The Smoke-Free Movement

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365589712009-06-13T06:05:26.854-07:00The Smoke-Free MovementSmoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-35910472796547722222007-12-04T10:35:00.001-08:002007-12-04T10:35:59.102-08:00Smoke-Free Statewide Press Heightens as Effective Date Looms

Chicago TribuneDeadline looms for state smoking banThe Jan. 1 deadline for a statewide ban will confront them with a cold realityBy Megan TwoheyTribune staff reporterDecember 4, 2007Melissa Castillo wore an urgent expression as she sat in Gamekeepers Tavern pulling drags off her Marlboro Light.For months, she was able to ignore the impending statewide ban on smoking in all indoor workplaces. Now,

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-27116902310422763082007-11-30T11:15:00.000-08:002007-11-30T11:18:55.153-08:00Ohio Residents Overwelmingly Support One Year Smoke-Free Law

Smoke-Free Ohio Survey ResultsSurvey was conducted November 3-5, 2007 by Midwest Communications and Media with a sample size of 600 registered Ohio voters. The margin of error is 4.0 percent.The objective of the survey was to determine the current sentiment of registered voters in Ohio toward the Smoke Free Workplace Act (ballot initiative Issue 5) passed by voters on November 7, 2006. Further,

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-91445119402962948122007-08-30T11:29:00.001-07:002007-08-30T11:50:53.933-07:00Minnesota To Go Smoke-Free In A Month

Our Midwest neighbors to the north are ready go smoke-free. Minnesota marks the first midwestern state to go smoke-free. Illinois will soon follow this January! Check out this article from the The Daily Journal Online.

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-3171994239351019612007-08-30T11:03:00.000-07:002007-08-30T11:26:35.584-07:00Stop Big Tobacco

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the US, killing over 400,000 Americans annually and costing our health care system over $96 billion dollars every year. Yet tobacco products are among the least regulated consumer products on the market today and are exempt from ingreidient disclosure, product testing, and restrictions on marketing. Click here for more information.

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-85828330922968827682007-08-30T10:55:00.000-07:002007-08-30T10:56:14.594-07:00Altria to spin off international cigarette business

Interesting article on Philip Morris parent company...click her to view.

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-57739855686384010342007-08-29T13:19:00.000-07:002007-08-29T13:21:39.709-07:00Environmental and economic evaluation of the Massachusetts Smoke-Free Workplace Law.

Another research study showcases that going smoke-free is good for health and for business. To view this Massachusetts study click here.

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-15360570240237649112007-08-10T06:12:00.000-07:002007-08-10T06:13:34.072-07:00New Law Under Fire From Senate - Take Action!

URGENT!!!! IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED TO PROTECT SMOKE-FREE ILLINOIS LAWJust last week, we mobilized you to help spread the word that Illinois’ new, life-saving Smoke Free Illinois must not be tampered with in the final hours of the Illinois legislative session. Late last evening, this threat became more dangerous than ever before, and we need your URGENT help once again. Please take immediate

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-8386301083047709052007-08-08T07:47:00.000-07:002007-08-08T07:52:49.062-07:00What Does Smoke-Free Illinois Mean To You?

Now that all workplaces including bars, restaurants and offices are not going to have deadly secondhand smoke linger through the air, what does that mean to you?

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-10305417093508669852007-07-26T10:05:00.000-07:002007-07-26T10:06:38.004-07:00Smoke-Free Illinois a Victory for Workers, Residents and Visitors

Get ready – one and all --- to breathe clean indoor air!That’s right; starting January 1, 2008, everyone in Illinois – not just some of us - will be able to enjoy clean, non-toxic air because of The Smoke-free Illinois Act, which Gov. Blagojevich signed into law on July 23, 2007. Illinois now joins 22 other states in mandating that all workers, citizens and visitors deserve the right to breathe

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-38294929386976540122007-07-20T11:52:00.000-07:002007-07-20T11:54:52.820-07:00Governor To Sign Smoke-Free Bill Into Law!

