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Indiana lawmakers work on smoking ban, other issues
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers are closing in on the end of the 2012 session with some big issues left on their plate.
Senate lawmakers are set to work on a statewide smoking ban this week. House lawmakers meanwhile will consider banning...Tags: Bath Salt Drugs, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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IU Study: Smoking ban doesn't harm gambling venues
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Researchers say there is no economic incentive for lawmakers to exclude off-track betting facilities from a smoking ban considered in the Indiana Legislature. An Indiana University study found that similar legislation...Tags: Indiana University, Laws, Indiana Legislature, Crime, Law and Justice, Fort Wayne (Allen, Indiana)
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St. Joseph County's proposed expanded smoking ban fails
The St. Joseph County Council voted 7-2 Tuesday to deny a controversial proposal to expand the countywide smoking ban to include bars, restaurants and private clubs.
In the end, only Democrats Mike Kruk and Mark Catanzarite supported the bill, which...Tags: Health, Employees, Politics, Purdue University, American Legion
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Indiana House exempts bars from proposed smoking ban
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana House has exempted bars from a proposed statewide smoking ban. Casinos were already exempt from the proposal, but on Monday the House voted 56-33 to also exempt bars that don't allow anyone under age 21 to enter....Tags: Mitch Daniels, Laws, Politics, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice
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Loopholes give smoking ban bill a better chance
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A proposed statewide smoking ban now has so many exemptions that health advocates say it nearly loses its meaning. Yet those loopholes give the bill its best shot in years of actually passing the Republican-controlled General...Tags: Laws, Politics, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Indiana
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Berrien County aced random smoking check
Smoking compliance checks are showing that communities locally and across Michigan are responding well to the statewide smoking ban that took effect May 1.
Results of an August observational compliance check released this week show Berrien County had...Tags: Restaurants, Michigan, Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Smoking ban bill clears Indiana House committee
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A bill for a statewide smoking ban that exempts casinos and horse tracks is advancing in the Indiana Legislature. The House Public Health Committee voted 9-3 Wednesday to endorse the bill prohibiting smoking in public places...Tags: Laws, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Indiana Legislature, Elections
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Lawmakers: Exempt casinos from smoking ban plan
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lawmakers say they'll exempt casinos from a proposed statewide smoking ban — a move that could give the ban a better shot of becoming law while preventing the state from losing millions of dollars in gambling taxes. The...Tags: Mitch Daniels, Laws, Politics, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice
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Elkhart businesses bouncing back after smoking ban
ELKHART -- It's one of the more controversial issues in recent years, and Tuesday night, the St. Joseph County Council is going to tackle it again. They’re talking about a county-wide smoking ban as they likely prepare for a vote in a couple of...Tags: Restaurants, Laws, Dining and Drinking, Human Interest, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Expanded St. Joseph County smoking ban headed for vote
SOUTH BEND — A proposal to extend the countywide smoking ban to include bars, restaurants and private clubs moved one step closer to a vote this week after the Human Services/Criminal Justice Committee elected to send it the full County Council with...Tags: Laws, Fires, Politics, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice
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Smoking ban back on table in St. Joseph County
SOUTH BEND — Tobacco Free St. Joseph County has re-introduced a proposal to expand the smoking ban to restaurants and bars in St. Joseph County
The agency first introduced the proposal in November but then withdrew it two weeks later to amend...Tags: Laws, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government, St. Joseph County (Indiana)
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Seattle woman who tried to sell handbag sues Coach
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle woman is suing handbag maker Coach Inc., saying the company wrongly accused her of selling counterfeit purses online. Gina Kim says in the federal lawsuit that she is a former Coach employee and had every right to sell...Tags: Litigation, Laws, The Associated Press, Crime, Law and Justice, Coach Incorporated
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