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Michigan Senate approves public smoking ban! 5/8/08 Free Press

New federal quit-smoking advice recommends Chantix despite safety concerns 5/7/08 WASA

Growing Public Health Problem: Waterpipe Smoking on College Campuses 5/6/08 HealthNews

Study: Restaurant tobacco bans influence teen smoking 5/6/08 posted YahooNews

Florida turns to freebies, Web for anti-smoking campaign 5/6/08 posted PalmBeachPost.com

Just 30 Minutes of Secondhand Smoke Damages the Blood Vessels of Healthy Nonsmokers 5/1/08 posted WebMD

SmokeFree Restaurant List Grows to 5017 5/1/08 MCSFA 

Ohio Lawmakers Want To Close Anti-Smoking Agency 4/29/08 whiotv.com

Secondhand Smoke Blocks Artery Repair 4/29/08 HealthDay

How smokers try to beat surcharge fees for health insurance 4/29/08 Chicago Tribune

Checkout Ohio's Statewide smoking complaints database 4/28/08 NetworkAdvocate

Canadian Yukon passes smoke free legislation 4/28/08 posted CBC NEWS

Donald Trump calls on Atlantic City casinos to sue over smoking ban 4/25/08 wasa.com 

Big Island council overrides veto on sweeping smoking ban 4/23/08 KHNL 8

Atlantic City bans smoking on casino floors 4/23/08 APP.com

How to Find Smoke-Free Hotel Rooms Worldwide 4/22/08 posted,  thestreet.com

Smoking or non? Costs of smoke-filled air in PA 4/20/08 Evening Sun

Ohio: Using Smoking Settlement Money for Other Purposes 4/14/08 Forbs


Ohio judge freezes anti-tobacco money transfer 4/14/08 posted Cleveland Plain Dealer

Anti-smoking fund in ashes, Ohio leaders take almost all for other projects 4/14/08 The Enquirer 

Ohio Tobacco Prevention group sues to stop state from liquidating tobacco settlement fund 4/9/08 Dayton Daily News

Greek government moves to adopt European Union guidelines protecting people from passive smoke 4/8/09 ekathimerini.com

Ohio Legislature votes to grab control of tobacco prevention funds 4/8/08 Toledo Blade

Talking Sense on Tobacco 4/3/08 NY Times editorial

Reynolds Ads Oppose Move to Regulate Tobacco 4/1/08 NY Times

Support Grows for Tobacco Bill 4/1/08

McCain Shifting Position on Tobacco Issues? 3/31/08 Huffington Post

Tobacco funded Mass. researchers, Philip Morris defends grants; critics call the results tainted 3/31/08 Boston.com

Oregon docs say quit smoking helps, but genes can run amok 3/26/08 The Oregonian

McCain's stand on tobacco is put to test 3/26/08 Boston.com

Cigarette Company Paid for Lung Cancer Study 3/26/08 NY Times

A History of Genetically Engineering Tobacco for Fun and Profit 3/24/08 Wired Science

The Cigarette of the Future: All the Cancer, None of the Nicotine 3/24/08 Wired Science

Health officials warn of hookah-smoking hazard, Two CSU students contracted oral herpes
3/18/08 CSU News

Smoking flames out at this bar 3/15/08 Detroit News

Scruggs Pleads Guilty in Bribery Case  3/14/08 NY Times

SF Restaurant List Approaching 5000 entries 3/14/08 MCSFA

Wisconsin: Statewide smoking ban appears to be dead 3/12/08 Greenbaypressgazette.com

More restaurants and bars around Detroit are going smoke-free 3/6/08 detnews.com

Wisconsin Assembly Committee Approves Smoke-Free Bill; Lance Armstrong Speaks At Support Rally 3/5/08 WISTV.com

Geneva Switzerland Goes SmokeFree on July 1 3/4/08 Tribune DeGeneve

Major Hotel Chains Get Tough With Fines for Smoking 2/28/08 posted, Wall St Journal

