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[Wisconsin] Smokers hotline sees uptick in calls due to national ad campaign
Wisconsin's Tobacco Quit Line has seen a surge of calls since March, when a national campaign called Tips from Former Smokers started.
May 23, 2013
Superior (WI) Daily Telegram
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May 23, 2013 13:22
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[Wisconsin] $50 monthly surcharge sought from state workers who smoke
State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a proposal by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee planned to take up the issue on Tuesday. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Burea
May 21, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 22, 2013 07:21
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[Wisconsin] $2 million habit: WI Public employee smoking surcharge would generate millions for state
Lighting up may cost state employees $50 more per month, but the state’s coffers could be about $6 million richer over the next biennium, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed measure to af
May 20, 2013
Watchdog.org (Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity)
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May 21, 2013 13:35
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[Wisconsin] New West Salem apartment will be 100 percent smoke-free
When David Birdd started building his new apartment complex, he measured the benefits of opening a smoke-free apartment building versus cleaning up second-hand smoke. "(It's) very potent and it travels," said Birdd, general contractor of Birddseye Develo
May 6, 2013
WXOW 19 ABC (La Crescent, MN/La Crosse, WI)
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May 7, 2013 02:07
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[Wisconsin] Watchdog Report - Before flawed gun-buying sting, ATF mishandled another Milwaukee case
ATF agents sold cigarettes in a sting on the south side, also called Fearless Distributing. Like in Riverwest, thieves ripped off the operation, stealing two cases of cigarettes with a value of nearly $10,000.
Apr 24, 2013
Milwaukee (WI) Journal-Sentinel
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Apr 25, 2013 13:52
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[Wisconsin] Sauk County Reflections: 1913; sale of tobacco to minors outlawed
A new law prohibits the sale of tobacco in any form to any minor under the age of 16 years without the written order of the parents or guardian. The penalty provided for violation of the law is a fine of not less than ten dollars or over twenty-five doll
Apr 23, 2013
Baraboo (WI) News Republic
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Apr 23, 2013 13:13
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[Wisconsin] Sheriff targets smoking at Why-Lee's
Door County Sheriff Terry Vogel Tuesday asked the Brussels Town Board for help in stopping smoking at a Rosiere bar that's been cited repeatedly for violations of Wisconsin's law that bans tobacco use in places open to the public. Vogel said two verbal w
Apr 19, 2013
Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette
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Apr 20, 2013 17:05
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[Wisconsin] 2 Illinois men convicted of trafficking illegal cigarettes
A jury found Shakil Wamiq, 32, of Elgin, Ill., and Mazher Ali Khan, 49, of Evergreen Park, Ill., guilty late Friday on counts of trafficking contraband cigarettes. Each count is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The jury acqui
Apr 16, 2013
Milwaukee (WI) Journal-Sentinel
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Apr 16, 2013 01:33
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[Wisconsin] KITTLE: Is smoking a pre-existing condition? Walker's plan, Obamacare could feel the burn
But one could make the case that a state wellness proposal tucked inside the Republican governor’s mammoth budget proposal shares a key commonality with President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Walker recommends assessing state empl
Apr 11, 2013
Watchdog.org (Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity)
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Apr 12, 2013 13:03
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[Wisconsin] Ryan Sheahan: Your neighbor's smoke is a home invader
It simply makes good sense for Wisconsin property owners to voluntarily implement smoke-free policies. While smokers would have to make the same accommodations in their home that they are already used to making in the work place and in public places, the
Apr 7, 2013
(Madison, WI) Capital Times
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Apr 7, 2013 09:27