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Smoking Ban Passes In Wichita Falls, Texas

A strict new smoking ban was passed in Wichita Falls, Texas, as the city council passed an ordinance that requires nearly all businesses, including bars and…

Delaware Could Amend Smoking Ban to Prevent Lighting Up in Private Clubs

John Viola (D-Newark), the Delaware House Majority Whip, has introduced legislation in the state house that would remove the exemption to the state’s Indoor Clean…

South Bend, Ind. Smoking Ban Proponent Takes His Argument on the Road

Gavin Ferlic, the South Bend Common Council member who is the main supporter of a smoking ban currently being considered in that city, is taking his…

Golden, Colo. Could Make Downtown Smoke-Free

The Golden City Council is considering making its historic downtown core a smoke-free area, a move that would ban both the use of tobacco and…

Palo Alto, Calif. Eyes Expanding Smoking Ban in Downtown

The Palo Alto Policy and Services Committee will discuss expanding the city’s existing downtown smoking ban at its meeting on Tuesday night, as well implementing possible…

New Jersey Delays Beach Smoking Ban Resolution

Last Friday, the New Jersey Senate voted on a proposed ban on beach smoking, but resolved little. The Senate voted in favor of allowing municipalities…

Lewes, Del. Begins Looking at Beach Smoking Ban

The Delaware coast could soon add another smoke-free area, as Lewes Mayor Ted Becker has indicated that he and other city leaders are looking at…

Iosco County, Mich. Developing New Smoking Ban

The Iosco County Board of Commissioners has begun the process of crafting a new smoking ban for the county, but unlike the trend of including…

Boardwalk Smoking Ban Vote Scheduled in Ocean City, N.J.

The Ocean City, N.J. boardwalk smoking ban that was introduced at the city council’s meeting on Thursday night received unanimous support to introduce the ordinance,…

Park Smoking Ban Tabled as “Overkill” in Claremont, N.H.

After it looked like the city of Claremont, N.H. was headed for a park smoking ban just a few months ago, the city council tabled…

Smoking Banned on Cape Cod Seashore

Effective June 19, smoking on the six Cape Cod National Seashore beaches has been banned. The ban—which affects Coast Guard Beach, Head of the Meadow Beach, Herring…