Movie Smoking More Common Than Real Life 2/27/08 KETV.com

Air Quality In The Non-Smoking Sections Of Restaurants 2/26/08 Tri-Cities.com

Senator Durbin urges law giving FDA power over tobacco 2/21/08 Chicago Tribune

Supreme Court Invalidates Maine Tobacco Law 2/20/08 Washington Post

Puff Power: Drug Warnings Speak to Nicotine's Sad Grip 2/19/08 Wall Street Journal

Iowa bar owner rethinks stance on smoking ban as he battles lung cancer 2/16/08 DesMoines Register

In Adolescents, Addiction to Tobacco Comes Easy 2/12/08 NY Times

FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Chantix 2/12/08 (posted) FDA

Case links woman’s death to environmental tobacco smoke MSU prof says 2/7/08 Michigan State U

Virginia Senate passes smoking bans 2/6/08 Richmond Time-Dispatch

Maryland Indoor smokefree law goes into effect Friday February 1'08 1/31/08 Daily Times 


Philip Morris International Spin-off Should Spur Nations To Take Urgent Action to Reduce Tobacco Use 1/30/08 CTFK Press Release 

Czech President infuriates doctors with stance on smoking-ban 1/30/08 Radio Praha

Smoking in restaurants comes under fire in state built on tobacco 1/18/08 dailypress.com

Ohio: Smoking Continues In Some Area Bars 1/25/08 NBC, Columbus OH 

NY pharmacies could be banned from selling cigs 1/18/08 Legislative Gazette

Congratulations to Jim Fouts long time MCSFA member elected Mayor of Warren 1/18/08 MCSFA News

Our latest count now shows 4809 SF listings available 1/17/08 MCSFA

SMOKELESS TOBACCO, HARM REDUCTION DEBATABLE 1/14/08 Cancer Journal

New Hampshire: Smoking Ban Going Smoothly But With 1/11/08 Nashua Telegraph

German Boss Fires Staff for Complaining About Smokers (!) 1/9/08 Reuters

Bar Owners, Smoke-Free Groups Make Interesting Allies 1/7/08 Morning Journal 

Hookah Smoking as Tough on Lungs as Cigarettes 1/7/08 HealthDay

Even France, Haven of Smokers, Is Clearing the Air 1/3/08 NY Times

D.C. Adapts to Smoke-Free, Now a Year Old 12/31/07 Express

New Illinois Smoke Free Law Starts Jan. 1'08 12/27/07 Chicago Tribune

Thank You For Smoking 12/20/07 Washingtonian.com

Stigma Associated with Smoking Sufficient to Make Clean Indoor Air Laws Self-enforcing 12/19/07 Sacramento State News

Huckabee Faces Old Queries in New Spotlight 12/17/07 NY Times

Whoopi  Goldberg Winning Smoking Battle 12/16/07 PR-Inside

Beta Carotene Pills Put Smokers at Higher Risk for Lung Cancer 12/15/07 CSIPI

Michigan Senate buries smoke-free bill for bars, restaurants, workplaces 12/11/07 Det Free Press

Wisconsin debates smoke free law  12/11/07 USA Today

Michigan House passes bill 4163 to ban smoking in bars, restaurants to ban smoking in bars, restaurants 11/5/07 AP

From Smoking Boom, a Major Killer of Women 11/29/07 NY Times

US Supreme Court weighs whether Maine's law to prevent out of state tobacco sales to minors impedes interstate shipping, some Justices skeptical 11/29/07 Christian Science Monitor, Associated Press

Alberta Province passes tobacco reduction act 11/28/07 Hanna Herald

Heart attacks in non-smokers decreased with smoking ban 11/21/07 Indiana U

Want to live here? Not if you smoke 11/19/07 Florida Times-Union

Hawaii smoking ban seems to be working 11/19/07 Honolulu Advertiser

Prolonged Use of Snus Increases Risk Of Fatal Cardiovascular Disease 11/17/07 Medilexicon

Would Women Rather Smoke Than Get Fat? 11/17/07 ConsumerAffairs.com

Senator Lautenberg Secures Ban on Cigarette Sales in Senate Shops 11/14/07 Press announcement

Why Quitting Smoking Is So Difficult 11/13/07 posted Science Daily

Oregon: The gift that keeps on taking, Merry Christmas from Big Tobacco 11/8/07 Register-Guard   