The moment we have been waiting for has finally been scheduled!Today, Governor Rod Blagojevich's staff confirmed the Governor's plan to sign Senate Bill 500, The Smoke-free Illinois Act, into law at a bill signing ceremony on Monday, July 23rd at 11:00 am at:Northwestern HospitalFeinberg Pavilion -- Mecklenburg Conference Room, 3rd Floor251 E. Huron StreetChicago, IllinoisYou worked so hard!

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-50082672980712198762007-07-12T12:33:00.000-07:002007-07-12T12:35:51.619-07:00Smoke-Free Laws Update

Campaign For Tobacco Free KidsThursday . Jul 12 Updated: 7.2.07Across the United States and around the world, people are speaking up for their right to breathe clean, smoke-free air. The result has been a surge in the number of laws that require all workplaces and public places to be smoke-free. It's time for every state and community to pass smoke-free laws that protect us from the proven

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-85970168285200076642007-06-26T08:05:00.000-07:002007-06-26T08:14:02.471-07:00SJ-R Op Ed - Smoke-Free Illinois Act will help all of state’s residents

Smoke-Free Illinois Act will help all of state’s residents By CLEMENT ROSEPublished Tuesday, June 26, 2007Illinois is on the cusp of a historic public health breakthrough. Based on the recent action by the Illinois General Assembly to pass the Smoke-Free Illinois Act, coupled with Governor Rod Blagojevich’s public commitment to “enthusiastically” sign the bill into law, all Illinois workers,

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-25521774593453179122007-06-25T06:58:00.000-07:002007-06-25T07:04:42.791-07:00State Journal-Register Editorial - Casinos Shouldn't Be Exempted from Smoke-Free Act

State Journal-RegisterPublished Sunday, June 24, 2007Nix smoke ban exemption for casinosTHE RULE of thumb is, "Nothing is ever really dead in the General Assembly." That certainly appears true for an effort to exempt the state's riverboat casinos from the comprehensive smoking ban that was approved this session. The ban legislation awaits the governor's signature.Ever since the statewide smoking

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-12633874290330575152007-06-22T07:09:00.000-07:002007-06-22T07:37:08.822-07:00New Poll Shows Strong Support for Smoke-Free Law

From the the early days of the Smoke-Free Illinois Campaign we knew that the Illinois people were in strong support of comprehensive smoke-free legislation, now a recent poll proves it!A poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research in late May found that 68% of Illinois voters support the smoke-free law, and that 56% strongly support the law. The poll also found that the majority of

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-18002731090111354932007-06-22T07:06:00.000-07:002007-06-22T07:08:39.916-07:00Oregon to go Smoke-Free

Associated PressKTVB.COMTuesday, June 19, 2007SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon legislature has given final approval to a bill tosnuff out smoking at all of the state's bars, taverns, bingo halls andbowling alleys.The bill now heads to Governor Kulongoski's desk for final approval.Kulongoski has said he will sign the bill.The final vote was a victory for anti-smoking groups who have been pushingfor years

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-57450872609799919822007-06-18T09:09:00.000-07:002007-06-18T09:19:26.352-07:00New Mexico is Now Smoke-Free

Last Friday New Mexico's smoke-free law went into effect. New Mexico's smoke-free law includes all restuarants and bars.Since the Illinois House passed SB 500 on May 1, two states (Arizona and New Mexico) have had smoke-free laws go into effect and two other states (Minnesota and New Hampshire) have passed and signed into law comprehensive smoke-free laws.It's been over six weeks since the

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-73110990979213017452007-06-01T12:57:00.000-07:002007-06-01T13:01:19.732-07:00New Hampshire To Go Smoke-Free

Yet another state has gone smoke-free before Illinois...From www.boston.com:By Philip Elliott, Associated Press Writer | May 31, 2007CONCORD, N.H. --New Hampshire soon will be joining its New England neighbors in banning smoking in bars and restaurants.The House voted 224-117 Thursday to send a bill imposing the ban to Gov. John Lynch, who has said he will sign it. It will take effect 90 days

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-61269041045410928382007-06-01T07:41:00.000-07:002007-06-01T07:44:45.818-07:00SB 890 Casino Amendement Defeated

Congratualtions everybody. Thanks to your hard work and quick mobilization, we have defeated the amendment to exempt casinos from the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Last night, shortly after midnight, the Senate called the amendment for consideration. The amendment failed 26-31. You can view a copy of the roll call and see how your Senators voted by clicking here. The session now goes into overtime

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-85265356829638223142007-05-30T09:40:00.000-07:002007-05-30T09:54:38.167-07:00SB 500 is on the Governor's Desk!!!

