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- Hope Is High For A House Floor Vote And Passage Of A Statewide Smoking Ban, But The Senate Remains Doubtful
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A bill to ban smoking in public places and places of employment is headed to the House floor yet again, and its sponsor says it will finally get a vote. But its chances in the Senate remain doubtful....
- Ky. Newspapers Support Beshear's Expanded Smoking Ban For State-government Sites, Back Statewide Smoking Ban
The Kentucky New Era in Hopkinsville stands firmly in favor of the executive order put in place last week to ban employees and visitors from using all tobacco products in most state government buildings, says a recent editorial, republished by the...
- Medical-marijuana Bill Clears House Committee; Cannabis-oil Bill, More Likely To Pass Into Law, Goes To Full Senate
A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky passed the Kentucky Health House and Welfare Committee Thursday, but whether the issue will come up for a vote in front of the full House was unclear. Meanwhile, the Senate is moving a bill that would allow...
- 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....
- Chief Sponsor Of Statewide Smoking Ban Says It Has The Votes To Pass The House; Prospects In The Senate Are Not As Good
A bill to ban smoking in most workplaces and public places, including restaurants and bars, is on its way to the House floor, its main sponsor said after fast approval in committee. After the House Health and Welfare Committee approved the ban for the...
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Hopkinsville newspaper says it's time for legislators to capitalize on strong public support for a statewide smoking ban
Noting the results of a poll that show two-thirds of Kentuckians support a statewide ban on smoking in public places, the Kentucky New Era of Hopkinsville said in an editorial, "It is time to capitalize on the public?s support for smoke-free legislation."
The locally owned daily, in a town where tobacco remains influential, said "Kentucky lawmakers ? especially those from rural areas where tobacco interests have political influence and where residents value private property rights ? have been reluctant to expose themselves to any backlash from opponents of smoke-free laws. Unfortunately, this kind of political calculation ignores the heavy toll of tobacco on Kentucky?s health."
The paper noted that a smoking-ban bill "died in the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Hopkinsville. Obviously, Senate leaders expected Westerfield to let the bill languish. The appropriate assignment for the bill would have been the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, chaired by a supporter of the legislation. If the bill does land in Westerfield?s committee again, we hope he will ensure the measure advances to a floor vote."
The locally owned daily, in a town where tobacco remains influential, said "Kentucky lawmakers ? especially those from rural areas where tobacco interests have political influence and where residents value private property rights ? have been reluctant to expose themselves to any backlash from opponents of smoke-free laws. Unfortunately, this kind of political calculation ignores the heavy toll of tobacco on Kentucky?s health."
The paper noted that a smoking-ban bill "died in the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Hopkinsville. Obviously, Senate leaders expected Westerfield to let the bill languish. The appropriate assignment for the bill would have been the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, chaired by a supporter of the legislation. If the bill does land in Westerfield?s committee again, we hope he will ensure the measure advances to a floor vote."
- Hope Is High For A House Floor Vote And Passage Of A Statewide Smoking Ban, But The Senate Remains Doubtful
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A bill to ban smoking in public places and places of employment is headed to the House floor yet again, and its sponsor says it will finally get a vote. But its chances in the Senate remain doubtful....
- Ky. Newspapers Support Beshear's Expanded Smoking Ban For State-government Sites, Back Statewide Smoking Ban
The Kentucky New Era in Hopkinsville stands firmly in favor of the executive order put in place last week to ban employees and visitors from using all tobacco products in most state government buildings, says a recent editorial, republished by the...
- Medical-marijuana Bill Clears House Committee; Cannabis-oil Bill, More Likely To Pass Into Law, Goes To Full Senate
A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky passed the Kentucky Health House and Welfare Committee Thursday, but whether the issue will come up for a vote in front of the full House was unclear. Meanwhile, the Senate is moving a bill that would allow...
- 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....
- Chief Sponsor Of Statewide Smoking Ban Says It Has The Votes To Pass The House; Prospects In The Senate Are Not As Good
A bill to ban smoking in most workplaces and public places, including restaurants and bars, is on its way to the House floor, its main sponsor said after fast approval in committee. After the House Health and Welfare Committee approved the ban for the...