February 6, 2017
Michigan Radio Cheyna Roth February 3, 2017 Cities cannot refuse to sell tobacco products to people between the ages of 18 and 20. That’s coming from state Attorney General Bill Schuette who issued an opinion today. State Senator Rick Jones asked the Attorney General for the opinion. He says he …
January 20, 2017
TribLive Theresa Clift January 19, 2017 The Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association is questioning whether Allegheny County has the legal authority to institute a proposed vaping ban that’s been in the works since May. A Jan. 12 letter to Allegheny County Council members from the Western Pennsylvania chapter of the …
December 1, 2016
Lexology Elizabeth Boggia November 30, 2016 As many readers are aware, this past Spring the FDA issued a Final Rule concluding that e-cigarettes are deemed “tobacco products” and thus fall under the FDA’s authority to regulate. Earlier this month, the Central District of California determined that all but one state …
October 28, 2016
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September 20, 2016
Slate By Henry Grabar September 19, 2016 Over the past five years, conservative states have been in a lawmaking frenzy to overrule local ordinances on issues as diverse as the minimum wage, taxicab licensing, workplace discrimination, and who may use which bathroom. It’s called pre-emption, and as I wrote earlier …