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Legislature unlikely to toughen Indiana smoking ban
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It appears health advocates have little chance of seeing Indiana's smoking ban extended to include bars. That exemption was included in the statewide ban that legislators approved last year and its chief sponsors have filed a...
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Disabled parents face bias, loss of kids: report
Millions of Americans with disabilities have gained innumerable rights and opportunities since Congress passed landmark legislation on their behalf in 1990. And yet advocates say barriers and bias still abound when it comes to one basic human right: To be...
Tags: Cerebral Palsy, Social Services, Mental Illness, Crime, Law and Justice, Muscular Dystrophy
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Indiana's statewide smoking ban gets mixed reviews
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana's first statewide smoking ban is getting mixed reviews from business owners and customers six months after its restrictions took effect. The law, which took effect July 1, bans smoking in most public places and...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Dozens sue pharmacy, but compensation uncertain
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dennis O'Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid shots in his neck: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, blurred vision, exhaustion and...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Neck Pain, Food and Drug Administration, Medical Procedures and Tests, Product Recalls
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Officials in Indiana county repeal smoking ban
FRANKLIN, Ind. (AP) — Officials in a central Indiana county have repealed a local smoking ban that was stricter than a statewide ban the General Assembly approved earlier this year. Commissioners in Johnson County, just south of Indianapolis,...
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Smoking ban sponsor doesn't like lawsuit deal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A deal struck by the Indiana attorney general's office to dismiss a legal challenge to the state's new smoking restrictions law doesn't square with the law's intent, its main sponsor said Friday. An American Legion post in...
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Top cops file federal lawsuit against South Bend, former police chief & others
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – They promise to serve, protect and uphold the law. Now, four high-ranking police officers and one of their wives say they are the victims who need protected. Metro Homicide Commander Tim Corbett, Assistant Commander Dave Wells,...Tags: Trials, Justice System, Lawyers, Brian Young, Crime, Law and Justice
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2 groups support Catholic school teacher fired over in vitro
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Two national groups are supporting a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Indiana parochial school teacher who claims she was fired for trying to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization. The American Society for...
Tags: Christianity, Separation of Church and State, Career and Workplace, Roman Catholicism, Civil Rights
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South Bend smoking ban tabled
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND - The question of whether Common Council members will ban smoking in the city’s bars will continue burning indefinitely. The council is scheduled to vote on the proposed ban Monday, but Valerie Schey, D-3rd, told her colleagues in a...Tags: Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Politics
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South Bend council hears smoking ban debate
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- The South Bend Common Council isn't scheduled to vote until next week on a proposal to ban smoking in city bars, but its members got a head start on the debate Monday night. Doctors and health advocates quoted statistics about the effects...Tags: American Lung Association, Elections, Human Rights, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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New smoking ban takes effect in Indiana
WSBT-TVIf you’re a smoker, you’ll have to put away your cigarettes while you work or go out to eat. Although many communities have banned smoking in public places, an official statewide public smoking ban is now in effect in Indiana. The new smoking...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, American Legion
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Clearing the Air: Confusion over smoking ban rules
Just a week after Indiana's new smoking ban went into effect, local health departments have been investigating complaints. The St. Joseph County Health Department received three complaints about businesses violating the ban. Margaret Kulwicki has been...
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