Health News
- Statewide Smoking Ban Dead For This Year, As House Democrats Worry About Political Ramifications In Fall Elections
The sponsor of a bill for a statewide ban on smoking in enclosed public places said it is dead for this year, Tom Loftus reports for The Courier-Journal. Westrom"It's dead," Rep. Susan Westrom, D-Lexington, told Loftus. "I've been told that there...
- Sponsor Of Statewide Smoking Ban Says House Leaders Are Blocking A Vote To Protect Some Members From Political Fallout
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The bill for a statewide smoking ban has stalled, with the prime sponsor saying House leaders are blocking a vote to protect members who have told the sponsor they would vote for it, but have told the leaders they don't...
- Advocates, Including Governor, Rally For Statewide Smoking Ban
The annual Smoke-Free Kentucky rally was held Wednesday in the rotunda of the Capitol to promote passage of a statewide smoking ban. Gov. Steve Beshear and Dave Adkisson, president and CEO of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, were among the advocates....
- Bill For Statewide Smoking Ban Appears To Have Been Extinguished
The bill to enact a statewide smoking ban in Kentucky appears to be dead for this session of the General Assembly. The House sent House Bill 190 back to committee today, and "House Speaker Greg Stumbo said he doesn't expect the bill to make it back...
- Rep. Westrom, Bolstered By Increasing Public Support, Thinks Third Time May Be The Charm To Pass A Statewide Smoking Ban Law
A coalition of health groups say they will give state Rep. Susan Westrom, D-Lexington, the most public support ever for a bill to ban smoking in Kentucky restaurants and workplaces, a bill she's tried to get passed twice, Jacqueline Pitts of CN2 reports....
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Beshear endorses statewide smoking ban as bill moves to the House floor; Williamsburg adopts its own ban
Gov. Steve Beshear endorsed a statewide smoking ban yesterday at a Frankfort rally to push the bill that would enact the ban.
"Beshear, who later acknowledged that he smoked in college but quit soon afterwards, said Kentucky ranks No. 1 in the nation in smoking and lung cancer," reports Jack Brammer of the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Noting that Kentucky leads the nation in smoking, Beshear said, "Our addiction hurts productivity, jacks up health care costs and literally kills our people. Yet we've never instituted a statewide law to protect Kentuckians from secondhand smoke." Noting that over one-third of Kentuckians live in jurisdictions with smoking bans, he said, "It's time that we extend that protection to all Kentuckians. . . . Years from now, people will wonder why we waited so long."
Republican Rep. Julie Raque Adams of Louisville, a co-sponsor of the bill, noted at the rally that Williamsburg this week became the 23rd Kentucky locality to adopt a smoking ban.
The statewide measure, House Bill 190, was posted for passage in the House today but is not expected to be called for a vote unless supporters show Speaker Greg Stumbo that they have the votes to pass it.
"Beshear, who later acknowledged that he smoked in college but quit soon afterwards, said Kentucky ranks No. 1 in the nation in smoking and lung cancer," reports Jack Brammer of the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Noting that Kentucky leads the nation in smoking, Beshear said, "Our addiction hurts productivity, jacks up health care costs and literally kills our people. Yet we've never instituted a statewide law to protect Kentuckians from secondhand smoke." Noting that over one-third of Kentuckians live in jurisdictions with smoking bans, he said, "It's time that we extend that protection to all Kentuckians. . . . Years from now, people will wonder why we waited so long."
Republican Rep. Julie Raque Adams of Louisville, a co-sponsor of the bill, noted at the rally that Williamsburg this week became the 23rd Kentucky locality to adopt a smoking ban.
The statewide measure, House Bill 190, was posted for passage in the House today but is not expected to be called for a vote unless supporters show Speaker Greg Stumbo that they have the votes to pass it.
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- Statewide Smoking Ban Dead For This Year, As House Democrats Worry About Political Ramifications In Fall Elections
The sponsor of a bill for a statewide ban on smoking in enclosed public places said it is dead for this year, Tom Loftus reports for The Courier-Journal. Westrom"It's dead," Rep. Susan Westrom, D-Lexington, told Loftus. "I've been told that there...
- Sponsor Of Statewide Smoking Ban Says House Leaders Are Blocking A Vote To Protect Some Members From Political Fallout
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The bill for a statewide smoking ban has stalled, with the prime sponsor saying House leaders are blocking a vote to protect members who have told the sponsor they would vote for it, but have told the leaders they don't...
- Advocates, Including Governor, Rally For Statewide Smoking Ban
The annual Smoke-Free Kentucky rally was held Wednesday in the rotunda of the Capitol to promote passage of a statewide smoking ban. Gov. Steve Beshear and Dave Adkisson, president and CEO of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, were among the advocates....
- Bill For Statewide Smoking Ban Appears To Have Been Extinguished
The bill to enact a statewide smoking ban in Kentucky appears to be dead for this session of the General Assembly. The House sent House Bill 190 back to committee today, and "House Speaker Greg Stumbo said he doesn't expect the bill to make it back...
- Rep. Westrom, Bolstered By Increasing Public Support, Thinks Third Time May Be The Charm To Pass A Statewide Smoking Ban Law
A coalition of health groups say they will give state Rep. Susan Westrom, D-Lexington, the most public support ever for a bill to ban smoking in Kentucky restaurants and workplaces, a bill she's tried to get passed twice, Jacqueline Pitts of CN2 reports....