From: Joe@smokefree.org
Date: Thu, 03/23/06
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Arkansas: Huckabee Make Plans to Reduce Second Hand Smoke in Arkansas
Category
a.. Smokefree Policies
b.. Dining/Entertainment
State
a.. Arkansas
Source: KATV Channel 7 (Little Rock, AR), 2006-03-22
Author: Reporter: Christina Muñoz Posted By: Talisa Austin
In a special session set to start in early April, Law makers will look at
legislation banning smoking in both work and public places. Governor Huckabee
introduced the Arkansas Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006 Wednesday. An initiative
he says will protect Arkansans from second-hand smoke.
(Governor Mike Huckabee)"There's no health benefit whatsoever to second-hand
tobacco smoke, and there is irrefutable evidence that second-hand smoke is in
fact a toxic harmful substance."
And with that begins the campaign for the Arkansas Clean Indoor Air Act. It's a
proposed bill that would ban smoking in all public places, including places of
employment and restaurants.
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