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Chippewa Falls snuffs out proposed ban
- A proposed smoking ban in Chippewa Falls got snuffed out as the City Council voted 5-2 to wait for the state to act on any ban.
Marchers oppose smoking ban in Kenosha
- Opponents of a proposed ban on smoking in Kenosha workplaces marched to Monday night's City Council meeting to express their views.
KC council makes changes to smoking ban
- Kansas City is revising a voter-approved smoking ban to clarify rules for casinos and ease regulations on tobacco shops.
Stalemate remains over Mich. workplace smoking ban
- Michigan lawmakers still can't decide whether a proposed workplace smoking ban should have exemptions for certain businesses.
Michigan House reignites smoking ban debate
- The Michigan House is preparing for another vote on legislation to ban smoking in Michigan workplaces, including bars and restaurants.
Dane County bans smoking in unincorporated areas
- The Dane County Board has voted to ban smoking in workplaces in the unincorporated parts of the county outside of villages and cities next summer.
Pa. senator wants to toughen indoor smoking ban
- A state senator who helped win passage of a new state law banning most indoor smoking in public places vowed Wednesday to fight to plug the loopholes that remain.
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.
