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- Bullitt Fiscal Court's Ban On Smoking In Public Buildings Negates Broader Health-board Ban; Case Worries Local Health Directors
A smoker in the Bullitt County Judicial Center last month. (Photo by Dana Rieber, special to The Courier-Journal)Who should get to steer the no-smoking ship in Bullitt County? The county fiscal court passed an ordinance Wednesday night that banned...
- Bullitt County Health Board Will Appeal Judge's Ruling Against Smoking Ban, With Financial Help From Clark County
The Bullitt County Board of Health will appeal a local judge's ruling that it lacks the authority to impose a smoking ban, and it will get some help from the board in Clark County, one of four where bans have been enacted by health boards instead...
- Judge To Decide If Health Board's Smoking Ban Will Stand In Bullitt County, As One Did In Hopkins County
Whether the Bullitt County Board of Health had the authority to pass a countywide smoking ban is in the hands of Bullitt Circuit Judge Rodney Burress, who heard from the board and representatives of the Fiscal Court objecting to the move Thursday. In...
- E-cig, Hookah Ban Takes Effect Monday In Madison County
Electronic cigarettes and water pipes known as hookahs will be banned in enclosed public places in Madison County beginning Monday under an amendment to the county's existing smoking ban. The ban, which has been in effect since 2007, was amended...
- Bullitt County Health Board Votes To Make County Smoke-free; Fiscal Court Wants A Judge To Decide If A Board Has That Power
Bullitt County's board of health voted to enact a countywide smoking ban Tuesday evening, but the county's Fiscal Court wants a judge to decide if the board has that authority. "This is not about the smoking ban," Judge-Executive Melanie...
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Survey shows 75 percent of Bullitt County residents favor smoking ban; measure to be considered tomorrow
A survey found 75 percent of 400 Bullitt County residents would support a smoking ban in businesses. The numbers were released a day before the Bullitt County Board of Health is set to consider the ban, The Courier-Journal's Emily Hagedorn reports.
"There were a lot of people who said Bullitt County wasn't ready (for a smoking ban)," said Health Department Director Swannie Jett. "I think we've gotten to the root of who wants change in Bullitt County."
The survey showed people who most supported the measure are between the ages 18 and 34 and over 65 and have college degrees.
Critics who oppose a ban weren't impressed. "No survey that's paid for by an interest group is worth anything," said Harlen Compson, spokesman for Bullitt County Choice.
A statewide survey released in January by activists in favor of a statewide smoking ban showed 59 percent of Kentucky voters favor a ban in public places. (Read more)
- Bullitt Fiscal Court's Ban On Smoking In Public Buildings Negates Broader Health-board Ban; Case Worries Local Health Directors
A smoker in the Bullitt County Judicial Center last month. (Photo by Dana Rieber, special to The Courier-Journal)Who should get to steer the no-smoking ship in Bullitt County? The county fiscal court passed an ordinance Wednesday night that banned...
- Bullitt County Health Board Will Appeal Judge's Ruling Against Smoking Ban, With Financial Help From Clark County
The Bullitt County Board of Health will appeal a local judge's ruling that it lacks the authority to impose a smoking ban, and it will get some help from the board in Clark County, one of four where bans have been enacted by health boards instead...
- Judge To Decide If Health Board's Smoking Ban Will Stand In Bullitt County, As One Did In Hopkins County
Whether the Bullitt County Board of Health had the authority to pass a countywide smoking ban is in the hands of Bullitt Circuit Judge Rodney Burress, who heard from the board and representatives of the Fiscal Court objecting to the move Thursday. In...
- E-cig, Hookah Ban Takes Effect Monday In Madison County
Electronic cigarettes and water pipes known as hookahs will be banned in enclosed public places in Madison County beginning Monday under an amendment to the county's existing smoking ban. The ban, which has been in effect since 2007, was amended...
- Bullitt County Health Board Votes To Make County Smoke-free; Fiscal Court Wants A Judge To Decide If A Board Has That Power
Bullitt County's board of health voted to enact a countywide smoking ban Tuesday evening, but the county's Fiscal Court wants a judge to decide if the board has that authority. "This is not about the smoking ban," Judge-Executive Melanie...