Smoking Ban

Officials: Weak smoking ban hurts Indianapolis' hospitality efforts

February 27, 2010
Anthony Schoettle
The ongoing smoking-ban debate is getting a new spark from convention leaders trying to light a fire under lawmakers, who have been reluctant to approve the kind of comprehensive smoking ban that health—and now tourism—officials say is needed here.
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House approves smoking ban in public places

February 23, 2010
Associated Press
The House has approved legislation that would ban smoking in public places statewide except casinos and pari-mutuel horse racing venues.
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Smoking ban legislation appears dead in Statehouse

February 13, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Legislation that would ban smoking in all public places, enclosed areas of places of employment and certain state vehicles appears headed for an Indiana General Assembly summer study committee.
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EDITORIAL: Lawmakers should save tobacco agency and ban smoking

January 30, 2010
 IBJ Staff
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.
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Indiana House panel backs statewide smoking ban

January 20, 2010
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
An Indiana House committee approves legislation that would ban smoking in most public places statewide.
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Smoking should be part of health reform

January 9, 2010
As Congress debates health care reform, it’s easy to lose sight of what we agree on—and what we know works to prevent disease and lower costs. Helping people quit smoking and keeping young people from starting are proven ways to reduce the awful toll of cancer, heart attacks and other serious illnesses.
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Ballard is right to oppose smoking ban

December 26, 2009
[Mickey Maurer’s Nov. 30 column] was the second article criticizing Mayor [Greg] Ballard on his position against a stronger non-smoking ban for Indy.
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Smoking ban bill sent back to committee

November 30, 2009
Brock Benefiel
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.
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Sponsor: 'No way' smoking ban would pass in current form

November 30, 2009
Brock Benefiel
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.
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MAURER: Mayor Ballard's rules going up in smokeRestricted Content

November 28, 2009
Mickey Maurer
Mayor Greg Ballard published his book “The Ballard Rules” in 2005. Apparently, the rules do not apply to Ballard.
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You can have fun in smoke-filled bar

November 21, 2009
I’ve reached the zenith of my life—the esteemed publisher of IBJ has labeled me “clueless” [in his Nov. 9 column].
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SHABAZZ: Thank you for choosing to smoke, or not

November 14, 2009
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz
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.
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Indiana near top in smoking survey; national rate rises

November 13, 2009
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
A survey found cigarette smoking rose slightly on a national basis for the first time in almost 15 years and that Indiana had the second highest smoking rate among states.
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Council resurrects workplace smoking ban proposal

November 10, 2009
 IBJ Staff
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.
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HETRICK: Does your private club need a license to kill?Restricted Content

November 7, 2009
Bruce Hetrick
Is it freedom-enhancing to defend a veteran's "right" to commit slow-motion suicide and homicide?
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KATTERJOHN: Indianapolis is a 21st century schizoid townRestricted Content

November 7, 2009
Chris Katterjohn
With apologies to the rock group King Crimson, who recorded a song in the late ’60s called “21st Century Schizoid Man,” I’d like to draw attention to our city’s split personality. Good Indianapolis. Bad Indianapolis.
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EDITORIAL: Take the lead on smoking ban, Mayor Ballard

October 31, 2009
 IBJ Staff
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.
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Smoking-ban backers, opponents vow to keep battling

October 27, 2009
Brock Benefiel
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.
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Council tables smoking ban

October 26, 2009
Brock Benefiel
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.
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Indy Chamber of Commerce endorses smoking ban

October 26, 2009
Cory Schouten
The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce is throwing its weight behind a tougher workplace smoking ban up for consideration tonight by the City-County Council.
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Tougher smoking ban passes committee

October 15, 2009
 IBJ Staff
An ordinance that would prohibit lighting up in bars, bowling alleys and nightclubs, and nearby outdoor seating areas as well, was endorsed 4-2 by a City-County Council committee Wednesday night.
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EDITORIAL: Another blow to a deadly habit?

October 10, 2009
 IBJ Staff
An ordinance that would ban smoking in enclosed spaces where it’s still allowed—primarily bars and bowling alleys—is once again being considered by the City-County Council. And again we urge councilors to adopt the measure.
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HETRICK: Will healthy workplace hopes go up in smoke?Restricted Content

October 10, 2009
Bruce Hetrick
I can predict as well as any seer what witnesses will say as the City-County Council considers a workplace smoking ban.
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Council to hear plan for stricter smoking ban

October 5, 2009
Scott Olson
A proposal that would prevent smokers from lighting up in all indoor public places in Marion County is expected to meet fierce resistance from bar owners who oppose a stricter smoking ban.
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Westfield makes smoking illegal in most public places

September 15, 2009
 IBJ Staff
The Westfield City Council passed a smoking ban 7-0 last night that will prohibit smoking in most public places, including outdoor arenas, stadiums and amphitheaters.
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    Does it sound like Da Nang in '72 around your house? Remember, you are not paranoid if they are really out to get you.

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  4. Bravo


  5. >

    So you'd perfer an oversized gov't? Without getting into a mud fight about who is right & wrong, it's easy to explain a Liberal mindset: bring all privatized programs under the gov't and make sure it's available to everyone (as if it can't be done without the gov't absorbing it.

    The other thing to go with that is a large gov't is like an umbrella, giving everyone shelter when they need it. But it has to be big enough such that any holes which develop in the umbrella can be protected. If it keeps growing & growing, the greater the chances people should (ought to, but not necessarily will) everyone will be covered.

    There's an excellent example of outsourcing which most people won't think of it: Sallie Mae (nee USA Group). They were ahead of the curve.
    They saw an opportunity for a business and went for it. Obama wants to absorb many companies such as this one into the gov't. Why? Can the federal gov't do it better? I'm not looking at it from the # of jobs lost, I'm looking at how the entire system works.


    >

    One of the stories which was in the press dealt with people near the Illinois border, where people would cross over, drop their kids off at day care, return to Indiana to work. They whined it would screw up their schedules to be out of sync for 6 months. Regardless of the names for time zones, the way I had to express it to clients was, "we're on New York time" or, "We're on Chicago time." Back then they were out of synch six months, weren't they?



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