Allegany County, N.Y. Tables Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
Last night, the Allegany County Board of Legislators voted 8-7 to table a measure that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to…
Dutchess County, N.Y. Rejects Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
Dutchess County, N.Y. won’t be joining the Tobacco 21 movement as a proposal put before legislators was defeated on Thursday in a committee hearing. The…
New York Legislators Strip Tobacco Tax Increase from Budget
If there was ever time for a victory cigar to be lit up in New York, today is as good a day as any, as…
Rockland County, N.Y. Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Awaits Executive’s Signature
The Rockland County, N.Y. legislature passed an ordinance raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, e-cigarettes and other alternative tobacco products from 18 to…
New York City Considering Sidewalk Smoking Ban
A bill will be introduced later today that could make it illegal to walk and smoke at the same time in New York City. Councilman…
Tobacco Purchasing Age Hike Introduced Again in Westchester County, N.Y.
A proposal in Westchester County, N.Y. seeks to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. The measure was introduced earlier this…
Onondaga County, N.Y. Tobacco Purchase Age Increasing
A proposal to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Onondaga County, N.Y. has cleared its final hurdle, as County Executive Joanie Mahoney…
Weekly News (Dec. 11, 2017)
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Long Beach, N.Y. Will Make 21 New Tobacco Purchasing Age
City leaders in Long Beach, N.Y. have unanimously approved an ordinance that will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine delivery products to…
Onondaga County, N.Y. to Vote on Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
A proposal to raise the minimum purchasing age for tobacco products from 19 to 21-years-old is set to get a Dec. 5 vote by the…
Saratoga County, N.Y. Abandons Effort to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age
A push in Saratoga County, N.Y. to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old has been cancelled. Vincent DeLucia, chairman of the…
