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[Spain] Ana Mató: ‘Smoking ban will not be lifted for Eurovegas’

FURIOUS health minister Ana Mató has hit back at Madrid regional president Esperanza Aguirre after she said the anti-smoking law would ‘have to change’ once Eurovegas is set up in Spain. “Oh, no it won’t,” stormed Mató yesterday.
ThinkSpain.com (es)
added Jun 30, 2012 05:19
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[Indiana] Casinos able to cash in on smokers

In one week it will officially become illegal, with a few exceptions, to smoke in public buildings everywhere in Indiana.
Fort Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette
added Jun 24, 2012 21:04
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[West Virginia] Murads’ sports bar closes its doors

The restaurant was a 5,000-square-foot venue when it opened, but the Murad brothers shrunk the restaurant to 2,000 square feet in 2006, citing a decline in business and a smoking ban loophole for smaller restaurants.
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
added May 14, 2012 19:55
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[Missouri] Washington, Mo., smoking ban gives break to corncob pipe maker

Corncob pipes excluded, this city will have a smoking law come April 15. ... City Administrator Jim Briggs said his office and that of Mayor Sandy Lucy fielded concerns about smoking at Missouri Meerschaum Co. after the first law was passed.
St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch
added Mar 20, 2013 15:28
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[Indiana] Legislature unlikely to toughen Ind. smoking ban

An extension of Indiana's statewide smoking ban to include bars is unlikely to happen this year, with legislators saying this week more time is needed to see the effects of the current ban. The exemption for bars is the largest of the loopholes included
AP - Associated Press
added Jan 19, 2013 18:00
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[Missouri] City Exempts 7 Businesses From Indoor Smoking Law

Seven Springfield businesses have been granted exemptions to the Smokefree Air Act of 2011, city health officials announced Thursday. The exemptions came about after the City Council approved modifications to the indoor smoking law, to allow smoking at
KOLR-TV Channel 10 (Springfield, MO)
added Aug 16, 2012 20:21
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[Pennsylvania] VIDEO: Toomey pushes to exclude large and premium cigars from FDA regulation

In Valley visit, senator pushes his measure that would bar regulation of large and premium smokes.
Allentown (PA) Morning Call
added Aug 8, 2012 20:30
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Bar carve-out sought after Ohio smoking ban upheld

An attorney who spearheaded an unsuccessful challenge to Ohio's smoking ban says he expects the fight to move now to the state Legislature.
AP - Associated Press
added May 24, 2012 01:51
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[Pennsylvania] EDITORIAL: Broken promise: Too many Pa. workers are forced to inhale smoke

Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette
added May 10, 2012 21:23
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[North Carolina] E-cigarettes challenge interpretations of smoking bans

Taking a puff on an electronic cigarette isn't technically smoking, prompting some local businesses to allow customers to use the cigarettes indoors. Others still prohibit their usage, which can make it difficult for smokers and nonsmokers alike to navig
Wilmington (NC) Star-News
added May 9, 2013 00:30
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