Monday, December 07, 2009

St. Louis City Smoking Ban Legal Challenge in USA TODAY

"Opponents of smoking bans try novel ways to overturn them. In St. Louis, Bill Hannegan is challenging a ban set to take effect there in January 2011 by arguing that an exemption for casinos violates the state constitution. It is, he says, "very difficult to fight" foes of smoking."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-12-06-bars-ignore-smoking-bans_N.htm#LogIn

I told Judy Keen about the SmokeChoke site. Glad she included it.
http://www.smokechoke.com/

Chad Garrison of the RFT picked up on this:
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2009/12/usa_today_highlights_taverns_nationwide_that_ignore_smoking_bans.php