Voters reject tobacco tax to pay children's health care 11/8/07 Oregonian

Oregon: Tobacco, timber, speculators spend big to defeat tobacco tax vote 11/7/07 Eugene Weekly

Oregon to Vote on Tobacco Tax for Children's Health Care 11/6/07 Washington Post

A New Arena in the Fight Over Smoking: The Home 11/5/07 NY TIMES

If you think Snus is a safe alternative to smoking, think again 10/31/07 Kansas City Star

Shisha smoking is more harmful than cigarettes: report 10/31/07 AFG

Bush Balks at Revised Child Health Bill If It Contains Increased Tobacco Taxes

New ways to ingest nicotine -- and fight it 10/27/07 StarTribune

Smoking Bans Help People Quit, Research Shows 10/28/07 NPR

Doctor comments on relative low priority to curing lung cancer 10/24/07 Free Press

ABC-TV Video Highlights Tobacco Industry efforts to stifle second hand smoke efforts, 10/22/07 ABC News  

Chicago: Smoking snuffed at city beaches, playgrounds 0/18/07 Chicago Trib Tobacco companies win in SCHIP fight 10/17/07 POLITICO

Water pipe use as addictive as smoking 10/17/07 Science Daily

EU study highlights positive effect of smoking ban 10/18/07 Belfast Telegraph

Study says tobacco firms tried to suppress dangers of secondhand smoke 10/16/07 Sacbee.com

Cigarette companies are spending record amounts to defeat Oregon Ballot Measure 10/10/07 Register-Guard

Tobacco-Free Kids Applauds Tyra Banks for Exposing the Ugly Truth About Smoking posted 10/6/07 TFK

How Nicotine Dependency Works 10/3/07 Science Daily

View SmokeFree Lists updated October 1, 2007! 10/3/07 ANR

Swedish Smokeless Tobacco Aims at U.S. Market 10/3/07 NY Times

Neighbor tenants tangle over tobacco 10/2/07 USA Today

Tobacco sponsored ads opposing tax increase paying off in Oregon 10/2/07 CNNMoney.com

Tobacco Stains, 10/1/07 In These Times

Altria (Philip Morris) Paid Lobbyist $160,000 in 2007 9/28/07 AP

Report Says Smoking Ban Helps to Cut Heart Attacks 9/28/07 NY Times

US Children's Insurance Fight Clouds Tobacco Tax Hike Fate 9/25/07 CNNMoney.com 

U of Cal's New Plan to Limit Tobacco-Funded Research 9/20/07 Inside Higher Ed

Negaunee Housing Commission adopts smoke-free policy;  Michigan now has 23 housing commissions with smoke-free policies covering over 3,200 units  9/19/07 MI Smoke-free Apartments

Smokers pollute casino air, study finds 9/17/07 Dailysouthtown.com

New Hampshire Bars, Restaurants Go Smoke Free 9/16/07 Boston Channel.com

Opposing view: FDA legislation Loopholes aid Big Tobacco 9/14/07 USA Today 

Fred Thompson: Al Qaeda smoking ban pushed Iraqis to U.S. 9/8/07 Daily News

Calhoun County passes countywide workplace smoke-free law 9/7/07 Battle Creek Enquirer

Texas city approves smoke-free restaurants & bars ordinance 9/6/07 Courier Gazette

Israeli Court rules restaurants must prevent smoking, even at financial loss 9/4/07 Haaretz.com

Smokers More Likely to Develop Dementia 9/4/07 HealthDay
Heart attacks tumble after Irish smoking ban 9/4/07 Reuters UK

Atlantic City council fuming over Trump's criticism of smoking ban 8/21/07 AtlanticCity.com  

Halt to 'Female' Camel Cigarettes Sought 8/15/07 Washington Post

Concentrations of the Carcinogens in Sidestream Cigarette Smoke Increase after Release into Indoor Air 8/14/07 posted Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

