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Louisiana Poised To Ban Smoking in Bars?new

The Louisiana state legislature is poised to once again take up the issue of smoking in bars. Will 2011 be the year of butts-out at local watering holes?
Gambit  |  Jeremy Alford, Kevin Allman and Alex Woodward  |  03-15-2011  |  Policy Issues

Smoking indoors sucksnew

Why we should ban cigarettes from bars -- or go to prison
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Mara Shalhoup  |  08-05-2010  |  Policy Issues

Huffing and Puffing, and the New Justicenew

Thirty-seven states have outlawed smoking in bars and restaurants. Some have done so in all public places. Sadly, Michigan lags behind, even though polls show the vast majority of us want a smoking ban.
Metro Times  |  Jack Lessenberry  |  06-09-2009  |  Policy Issues

Pre-emptive Strikenew

Mecklenburg County legislators are fighting for an exemption to a North Carolina law preventing counties from banning smoking in public places.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  Jared Neumark  |  07-05-2006  |  Policy Issues

Still Smoldering: Bar Owners Love to Hate the Smoking Bannew

Butt-riddled pavement, the scent of stale beer and bar owners with tighter belts all have become signs of New York’s stiff-upper-lip approach to its year-old smoking ban.
Metroland  |  Ashley Hahn  |  07-06-2004  |  Policy Issues

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