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The smoking ban adopted in July by the Galveston City Council, and set to take effect Jan. 1, has been amended to allow smoking in stores that sell tobacco and cigars. A final vote came Thursday.
The Board of Governors can expect a tobacco-free policy at the next meeting.
Associated Press - December 11, 2009 10:45 AM ET CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - A judge has postponed the sentencing of 1 of New York's biggest dealers in tax-free tobacco.
The Dec. 3 fire on Harris Street that killed two people may have started from the female occupant falling asleep while smoking, Fire Marshal Toby Webb said Thursday.
Michigan's smoking ban goes into effect May first, and some business owners are already dreading the change. However, it might not be all bad.
Oklahoma ranks 11th among states in funding programs to prevent young people from taking up smoking and to help existing smokers quit, according The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, a coalition of public health groups.Oklahoma will spend $21.1 million this fiscal year on prevention and cessation efforts. That’s $2 million more than last fiscal year, when the group ranked Oklahoma 13th among ...
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- A man described as one of New York's biggest dealers in tax-free tobacco is facing up to 30 years in prison. Rodney Morrison was scheduled for sentencing Friday in Central Islip (EYE'-slihp), N.Y. Morrison was convicted...
Restaurant and bar owners had seen it coming, and many are now ready for a statewide ban on smoking.
CEDAR RAPIDS (KWWL)-- A Cedar Rapids business was robbed Thursday night. Cedar Rapids Police say two men entered the Cigarette Outlet on 1st Avenue Northeast around 9:30 Thursday, each armed with a gun.
Has Pennsylvania kicked the habit of spending big to snuff out smoking? A report released Wednesday by a group of national health organizations criticized Pennsylvania for cutting funding for tobacco prevention programs by 45 percent in the 2009-10 budget.
On May 1, a long-sought statewide smoking ban would take effect in Michigan workplaces, including bars and restaurants.
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