Texas: Use of Tobacco Funds Criticized 8/12/07 Houston Chronicle

California: L.A. Bans Smoking in Parks 8/10/07 Orange County Register

FCC Handing Out FREE Radio Licenses to Non-Profit Groups 8/10/07 GetRadio.org

Illinois: Path to non-smoking a 'long, rocky' road 8/9/07 Macomb Journal

Put up a no-smoking sign for Michigan 8/7/07 Detroit Free Press

Hooked on the Hookah 8/5/07 Saginaw News

Blocking the addictive property in tobacco products 7/30/07 Boston Globe

Oregon legislature gives final approval to snuff out smoking at all of bars, taverns, bingo halls and bowling alleys, Governor says he'll sign it 7/27/07 posted,  KTVM.Com

Florida's Anti-smoking program again flush with cash 7/25/07 Herald-Tribune 

Push to snuff smoking in Michigan moves ahead 7/25/07 Detroit News

Illinois Governor signs statewide indoor smoking ban 7/23/07

FDA Regulation, Safer Cigarettes Coming Soon? 7/16/07 NY Times

Immediately Absorb Potent Carcinogen 7/6/07 Medical News Today

Fred Thompson: The Philip Morris Candidate 7/3/07 Huffington Post

Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton and Big Tobacco 7/3/07 PRWatch.org

Citizens testify for passage of smoke-free bill in Michigan 6/27/07 Flint Journal

Lots of free chew offered but no education about dangers 6/25/07 The Tribune

New York City Smoking Declines 6/22/07 CDC  

State House Committee Takes Testimony Regarding Smoke-Free Michigan Bill 6/13/07 Lansing State Journal

Ohio Bar owners fail to get signatures to try to overturn smoking ban posted 6/13/07 Clinton News Herald

The latest way to try to break the habit: rehab for smokers 6/13/07 Ottawa Citizen

Pub patio heaters for smokers will produce 'as much pollution as a small city' 6/13/07 Daily Mail

Michigan appellate court upholds four-county smoke-free regulation 6/7/07 Petosky News Review, also click Court of Appeals to read the actual decision. 

Ohio Bar owners mount effort to bring smoking back 6/5/07 Beacon Journal

New Hampshire legislature passes smoke-Free bars and restaurants bill, Governor says he'll sign it 6/1/07 Union Leader

Michigan is crossing into new and repugnant budget territory by "borrowing" future settlement dollars 5/31/07 Free Press editorial

Only 100% smoke-free environments adequately protect from dangers of second-hand smoke 5/29/07 World Health Organization

Pennsylvania court voids Scranton's city smoking ban based on preemption of weak state law 5/24/07 16 Newswatch 

Tennessee Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Bill Banning Smoking In Restaurants, Most Workplaces, House is Next to Consider Bill 5/24/07 NewsChannel5.com

Ohio Judge Rules VFW Clubs Cannot Allow Smoking 5/18/07 Beacon Journal

Maryland Governor signs bill to ban smoking in restaurants and bars statewide 5/17/07 Washington Post

Minnesota set to ban indoor smoking, including all restaurants and bars 5/13/07 StarTribune

Group says smoke-free law hasn't hurt Hawaii tourism 5/11/07 Star Bulletin

Pfizer readies consumer ads for its year-old anti-smoking pill 5/10/07 Chicago Tribune

Traverse City Adopts SmokeFree Ordinance 5/8/07 Record-Eagle 

Camel looks for ways to entice female smokers 5/3/07 Lansing State Journal

Comfort Suites (16 in Michigan) SmokeFree as of May 1'07 5/1/07 (posted) Make MI Air SmokeFree 

Illinois House overwhelmingly approves statewide smoking ban 5/2/07 Chicago Tribune

Northern Ireland Goes Smoke-Free 5/1/07 The Independent

Smoking ban takes hold in Arizona 4/30/07 Arizona Republic

Ohio Congressman Boehner can't smoke in the House Speaker's Lobby anymore 4/26/07 Washington Post

A Statewide Smoking Ban In Texas? Maybe  4/23/07 Dallas Blog

Editorial: TC officials step up with proposed smoking ban 4/20/07 Record-Eagle

Ohio Panel snuffs out smokers' last hope, Anti-smoking Law to take effect May 3  4/17/07 Columbus Dispatch

