One of the more extreme proposals floated early in the national health care
debate was the idea of taxing soda and other sugary beverages. That
trial balloon was almost immediately shot down by the American public,
but the Obama administration is attempting to achieve, by subterfuge,
soda taxes and a lot of other ways to micromanage our lives [...]
The Stimulus Bill’s Hidden Attack on What We Eat, Drink, and Smoke
Oklahoma Legislation Would Make it a Crime to Smoke Outdoors on a Campus that Has Been Declared Smoke-Free
State legislation being considered in Oklahoma would make it a crime – a misdemeanor – for a person to smoke, even outdoors in a remote location, on a campus that has been declared as smoke-free.
Utah Legislature Passes Bill that Makes it Criminal Homicide if a Smoker Has a Miscarriage
The Utah legislature has passed a bill that would almost certainly make it criminal homicide if a smoker has a miscarriage and would allow the woman to be prosecuted, with a maximum penalty of life in prison .
Debate continues over e-cigarettes
As the debate over the electronic cigarette continues , the device has found at least three true believers in Jackson County. Mildred “Mikay” Barrentine, 30, along with Pat Manning, 37, and 45-year-old Linda Lockwood, the latter two of Altha, are enthusiastic about the e-cigarette. All three are long-time heavy smokers who have given up traditional cigarettes in favor of “vaping,” users’ common term for this alternative to smoking.
Kruger takes next step in taxing Native American cigarettes
State Senator Carl Kruger is still fired up about taxing tobacco. The latest in the ongoing debate about taxing cigarettes sold on Native American lands, the Senate Finance Committee Chair issued “demand letters” Tuesday requiring that state agencies fork over everything they have about untaxed cigarettes coming into the state. If the governor and state agencies don’t comply, subpoenas won’t be too far away, said Kruger (D-Brighton Beach, Mill Basin)
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- Utah Legislature Passes Bill that Makes it Criminal Homicide if a Smoker Has a Miscarriage
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