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Lori: Smoking ban long overdue

18 hours ago ago from River Country Journal

Michigan will become the 38th state to ban smoking in bars and restaurants thanks to legislation approved by lawmakers last week legislation that was long overdue. Supporters of a smoking ban such as the American Cancer Society have been working for over a decade to get this done.  They got pretty close last year when both the House and Senate approved competing bills to ban smoking, but differences between the chambers were never ...

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Cell Phones while Driving in South Carolina may be Forbidden

12 hours ago ago from South Carolina News

  A bill has been introduced in the South Carolina Legislature which would ban the use of cell phones while driving in the State of South Carolina. The ban would include cell phones, and all other hand held devices that could cause a distraction while driving. The proposed bill  calls for a fine of up to $250 and a 2 point penalty against your driving record. Similar  bills have been passed in other cities and states across the US, ...

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Senator Taylor on MPS-Mayoral Takeover:"If the bill comes to the floor in the Senate, it's going to pass."

16 hours ago ago from MacIver Institute

By Bill Osmulski MacIver News Service [Milwaukee...] Wisconsin State Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) proclaims that if her bill giving the mayor of Milwaukee control of Milwaukee's Public Schools comes up in Special Session this week, it will pass the State Senate. "I believe if the bill comes to the floor in the Senate, it's going to pass," Taylor said in an exclusive interview with the MacIver News Service. "I don't hesitate on ...

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I love smoking bans

4 hours ago ago from Crunchy Con

In theory, I'm against laws banning smoking in bars and restaurants. I don't smoke, and I hate being in places where smoke is concentrated, but on principle, I think the government shouldn't tell bars and restaurants they can't allow people to smoke there. But the other night, I met some friends for a drink at a pub not far from my house. I hadn't been there for a year or longer. It was so great inside the place -- really wonderful and ...

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The Rutabaga- Pillory Place: Council augments restaurant smoking ban

2 hours ago ago from The HooK: Charlottesville Music

Gordonsville resident Buck Smoltz was pilloried today for smoking in the Blue Light Grill. PHOTO BY ALAN SMITHEE Reacting to public dissatisfaction with the light fine that accompanies the new restaurant smoking ban, just $25, Charlottesville City Council voted yesterday to begin a “pilot ordinance” of placing a pillory in Central Place ...

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New Bern college smoking ban gets off-campus complaints

20 hours ago ago from Media General - WNCT.com

Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This New Bern college smoking ban gets off-campus complaints By Stephanie Moore | Noon Edition Producer Published: December 14, 2009 NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) - Leaders at a North Carolina community college will discuss changing the campus ...

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