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Escambia County to have tobacco-free hiring policy
- Escambia County will have a tobacco-free hiring policy starting in October.
Maryland smoking ban exceptions are rare
- Almost six months after Maryland banned smoking in bars and restaurants, health officials have granted just three waivers to allow clubs hurt by the law to allow patrons to light up.
Middleton votes to end smoking at work
- Middleton has become the latest Wisconsin municipality to ban workplace smoking.
General Hospital to extinguish smoking
- You can’t light up in San Francisco bars, restaurants, transit stops or parks anymore. Now, one of the most stressful workplace environments in The City will just say no to smoking.
- You can’t light up in San Francisco bars, restaurants, transit stops or parks anymore. Now, one of the most stressful workplace environments in The City will just say no to smoking.
Smoking ban yields few complaints
- Nearly five months after passing the toughest secondhand smoke ordinance in the nation, only three smoking complaints have been filed with Belmont, two of which were not enforceable, and a third unfounded.
Foster City not blowing smoke about ban
- Smokers may have to butt out of Foster City parks, if an idea being chewed on by the Parks and Recreation Committee comes to fruition.
- Smokers may have to butt out of Foster City parks, if an idea being chewed on by the Parks and Recreation Committee comes to fruition.
Smoking over in Maryland bars
- Just before midnight, smokers savored their last puffs in barrooms across Maryland. Viken Guiragossian, a bartender at the Crease in Towson, lamented the end of a long tradition of sipping a beer
- Just before midnight, smokers savored their last puffs in barrooms across Maryland. Viken Guiragossian, a bartender at the Crease in Towson, lamented the end of a long tradition of sipping a beer
Alexandria moves toward restaurant smoking ban
- The Alexandria City Council provisionally passed a restaurant smoking ban that has been hotly debated in recent months.
- The Alexandria City Council provisionally passed a restaurant smoking ban that has been hotly debated in recent months.
Alexandrians vent about smoking ban
- Alexandria residents and restaurant owners have another chance to vent Saturday about the city's proposed ban on smoking in its restaurants.
Gov. O’Malley signs smoking ban bill
- Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed into law a bill that bans smoking in restaurants, bars and private social clubs.
- Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed into law a bill that bans smoking in restaurants, bars and private social clubs.
Howard Co. smoking ban to override state law
- The tougher law applies, so in most cases Howard’s smoking ban trumps the upcoming state law.
City bars to face tighter smoking ban
- A stricter state smoking ban could mean trouble for Baltimore City bar owners.
- A stricter state smoking ban could mean trouble for Baltimore City bar owners.