Tag: smoking ban
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Burgin, in heart of Kentucky, is state’s 40th school district to go tobacco-free; ban, won by students, applies to vapor products
Burgin Independent Schools, in the heart of Kentucky, will be the latest 100 percent tobacco-free schools in the state, and the first in Mercer County, which has a strong tobacco...
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McCreary County smoking ban fails; story on hearing offers a picture of the strong feelings, pro and con, that the idea evokes
The McCreary County Fiscal Court was unable to move forward with a vote on a smoking-ban ordinance because it lacked a motion for a second reading, Janie Slaven reports for...
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Warren County school board bans tobacco use on campuses and by students and employees during extracurricular school activities
The Warren County Board of Education voted 4-1 on March 16 to ban the use of tobacco “by students, employees or those on school grounds or during extracurricular school activities”...
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Senate Republican leaders killed the smoking-ban bill passed by the Democratic House but some of them say its time may come
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News On Feb. 13, for the first time, the Kentucky House of Representatives passed a statewide smoking ban to prohibit smoking in workplaces and indoor...
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Casey County High School, which will be smoke-free next year, curbs smoking by locking the restrooms most used by smokers
For two weeks in February, Casey County High School students who wanted to smoke in one of the restrooms were unable to do so because they were locked, Editor Larry...
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Smoking-ban bills get unfavorable committee assignment in state Senate, but supporters say they’ll keep trying to get votes
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The state Senate’s Republican leaders have assigned both the Republican and Democratic smoking-ban bills to a committee that appears unlikely to...
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Opinion: Toward a healthier Kentucky, with a smoke-free law
By the Friedell Committee for Health System Transformation It is no secret that Kentucky is among the unhealthiest states in our country. Kentucky is No. 7 in cardiovascular deaths, No....
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Statewide smoking ban passes Kentucky’s Democratic House, but its chances don’t look good in the Republican Senate
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – A statewide smoking ban passed the Democrat-controlled state House Friday for the first time, but its chances appear grim in the Republican-controlled...
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Advocates of smoking ban, including victims of secondhand smoke, rally at Capitol
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Over 500 Smoke-Free Kentucky advocates spent Wednesday, Feb. 11, asking their lawmakers to pass a statewide smoking ban, wrapping up their day...
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Sponsor of local opt-out amendment says smoking-ban bill needs it to pass; sponsor and House leaders don’t care for it
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News UPDATE: The House didn’t vote on this amendment, but Sen. Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, says it or something like it would give the bill a...