Vancouver: Smoking to be Banned on Patios  4/16/07 posted,  Vancouver Sun

Smoking restrictions begin at Atlantic City casinos 4/16/07 The Trentonian

Ireland: Air pollution in pubs down dramatically since start of smoking ban 4/16/07 posted, Journal of Respiratory Care

Olga's Restaurants now Smoke-Free 4/10/07 Olga's Locations

Miss America and tobacco shouldn't mix 4/2/07 Concord Monitor

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New National Survey Finds Most Americans Don't Know What's In a Cigarette Smoke 3/28/07 Pr Newswire

Fired 'Big Tobacco' Prosecutor interview with Chris Wallace 3/25/07 Fox News Sunday

Prosecutor Says Bush Appointees Interfered With Tobacco Case 3/22/07 Washington Post

Brain Scans Reveal Cause of Smokers' Cravings 3/19/07 Dukemed News

U.S. Tobacco Firms Can't Use `Light' Label Overseas 3/17/07 Bloomberg.com

Schuler's in Marshall Goes Smoke-Free 3/16/07  Make MI Air SmokeFree

New Mexico: Governor signs comprehensive smoke-free law 3/13/07 ABQ Journal

Smoked out - With tough measures, Maine has driven down its smoking rate 3/11/07 Boston Globe

Another Dangerous Trend - Hookah Water Pipes posted 3/9/07 American Lung

Smokeless Doesn't Mean Harmless, switching from smoking to chewing tobacco could be increasing health risks 3/7/07 ABC NEWS

What's with the Hookah? 3/1/07 Ch 2 TV Fox News

Michigan should get with the times and ban smoking in public places 2/27/07 Free Press Editorial

Smoke Free bill passes New Hampshire Senate 2/23/07 Union Leader

Shielding the Powerful, editorial on overturning $79 billion damage award 2/21/07 NY Times

Why No New Michigan Smoke-Free Laws 2/21/07 (posted) Ch2 TV News

Canada: Government Court Brief Claims Tobacco Ads Similar to Urging Mass Suicide 2/20/07 (posted) Globe & Mail 

Bi-PARTISAN GROUP INTRODUCES TOBACCO LEGISLATION in CONGRESS 2/15/07

Switching to Smokeless Tobacco No Cure 2/15/07 WebMD

Restaurants Now Updated Constantly, Totals Displayed on Home Page of MCSFA Website  2/12/07 MCSFA

Traverse City: Smoke-free debate heating up 2/11/07 Record-Eagle

Wisconsin Restaurant Association Supports Statewide Smoking Ban with No Exemptions 2/7/07 WRA

Obama launches an '07 campaign --to quit smoking 2/6/07 Chicago Tribune

Virginia senate approves ban on smoking in restaurants 2/5/07 WBDJ-7

Washington DC: Smoking Ban in Bars-restaurants Having Positive Effects 2/2/07 Washington Post

Tobacco Giant Reasserts Itself as Calls for Va. Smoking Ban Grow 2/1/07 Washington Post

New Study: Passive Smoke in Workplace Increases Lung Cancer Risk 1/31/07 UIC News

Minnesota Lawmakers Introduce Statewide Smoking Ban Bill 1/25/07 Ch 4 WCCO-TV

Could FDA Regulation Actually Strengthen Phillip Morris' Control of Tobacco Market? 1/25/07 Wall Street Journal

Give tobacco companies credit: smoking kills 440,000  each year and they're still in business making millions 1/23/07 The Register-Guard editorial

Ohio: Some places ban smoking outdoors Businesses, school districts expanding restrictions to borders of their property 1/22/07 Columbus Dispatch

Atlantic City: Opposing sides speak out on casino smoking ban 1/22/07 posted Atlantic City Press

More than half of Americans now live under laws mandating smoke-free workplaces, restaurants and bars 1/20/07 ANR

Tobacco companies deliberately boosted nicotine study says but Phillip Morris denies it 1/18/07 Boston Globe & 1/17/07 Phillip Morris press release

Traverse City commissioners want to clear the air in the workplace 1/13/07 Record-Eagle (thanks to Lisa Ann Danto)

Cigarettes Extinguished by Pelosi in the US House Speaker’s Lobby 1/11/07 The Hill

