take the five days he has to decide
Feb 21, 2015
Omaha (NE) World Herald
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Feb 21, 2015 22:59
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[Iowa] Smoke-free Cedar Rapids casino remains iffy
Once again this year, the state’s anti-smoking forces are back at the Iowa Legislature to seek among other things a ban on smoking at Iowa’s 19 state-licensed casinos. This year’s new wrinkle comes from legislators who represent the city of Cedar Rapids
Feb 22, 2015
Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette
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Feb 21, 2015 22:24
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[Texas] VIDEO: Irving City Council Votes To Ban Public Smoking With Few Exceptions
have passed a 6 to 3 vote approving an ordinance that would ban smoking in all public places in the city except for 8 restaurants and 1 bingo parlor....The chairmen of the city’s Board of Health along with 2 other colleagues resigned immediately as a resu
Feb 20, 2015
CBS Dallas/Fort Worth (KTVT - CBS 11)
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Feb 21, 2015 10:23
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[Texas] Irving council prepares to vote on contentious smoking ban
After months of debate and failed proposals to update a partial ban that passed in 2006, the council is poised to make a decision on a law that would outlaw smoking in nearly all remaining public spaces — eventually.
Feb 19, 2015
Dallas Morning News
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Feb 19, 2015 11:33
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[Michigan] Rochester joins communities with e-cigarette ban
This latest ordinance, passed unanimously by Rochester City Council on Feb. 9, prohibits selling or otherwise providing minors with e-cigarettes as well as their possession by minors. It also forbids minors from furnishing e-cigarettes to other minors.
Feb 18, 2015
Daily Oakland (MI) Press
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Feb 18, 2015 16:16
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[West Virginia] Bill would exempt some businesses from smoking rules
As written, a county board of health would submit an exemption request to a county commission for consideration if (A) only those over the age of 21 are allowed in, (B) at least 10 percent of the business is dedicated to a no smoking area and (C) a venti
Feb 16, 2015
West Virginia Metro News Network
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Feb 17, 2015 11:48
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[Indiana] Legislation Could Remove Casinos' Exemption From Smoking Ban
A bill to lift restrictions on riverboat casinos is reopening the debate on whether the state smoking ban should apply to casinos. Rep. Ed Clere, R-New Albany, has introduced a bill to remove casinos’ exemption from the smoking ban.
Feb 13, 2015
Indiana Public Media - WFIU / WTIU
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Feb 13, 2015 16:42