While a number of recent studies suggest that smoking bans cut down on heart attacks, critics argue that the data they rely on have been skewed or misinterpreted.
Facts fudged in smoking ban campaigns
Alabama Smoking Ban Gives Bars a Pass
SPANISH FORT, Ala. -- As smoking bans continue to pass across the country, one Alabama town is taking a slightly different approach in the fight against secondhand smoke.
Unhappy Hookah Lounge Owner Protests Shutdown
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The future of a Bridgeport, Conn., hookah bar has gone up in smoke again. The Milford health department has forced the Olive Tree Hookah Lounge to close for a second time, raising issues with the state's smoking ban . . .
Smoking Bans Equal Bad News for Casinos
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The Illinois smoking ban may have some breathing cleaner air, but it’s leaving casinos in dire straits.
Kansas City’s Smoking Ban Stands
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City bar’s petition against the city’s smoking ban seems to have gone up in smoke thanks to a decision issued today by the Missouri Court of Appeals.
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