Minnesota statewide smoking ban expected in a few months 1/8/07 St Paul Pioneer

Traverse City Public housing to go smoke-free 1/5/07 Record-Eagle

Battling Smoking at the UN 1/2/07 Inner City Press

Smoking bans take effect in some central Illinois cities 1/2/07 Courier News

Tasmanian smoking ban a success 1/1/07 ABC News On Line

Thailand goes Smoke-Free 12/29/06 The Nation

Medicaid Programs Encouraged to Cover Tobacco Cessation 12/27/06 AMA Journal

Patrons complain Ohio smoke ban ignored 12/21/06 The Plain Dealer

Ohio issues draft of rules on smoking ban, seeks comment 12/21/06 Dayton Daily News

Myth: Smokers are Davids battling the mighty Goliath non-smokers 12/18/06 posted,  Post-Gazette

SmokeFree Apartments Growing in Michigan 12/15/06 Smoke-Free Environments Law Project,  click on to Recent ETS News then then scroll down to Dec 15'06

Tobacco company funds legal challenges to smoking bans 12/13/06 Post-Gazette

Ohio Attorney Advises Client Bar Owners to Ignore New Smoke-free Law 12/10/06 Toledo Blade

Legal attacks on smoking bans usually fail 12/9/06 Toledo Blade

Why Germany balks at passing smoke-free laws 12/8/06 Christian Science Monitor

Ohio's Smoke-Free Law Effective Today, a list of Questions and Answers on how it works 12/7/06 Cantonrep.com

Miss. Governor a former Tobacco lobbyist, Kills Statewide Anti-Smoking Program 12/4/06 The Blotter

Puffing on Polonium 12/1/06 New York Times

Ohio grand jury indicts three for forging names on petitions regarding failed State smoking ballot issue 11/28/06 WHIO-TV.com

When "Don’t Smoke" Means the Opposite 11/27/06 New York Times

Hawaii smoking ban seen as one of nation's strictest 11/19/06 ContraCostaTimes

Most Docs Don't Help Patients Kick Smoking Habit 11/16/06 WDIV-Ch4

Governor Granholm pledges to approve ban on smoking in bars and restaurants 11/16/06 Lansing City Pulse

Hawaii bans smoking in almost all public places 11/16/06 Hawaii Channel

Unprecedented city wide smoking ban a hot topic 11/16/06 San Mateo Daily

Success at polls heartens smoke-free advocates 11/16/06 USA Today

AMA adopts new policies on smoke-free meetings 11/15/06 AMA

Nonsmoking sections don't protect customers, study finds 11/15/06 posted MLive.com

Toledo Newspaper urges Michigan and Indiana to follow Ohio's lead to become smoke-free 11/12/06 Toledo Blade editorial

Smoking-ban co-chair wins applause for law's approval 11/12/06 Dayton Daily News

Ohio ban called key in war on smoking [excellent overview story on status of state smokefree laws nationally, including map] 11/12/06 Toledo Blade

Ohio ISSUE 5: Smoking goes poof on Dec. 7 11/9/06 Columbus Dispatch

Ohio says `Snuff it out' Voters select smoking ban with stiffer restrictions 11/8/06 Beacon Journal

Voters Approved Six State Tobacco-Free Initiatives 11/8/06 Campaign for SF Kids

Bat, RJR led attacks on smokefree referendums 11/6/06 Smokefree Network

Florida Tobacco proposal deemed a shoo-in 11/2/06 TMC News

TV Ads Help Ohio Voters Clear Up the Confusion 11/1/06 American Cancer Society

Anti-Youth-Smoking Ads May Have Opposite Effect 11/1/06 Washington Post

Italy: Learning to Love the Ban Oct 29'06 NY Times

Ohio Issue 4 (fake smoking ban) backers grossly misstated figures on official fundraising report Oct 28'06 Student Voices

Prohibition of Cigarettes Would 'Open a New Can of Issues' Oct 28'06 Kansas City infoZine

Tobacco giant pours $5.4M into Ohio relaxed smoking ban Oct 27'06 Toledo Blade

Only 13 states with inadequate or no smokefree legislation at this time (Michigan is on the list) Oct 23'06 National Cancer Institute 

