McCreary County smoking ban fails; story on hearing offers a picture of the strong feelings, pro and con, that the idea evokes

McCreary County smoking ban fails; story on hearing offers a picture of the strong feelings, pro and con, that the idea evokes

Unknown 3:05 PM legislation, smoking ban, smoking ordinances

The McCreary County Fiscal Court was unable to move forward with a vote on a smoking-ban ordinance because it lacked a motion for a second r...

Warren County school board bans tobacco use on campuses and by students and employees during extracurricular school activities

Warren County school board bans tobacco use on campuses and by students and employees during extracurricular school activities

Unknown 11:57 AM schools, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco, tobacco prevention, youth

The Warren County Board of Education voted 4-1 on March 16 to ban the use of tobacco "by students, employees or those on school grounds...

Senate Republican leaders killed the smoking-ban bill passed by the Democratic House but some of them say its time may come

Senate Republican leaders killed the smoking-ban bill passed by the Democratic House but some of them say its time may come

Unknown 7:57 PM General Assembly, heart disease, legislation, lung cancer, smoking, smoking ban

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News On Feb. 13, for the first time, the Kentucky House of Representatives passed a statewide smoking ban...

Casey County High School, which will be smoke-free next year, curbs smoking by locking the restrooms most used by smokers

Casey County High School, which will be smoke-free next year, curbs smoking by locking the restrooms most used by smokers

Unknown 5:52 PM education, schools, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco, tobacco prevention

For two weeks in February, Casey County High School students who wanted to smoke in one of the restrooms were unable to do so because they ...

Smoking-ban bills get unfavorable committee assignment in state Senate, but supporters say they'll keep trying to get votes

Smoking-ban bills get unfavorable committee assignment in state Senate, but supporters say they'll keep trying to get votes

Unknown 4:08 PM General Assembly, legislation, legislature, smoking, smoking ban, state budget, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The state Senate's Republican leaders have assigned both the Republican and Dem...

Opinion: Toward a healthier Kentucky, with a smoke-free law

Opinion: Toward a healthier Kentucky, with a smoke-free law

Unknown 12:16 PM General Assembly, legislature, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, state government, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By the Friedell Committee for Health System Transformation   It is no secret that Kentucky is among the unhealthiest states in our country. ...

Statewide smoking ban passes Kentucky's Democratic House, but its chances don't look good in the Republican Senate

Statewide smoking ban passes Kentucky's Democratic House, but its chances don't look good in the Republican Senate

Unknown 7:53 PM business, electronic cigarettes, General Assembly, legislation, legislature, lung cancer, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – A statewide smoking ban passed the Democrat-controlled state House Friday for the f...

Advocates of smoking ban, including victims of secondhand smoke, rally at Capitol

Advocates of smoking ban, including victims of secondhand smoke, rally at Capitol

Unknown 3:28 AM General Assembly, legislature, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Over 500 Smoke-Free Kentucky advocates spent Wednesday, Feb. 11, asking their lawma...

Sponsor of local opt-out amendment says smoking-ban bill needs it to pass; sponsor and House leaders don't care for it

Sponsor of local opt-out amendment says smoking-ban bill needs it to pass; sponsor and House leaders don't care for it

Unknown 10:02 PM General Assembly, legislation, local government, politics, smoking, smoking ban, state government, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News UPDATE: The House didn't vote on this amendment, but Sen. Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, says it or s...

With 55 votes needed instead of the usual 51, it just got harder to pass a smoke-free workplace law in the House

With 55 votes needed instead of the usual 51, it just got harder to pass a smoke-free workplace law in the House

Unknown 7:19 PM General Assembly, legislature, lung cancer, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – A bill to ban smoking in public places and places of employment will require the co...

Hope is high for a House floor vote and passage of a statewide smoking ban, but the Senate remains doubtful

Hope is high for a House floor vote and passage of a statewide smoking ban, but the Senate remains doubtful

Unknown 6:51 AM agriculture, legislation, lobbying, lung cancer, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, state government; General Assembly

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A bill to ban smoking in public places and places of employment is headed to the H...

Newport school board's smoking ban, which includes e-cigarettes, would be 38th among 173 Kentucky school districts

Newport school board's smoking ban, which includes e-cigarettes, would be 38th among 173 Kentucky school districts

Unknown 5:11 PM e-cigarettes, education, electronic cigarettes, schools, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, tobacco, tobacco prevention

The Newport Independent Board of Education  passed the first reading of a proposed smoking ban Wednesday, Jan. 28 after adding electronic ci...

Weekly paper in Carter County runs voluntary-response survey about statewide smoking ban, finds slim majority in favor

Weekly paper in Carter County runs voluntary-response survey about statewide smoking ban, finds slim majority in favor

Unknown 1:37 PM community journalism, General Assembly, legislation, legislature, newspapers, polls, public opinion, rural journalism, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, tobacco

Wikipedia map: Carter County The Journal-Times , the weekly newspaper in Carter County, is running an online "poll" of reader opi...

Hopkinsville newspaper says it's time for legislators to capitalize on strong public support for a statewide smoking ban

Hopkinsville newspaper says it's time for legislators to capitalize on strong public support for a statewide smoking ban

Unknown 8:32 PM General Assembly, legislation, legislature, poll, smoking ban, smoking bans, tobacco

Noting the results of a poll that show two-thirds of Kentuckians support a statewide ban on smoking in public places, the  Kentucky New Era ...

Two-thirds of Kentuckians support a statewide ban on smoking in most public places; Stumbo says it's time for a House floor vote

Two-thirds of Kentuckians support a statewide ban on smoking in most public places; Stumbo says it's time for a House floor vote

Unknown 5:27 PM cancer, foundations, General Assembly, legislation, legislature, lung cancer, poll, smoking, smoking ban, state government, tobacco

Kentuckians have remained steady in their support for a comprehensive statewide smoking ban with two-thirds supporting it, according to the ...

Supporters of statewide smoking ban push for floor votes; opposition in Senate may not be as strong as before

Supporters of statewide smoking ban push for floor votes; opposition in Senate may not be as strong as before

Unknown 9:34 AM General Assembly, legislature, politics, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While the advocates of a statewide smoking ban might have been “preaching to the choir,” as one put ...

Ky. Rural Health Association backs statewide smoking ban

Ky. Rural Health Association backs statewide smoking ban

Unknown 11:17 AM General Assembly, legislation, legislature, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, smoking ordinances, tobacco

The Kentucky Rural Health Association is asking Kentuckians to contact their legislators and advocate passage of a statewide smoking ban in...

State's commissioners of education and health urge Kentucky's school boards to make their campuses smoke-free

State's commissioners of education and health urge Kentucky's school boards to make their campuses smoke-free

Unknown 4:47 PM schools, smoking, smoking ban, teens

The commissioners of Kentucky’s education and health departments have jointly signed and sent letters to all 173 school superintendents in t...

Lexington is considering whether to add electronic cigarettes to its anti-smoking ordinance

Lexington is considering whether to add electronic cigarettes to its anti-smoking ordinance

Unknown 10:14 AM county health departments, electronic cigarettes, local government, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, smoking cessation

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council will discuss whether to expand its smoking ban to include electronic cigarettes, possibly as earl...

Ky. newspapers support Beshear's expanded smoking ban for state-government sites, back statewide smoking ban

Ky. newspapers support Beshear's expanded smoking ban for state-government sites, back statewide smoking ban

Unknown 6:05 AM General Assembly, legislation, legislature, smoking ban, smoking bans, tobacco

The Kentucky New Era in Hopkinsville stands firmly in favor of the executive order put in place last week to ban employees and visitors fro...