It took all 30 days but SB 500 is finally in the Governor's hands!!!The Governor now has 60 days to sign the bill into law.While Governor Blagojevich has said publically that he supports this bill, please continue to call and email asking him to sign SB 500 immediately and WITHOUT AMENDMENTS.Across the country there has yet to be a single governor to veto a smoke-free law and we hope that

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-82753251163767096402007-05-30T08:32:00.000-07:002007-05-30T08:47:21.327-07:00SB 890 Threatening to Roll Back Smoke-Free

Yesterday afternoon, the Senate Executive Committee voted 9 - 4 in favor of an amendment to SB 890. This amendment will exempt all riverboat casinos from SB 500, the Smoke-Free Illinois Act.Voting against were: Righter, Burzynski, Radogno, & SilverstienVoting in Favor were: Jones, Watson, Viverito, Sieben, Halvorson, Hendon, DeLeo, Clayborne and Martinez.This legislation is expected to come to

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-14614183452149291302007-05-24T10:28:00.000-07:002007-05-24T10:41:16.352-07:00***UPDATE*** New Gaming Amendment Moving on Smoke-Free

Yesterday we informed you about a dangerous amendment that would exclude all casinos within 10 miles of the border from the Smoke-Free Illinois Act. We have recently learned though that action on SB 890 was postponed in the Senate Executive Committee today. HOWEVER, a new amendment has been filed which is narrower (applies only to riverboat casinos, only effective within 5 miles of the border),

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-8825518086368552522007-05-23T11:52:00.000-07:002007-05-23T11:54:08.883-07:00Stop This Dangerous Amendment to the Smoke-Free Illinois Act!!!

Earlier today, a hostile amendment was both filed and immediately assigned to the Senate Executive Committee that would exempt any gaming facility (this includes, casinos, OTBs and Racetracks) within 10 miles of the border from the Smoke-Free Illinois Act. The legislation to be amended is SB 890. The amendment sponsor is Sen Clayborne, the bill sponsor is Sen. Ira SilversteinThis is proposed

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-47034585166874765452007-05-22T07:21:00.000-07:002007-05-22T07:25:02.556-07:00Hospital's Smoke-Free Program a Success

From today's Rockford Register Star:Business Update: Hospitals’ smoke-free program a success By Nate LegueROCKFORD REGISTER STARROCKFORD — Cigarettes were Barb Boomer’s best friend. For 39 years, they were there when she was happy, sad, stressed or calm.But last year her employer, OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, vowed to ban smoking everywhere on its property, prompting a tough decision for the

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-52223420987947802792007-05-17T11:40:00.000-07:002007-05-17T12:03:03.035-07:00Minnesota Governor Signs Smoke-Free Bill Into Law

Yesterday, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed the "Freedom to Breathe Act," offically making Minnesota the 23rd smoke-free state. The law, which goes into effect on October 1, will make all restaurants, bars, bowling alleys, VFWs, American Legions, country clubs, and public transportation smoke-free. Signing the bill, Governor Pawlenty exclaimed it to be, "a pround and good day for Minnesota

Smoke-Free Illinoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751650573690013512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36558971.post-42510203149398986612007-05-14T11:12:00.000-07:002007-05-14T13:57:01.538-07:00Minnesota Goes Smoke-Free

A comprehensive smoke-free workplace bill was approved by the Minnesota House (81-48) and Senate (43-21) on Saturday and is now headed to Governor Tim Pawlenty's desk for signature. The Governor intends to sign the bill which will make all workplaces, restaurants and bars smoke-free beginning October 1, 2007. Currently, St. Paul, Minneapolis and a eight other municipalities are protected by a

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