April 29, 2014
As we recently reported, grassroots advocates have quickly and effectively taken on the tobacco industry’s booming market in electronic cigarettes, or “e-cigs.” From Los Angeles to Philadelphia, cities are passing local ordinances that regulate e-cigs like cigarettes or cigars under their current smokefree laws. This is a smart move, especially …
March 28, 2014
The News Service of Florida, The Miami Herald — By Jim Saunders TALLAHASSEE — Nobody in the Capitol, it seems, wants minors to buy electronic cigarettes. But an effort to ban sales of the trendy nicotine-delivery tubes to people under 18 has run into controversy in the state House. Health groups …
February 25, 2014
By David Zahniser, LA Times A Los Angeles City Council panel on Monday endorsed an array of restrictions on e-cigarettes that would prohibit the vapor-emitting devices from being used in most workplaces and a number of public spaces. The proposed ordinance, now heading to the full City Council, would treat e-cigarettes like …
October 16, 2013
Deseret News–by Benjamin Wood, Deseret News President Barack Obama’s proposal to expand early childhood education by increasing federal tobacco taxes would enroll an additional 4,135 Utah children in preschool and help prevent 9,900 Utah children from becoming addicted smokers. Those are the findings of a report released Wednesday by a …
August 21, 2013
By Sydney Fang and Casey Tran There’s a major demographic shift occurring in the United States. Today, 37 percent of our population comprises people of color. By 2050, communities of color will become the majority, according to the Center for American Progress. This idea of a “demographic revolution” played a …