Omaha’s mayor Mike Fahey said he will sign a smoking ban for the city. Fahey announced his decision during a news conference. He said he believes in a total smoking ban, but said it would not be practical at this time. Fahey also said that a smoking ban is the best way to protect Omahans [...]

Although Asian-American immigrants smoke at a rate that’s over 10 percent higher than the national average, very few programs to help them quit are targeted to that population. And a new study shows that cultural stigmas surrounding not smoking may prevent many of these immigrants from worrying about smoking’s effects on their health, according to [...]

Tennessee lawmakers approved a bill Saturday that would ban smoking in all buildings owned or operated by the state. Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen, who describes himself as an avid nonsmoker, has not yet said whether he will sign bill. The House voted 80-5 to ban smoking in Tennessee’s 528 buildings — 172 state-owned and 356 [...]

MADISON, WI, United States (UPI) — Efforts by Wisconsin`s Tavern League to push through passage of a statewide smoking law will have to wait until next year. The Wisconsin Senate voted 17-14 Wednesday to kill a measure that would have set one uniform smoking law in more than 1,800 communities and jurisdictions that have no [...]

It’s not even inside the university, even near by will be covered by the non-smoking policy. The George Washington University is set to implement a non-smoking policy near entrances to all University-owned buildings by next fall. The policy comes after legal threats from a University law professor and a student-led petition advocating the change. According [...]