Legislator to continue pursuing smoking-ban bill
Democratic Rep. Charlie Brown of Gary says he will keep pursuing a bill that would ban smoking in most public places.
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EDITORIAL: Lawmakers should save tobacco agency and ban smoking
If the General Assembly
wants to create some good news in this budget-conscious short session, it will continue our wise investment in Hoosier health,
and go one better by passing a statewide smoking ban.
Indiana House panel backs statewide smoking ban
An Indiana House committee approves legislation that would ban smoking in most public places statewide.
Smoking ban bill sent back to committee
The fate of a proposal that would impose a stricter workplace smoking ban in Indianapolis remains up in the air after the
City-County Council voted Monday night to send the bill back to committee for further review.
Sponsor: ‘No way’ smoking ban would pass in current form
A proposal to strengthen Indianapolis’ workplace smoking ban is set to come before the City-County Council on Monday
night, but one of the bill’s sponsors wants to send it back to committee for more work before a final vote.
MAURER: Mayor Ballard’s rules going up in smoke
Mayor Greg Ballard published his book “The Ballard Rules” in 2005. Apparently, the rules do not apply
to Ballard.
You can have fun in smoke-filled bar
I’ve reached the zenith of my life—the esteemed publisher of IBJ has labeled me “clueless”
[in his Nov. 9 column].
SHABAZZ: Thank you for choosing to smoke, or not
Anti-smoking advocates like to push the image of servers forced to work in a smoke-filled bar because they have no choice. Sorry my friends, in real life the facts tend to lead otherwise.
Council resurrects workplace smoking ban proposal
Two weeks after reaching a stalemate on a proposal that would broaden the city’s workplace smoking ban, City-Council
Council members voted Monday night to resurrect the measure.
EDITORIAL: Take the lead on smoking ban, Mayor Ballard
Maddening? Disappointing? Choose your adjective. The failure of the latest proposal to prohibit smoking in almost all Indianapolis
workplaces was clearly a setback for public health and a city that markets itself as a medical and life sciences hub.
Smoking-ban backers, opponents vow to keep battling
Supporters of a stricter ban on smoking in Indianapolis workplaces said the City-County Council’s decision Monday night to table the proposal will not kill efforts to get legislation passed.
Council tables smoking ban
Efforts to broaden Indianapolis’ workplace smoking ban came up short Monday night as members of the City-County Council voted
to table the proposal. The ordinance would have prohibited patrons from lighting up in bars, bowling alleys and nightclubs,
expanding an existing law that prohibits smoking in most public places, including restaurants that serve minors.
EDITORIAL: Health reform’s time has come
Lawmakers must take action but also ensure that any plan incorporates four basic principles.
Clean air strategy: Some nightspots opt to tighten smoking rules
Coaches Tavern, MacNiven’s Restaurant and Bar, and The Jazz Kitchen are among Indianapolis bars that recently limited or banned
smoking. Those establishments join a short list of bars that already buck the trend in Indianapolis. Smoking in public places,
including restaurants, has been banned in Marion County since 2006, but it’s still OK to puff away in places that don’t admit
minors.