Bid to block Ohio strong smoking ban fails to knock it off Nov. 7 ballot Oct 20'06 Toledo Blade

Scientific Report Documents Second Hand Smoke Health Damages  10/18/06 posted,  Environmental Science & Technology 

Grand Rapids City commission passes smoking ban Oct 17'06 Grand Rapids Press 

Opinions on New Jersey's indoor smoking ban Oct 15'06 Philly Burbs

Ohio Anti-smoking bans vie for votes; weaker Issue would invalidate smoke-free laws in Ohio cities Sept 30'06 Toledo Blade, 

Looser ban on smoking makes Ohio ballot; competing, stricter plan also to go before voters Sept 28'06 Toledo Blade

France  Sept 24'06 Angus Reid Polls

Ohio Smoking ban initiative (light version) signatures not accepted as  invalid Sept 12'06 Cleveland Plain Dealer

Nevada: Competing Smoking Initiatives Cloud Ballot Sept 10'06 Las Vegas Sun

Big Tobacco, Lawless as Ever Sept 5'06 Washington Post

Nicotine Up Sharply In Many Cigarettes, as much as 30%  Aug 31'06 Washington Post

Cheyenne's smoke-free law takes effect Aug 25'06 (posted) Billings Gazette

Ninth Kentucky city will go smoke-free Aug 24'06 Daily Independent

 Warring Ohio smoking bans heat up as sides file their petitions Aug 10'06 Toledo Blade

Nation's Restaurant News, the leading restaurant trade magazine encourages owners to consider going Smoke Free!  8/8/09 (posted) NRN

Charlevoix Circuit Judge rules that four-county Health Department workplace smoking ban is legal Aug 4'06 Petosky News

NO SMOKING, new Arkansas law says But There’s a Large Loophole Aug 3'06 Arkansas Times

Ohio Coalition turns in signatures seeking statewide smoking ban vote July 28'06 Columbus Dispatch

Tobacco Giant Plans to Spend $40 Million Against Anti-Tobacco Ballot Initiatives July 26'06 Campaign for TF Kids

Ohio Groups Mount Fiery Campaign to Battle Secondhand Smoke  July 16'06 News-Herald [editor's note: This is What Michigan should be doing!]

Pfizer drug shows promise helping smokers quit July 5'06 Post-Gazette

Norway’s smoking ban herald as a tremendous success July 4'06 The Herald

Maine Touts its Smoke-Free Status with slogan "Breathe easy, you're in Maine" Jun 28'06 Maine.gov


The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General Jun 27'06 CDC

How Politicians like state Sen. Jason Allen Use The Unlimited Loopholes of Campaign Finance Laws June 22'06 Northern Express 

Smokeless Tobacco June 21'06 ABC News 

Snus, a safer alternative to smoking? June 10'06 BBC News

Senator Jason Allen got Tobacco cash during debate on Michigan smoking ban May 28'06 Record-Eagle For other stories on Senator Allen's recent activities see Cash flows into Allen's Unregulated Funds;  Allen has cash, connections for leadership run; Allen raises half a million, Top contributor is a 'homemaker' from Auburn Hills  (Thanks to Lisa Anne Danto of Suttons Bay for these articles)

How Bad Is Secondhand Smoke? May 23'06 10TV.com

Massachusetts Supreme Court says tobacco firms can't blame smokers as defense May 19'06 Boston Globe

SmokeFree Ohio Kicks Off Petition Drive to Put Issue on the Ballot 5/15/06 (posted) SmokeFree Ohio

New Drug for Smoking Cessation -- Good News Comes with a Sober Reminder May 15'06 (posted)

Passive smoking may harm infants from birth May 12'06 Guardian Unlimited'

Michigan Senate votes to tie health insurance rates to being smoke-free  May 9'06 woodtv.com

Ohio Judge invalidates thousands of petition signatures on a technicality May 6'06 The Columbus Dispatch

Lobbyists Hide Behind Non-Profit Fronts May 5'06 ABC News

Ohio Bar owners’ plan to carve out smoking-ban exemptions is bogus April 25'06 Columbus Dispatch editorial

Hawaii will be joining eleven other states in banning smoking in public places April 22'06 H

