Fewer Alabama Teens Puffing Away
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Published: Wed, February 20, 2008 - 5:08 pm
Last Updated: Wed, February 20, 2008 - 5:18 pm
Last Updated: Wed, February 20, 2008 - 5:18 pm
endorsed legislation today to ban smoking in the workplace and in
public places.
The no smoking bill sponsored by state Senator Vivian Davis
Figures was one of several health and safety bills the caucus
supported during a news conference at the Statehouse.
Figures has been trying for three years to ban smoking in
workplaces and in public places, including restaurants, shopping
malls, and theaters. Her bill would also ban smoking with 15 feet
to the entrance of any place where smoking is prohibited.
Businesses that violated the proposed ban would be subject to
fines, beginning at $100 for a first offense.
Senate President Pro Tem Hinton Mitchem says Figures has worked
to change public sentiment about smoking. Figures says it's clear
that Alabamians want a smoke-free state.
The Senate Education Committee, which Figures heads, has a
public hearing scheduled on her bill at 1 p.m. on February 27 at
the Statehouse.
During the news conference, the Senate Democratic Caucus
announced that during the current legislative session, it will
oppose any budget cut or any freeze in enrollment for the ALL Kids
health insurance program. The program serves the children of
working poor families who make too much to qualify for Medicaid.
The caucus said it will try to double the minimum sentence for
drunken drivers with high levels of intoxication. The caucus also
said it will try to ban freed sex offenders from living within
2,000 feet of an Alabama college or university. State law already
prohibits them from living near K-12 schools, but higher education
is not addressed.
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Afterwards, we kind of gained up on him afterwards b/c he had some pretty lame excuses.
(continued from comment below, sry I ran out of room) Smokers, I understand yall are addicted and can’t help it (actually, you can b/c there are plenty of things out there to help you quit) but you do NOT have harm your children, loved ones, friends, coworkers, the general public, and the environment to engage in this destuctive activity. I know that in this past, cigarettes were basically handed out, lighters were free, and soldiers in WW1 and 2 basically got free cigarettes but we now know that it’s a harmful, pathetic mistake. IDK if yall know this or not but a RJ Reynolds executive once said, “We don’t smoke that s***. We leave that for the young, the poor, the stupid, and the black.” That’s a very offensive and racist comment. Just think about it.