June 15, 2015
PennLive June 12, 2015 By Madison Russ The House of Representative’s Health Committee will hold a public hearing on Monday to revisit the issue of expanding the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act and close exemption loopholes. Rep. Thomas Murt, R-Montgomery, is spearheading the proposed update. Under Murt’s amendment, the indoor smoking ban would be …
April 15, 2015
The Lund Report April 14, 2015 by Chris Gray Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, D-Beaverton, is working overtime to get the football past the goal line for one of her top public health goals — reining in Oregon’s high rate of tobacco sales to minors. She wants to give the Oregon Liquor …
March 30, 2015
GazetteXtra March 30, 2015 by Steven Walters Add one more controversy to the long list pending in the Wisconsin Legislature: e-cigarettes. It’s a three-sided debate: Republican Rep. Joel Kleefisch wants to tell local governments they can’t ban e-cigarettes. Democratic Rep. Debra Kolste of Janesville wants to add e-cigarettes to the …
March 27, 2015
Little Rock – CBS Affiliate March 26, 2015 American Heart Association Press Release With just days left in session, Senate Bill 978 that regulates and classifies electronic cigarettes appears to be headed to the House floor for debate. Leading health organizations oppose the bill over language that protects the tobacco …
February 24, 2015
The New York Times, 2/24/15 By Shaila Dewan Darren Hodges, a Tea Party Republican and councilman in the windy West Texas city of Fort Stockton, is a fierce defender of his town’s decision to ban plastic bags. It was a local solution to a local problem and one, he says, …