Smokers, overeaters and drinkers: the doctor won't see you now April 18'06, Maclean's

Bay State's nonsmokers could save under New Health law  April 16'06 Boston Globe

Michigan legislature appears unlikely to pass smoke-free restaurant, bar laws April 11'06 Record Eagle

Ohio Bar owners seek weak limited state smoking ban April 10'06 (posted) Toledo Blade

New Hampshire Senate Defeats Smoke-Free Restaurant & Bar Bill by 1 Vote April 7'06 Union Leader

Colorado Smoking ban faces court fight April 5'06 Denver Post

One year of smokefree bars and restaurants in New Zealand: Impacts and responses Mar 31'06 (posted) BMC Medicine

Colorado Governor Signs SmokeFree Bill Mar 27'06 Denver Post

Scotland begins smoking ban Mar 26'06 BBC

Tobacco foes blast Miss America smokescreen Mar 23'06 Boston Herald

Nevada Group launches ballot initiative to ban smoking in Nevada public places Mar 23'06 Las Vegas Sun

Careless Smoker Faces Murder Charges in Baby's Death Mar 21'06 (posted) WJR News brief

West Coast City Bans Outdoor Smoking In Public Places March 17'06 New York Sun

Critic: Philip Morris blowing smoke in Web ads aimed at helping people kick habit March 17'06 (posted) CNN.com

Michigan needs to enact a statewide ban on smoking indoors at work, restaurants and bars March 14'06 Saginaw News

 

Florida Court hears no opposition to anti-smoking ballot spending initiative March 9'06 Florida Times-Union

Tobacco Companies' Try to Shut Down Anti-Smoking Ads  March 9'06 Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids

Smoking In U.S. Declines Sharply March 9'06 Washington Post

A corporate giant's smoke screen Mar 3'06 (posted) Boston Globe

MSU Smokers in dorms might have to take cigarettes outside  Feb 28'06 The State News

California Supreme Court rejects tobacco ad complaint Feb 20'06 MSNBC.com

British Parliament votes by huge margin to ban smoking Feb 14'06 BBC News

Vt. attorney general decries raid on tobacco money Feb 14'06 Rutland Herald

Proposed ordinance to prohibit smoking in San Diego's parks and beaches Feb 7'06 Union-Tribune

Colorado Lawmakers Give Initial OK To Statewide Smoking Ban warning it would be better for the legislature to take the initiative rather than leaving it to outside groups threatening to put a measure on the ballot Jan 31'06 Denver Channel News

Midland County Board of Commissioners passes smoke-free regulation, Saginaw County considering doing the same on Jan 24 Jan 17'06 Midland Daily News

Westin Hotels & Resorts Become Smoke-Free Jan 13'06 Hotel Interactive

Washington State Votes Overwhelmingly for Clean Indoor Air, becomes 10th smokefree workplace state; Law takes effect in 30 days  Nov 10'05 Seattle Times (fairly good article if you ignore 1st paragraph)

Wh Oct 25'05 Chicago Sun Times

Even Phillip Morris admits link between secondhand smoke and cancer Oct 23'05 MWI Times.com

Securitization Deal: Will Health Care Get Cut Again? Sept 8'05 Health-E News

More States Go Smokefree, Increase Cigarette Taxes as Momentum Builds for Combating Tobacco Use  Aug 29'05 ALA Market Wire

 HEALTH MAGAZINE: Seventy Quit Smoking Tips  Aug 18'05 Times & Democrat     

Welcome to smoke-free Sweden on June 1, 2005  May 27'05 Swedish Institute

Michigan Bills Introduced at April 19th Rally to support smoke-free dining, bars and worksites April 20'05

New Coalition formed to support smoke-free air in Restaurants, Bars and other work and public places. April 19'05

Smoke ban is on in Wayne County, with caveats 3-20-05 News Herald

Wayne County bans smoking at work. Those who light up in offices, factories in county outside Detroit will risk being fined. 3-18-05 Detroit News

Poison at Mealtime , Just as restaurants are not allowed to choose whether to serve safe food, so should they not be allowed to decide whether to provide safe air for their employees and customers. 3-4-05 Washington Post  free registration may be required