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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Higher cigarette taxes on the table in Minnesota
By Danielle Killey and Don Davis Minnesota legislators are considering raising cigarette taxes and the cost of little cigars by classifying them cigarettes, which are taxed at a higher rate than ciga...
Posted on 2/7/13 at 6:17 PM
HEALTHBEAT Tobacco use: still a problem
It's safe to say that over the past few decades, billions of dollars have been spent in the United States on reducing tobacco use. It has had an impact. The number of adults who smoke has declined st...
Posted on 11/15/12 at 2:30 PM
Expect more tobacco-free zones soon
If you think tobacco problems have been snuffed out, think again.
Tobacco continues to be the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the U.S. and throughout the world, according to Amy Reineke, health educator with Douglas County Public Health.
By Al Edenloff , April 05, 2013
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Businesses are snuffing out tobacco
There is a growing list of healthcare facilities and local worksites that are becoming 100 percent tobacco-free grounds.
Douglas, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Grant counties have joined together to form West Central Wellness, a regional effort to promote community policies that improve the health of residents and reduce health care costs.
April 01, 2011
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Tobacco butting out of hospital grounds
Tobacco is being snuffed out completely at the hospital and a couple of nursing homes in the area.
October 22, 2010
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City expands definition of tobacco
Alexandria’s rules against tobacco products are changing.
The Alexandria City Council approved preliminary amendments to its ordinance for tobacco licensing and regulations at its last meeting.
By Al Edenloff , October 06, 2010
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Editorial - Tobacco industry still thriving - at young people's expense
The war against tobacco companies is all but over, right?
The tobacco industry, under siege from statewide smoking bans, billion-dollar lawsuits, advertising bans, warning labels, anti-smoking campaigns and shifting public opinion, is in its last dying gasps, right?
April 07, 2010
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