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Press Release: Pennsylvania Conference Committee Should Approve Smoke-Free Bill That Covers All Workplaces and Protects All Workers (05.09.08)

Press Release: Iowa & Kansas City, Missouri, Deliver Big Wins for Smoke-Free Air (04.09.08)

Press Release: Mexico City's New Smoke-Free Law Sets Example for Latin America and World (02.26.08)

Press Release: Approval of Nebraska Smoke-Free Legislation Is Historic Win for Health (02.22.08)

Press Release: South Carolina Lawmakers Should Reject Proposal To Take Away Public’s Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air (01.15.08)

Press Release: New Laws in Turkey, France and Germany Show Smoke-Free Movement Is Spreading Globally (01.04.08)

Press Release: New Poll Finds Nearly Seven in 10 New Jersey Voters Support Smoke-Free Casinos (10.31.07)

Press Release: Health and Business Groups Launch Ad Campaign About Need for Comprehensive Smoke-Free Law in Pennsylvania (9.11.07)

Statement: Nations Take Strong Action Against Secondhand Smoke, Cigarette Smuggling Actions Will Improve Health, Save Lives Around the World (7.6.07)

Statement: New Study Finds Non-Smoking Workers Absorb Potent Carcinogen When Exposed to Secondhand Smoke, Shows Need for Comprehensive Smoke-Free Laws (6.28.07)

Press Release: Conference on Tobacco Control Treaty Urged to Adopt 100% Smoke-Free Policies As Global Health Standard (6.27.07)

Statement: New Hampshire's Smoke-Free Law is Historic Step for Health (6.19.07)

Statement: Oregon's New Smoke-Free Law Is A Historic Step for Health (6.18.07)

Statement: Minnesota's New Smoke-Free Law is a Historic Step for Health (5.14.07)

Press Release: 78 Percent of Philadelphians Favor New Smoke-Free Workplace Law (5.2.07)

Statement: Illinois' New Smoke-Free Law is a Historic Step for Health (5.1.07)

Statement: Maryland's New Smoke-Free Law is a Historic Step for Health (4.9.07)

Statement: Virginia House Misses Historic Opportunity to Protect Health By Voting Against Smoke-Free Bill (4.4.07)

Statement: New Mexico's New Smoke-Free Law Is a Historic Step for Health (3.13.07)

Statement: Governor Bredesen's Historic Proposal Will Reduce Smoking and Save Lives in Tennessee (3.5.07)

Statement: Philip Morris Breaks Promise Not to Fight Smoke-Free Laws Even as Evidence Grows of Health Risks from Secondhand Smoke (2.1.07)

Statement: Speaker Pelosi Delivers Victory for the Right to Breathe Clean, Smoke-Free Air (1.10.07)

Statement: Nation's Capital Takes Historic Step for Health By Going Smoke-Free (1.1.07)

Statement: Voters Across America Rebuff Big Tobacco, Approve Ballot Measures To Reduce Smoking, Save Lives (11.8.06)

Statement: Tobacco Companies Spending $84 Million to Mislead Voters and Oppose Ballot Initiatives to Reduce Smoking, Save Lives (11.1.06)

Statement: Houston, Texas, Takes Historic Stand for Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air (10.18.06)

Statement: Louisville, Kentucky, Takes Historic Stand for Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air (10.13.06)

Statement: New Study Adds to Evidence Smoke-Free Laws Reduce Heart Attacks, Shows Need to Make All Workplaces Smoke-Free (9.25.06)

Statement: Philadelphia Mayor Street Delivers Historic Win for Right to Breathe Clean Air (9.14.06)

Statement: R.J. Reynolds' Plan to Spend $40 Million Against Anti-Tobacco Ballot Initiatives Puts Profits Before Life and Health (7.26.06)

Statement: Frankfort, Kentucky, City Commission Protects Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air (7.25.06)

Statement: Marriott Sets Example By Making Its Hotels Smoke-Free (7.19.06)

Statement:Big Tobacco's Political Dirty Tricks Hit New Low in California, Arizona, Ohio (7.2.06)

Statement: New Surgeon General's Report Provides Powerful Boost for Smoke-Free Workplace Laws (6.27.06)

Statement: Philadelphia City Council Stands up for Right to Breathe Clean Air; Mayor Street Should Sign Legislation (6.16.2006)

Statement: Hawaii Becomes Latest Smoke-Free State (5.3.2006)

Statement: Colorado Becomes Latest Smoke-Free State (3.17.2006)

Press Release: New Harvard Study: Healthier to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Smoke-Free Irish Pub (3.16.2006)

Statement: Puerto Rico, Utah, Uruguay Join Growing Movement for Smoke-Free Air (3.2.2006)

Statement: D.C. Smoke-Free Workplace Law Is Victory for Right to Breathe Clean Air (1.30.2006)

Statement: California's Classification of Secondhand Smoke as Toxic Air Contaminant Underscores Need to Make All Workplaces Smoke-Free (1.26.2006)

Statement: New Jersey Becomes Latest Smoke-Free State (1.9.2006)

Statement: D.C. Council Takes Important Step Toward Making Nation's Capital Smoke-Free, But Undermines Efforts With Potential Loophole (1.4.2006)

Statement: Chicago Ordinance Fails to Adequately Protect Public's Right to Breathe Clean Air (12.7.2005)

Statement: D.C. Council Takes Important Step Toward Making Nation's Capital Smoke-free (12.6.2005)

Statement: New Study Confirms Smoke-Free Laws Reduce Heart Attacks, Shows Need to Make All Workplaces Smoke-Free (11.14.2005)

Statement: Voters Across America Express Support for Smoke-Free Air (11.9.2005)

Statement: New Report by California EPA Underscores Dangers of Secondhand Smoke and Need to Make All Workplaces Smoke-Free (10.3.2005)

Statement: Pending North Carolina Smoke-free Legislation Would be a Step Backwards for the Health of North Carolina Citizens (8.4.2005)

Press Release: New CDC Study Underscores Momentum to Pass Smoke-Free Workplace Laws But Many States and Localities Still Need to Act (7.7.05)

Press Release: DC City Council Should Pass Comprehensive Smoke-Free Workplace Law (6.14.05)

Press Release: Dramatic Smoking Declines in New York State Show Tobacco Control Policies Work (6.1.2005)

Press Release: Vermont Becomes Eighth State to Pass Comprehensive Smoke-Free Workplace Law (5.25.2005)

Press Release: Voters in Columbus, Austin Stand Up For Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air (5.9.05)

Press Release: New Massachusetts Study Adds to Evidence That Smoke-Free Laws Do Not Harm Business (4.4.05)

Press Release: Study Indicates Secondhand Smoke Exposure Harms Children's Intellectual Development (1.4.05)

Press Release: Voters Increase Tobacco Taxes in Three States, Back Smoke-Free Air Measures Across the Nation (11.3.04)

Press Release: Study Proves Smoke-Free Workplace Laws Protect Health (9.9.04)

Press Release: Landmark Study Shows Secondhand Smoke Significantly Increases Risk of Heart Disease (6.30.04)

Press Release: New Data from Florida and Montgomery County, MD, Add to Evidence that Smoke-Free Laws Do Not Hurt Business (6.28.04)

Press Release: Rhode Island Becomes Seventh State To Pass Comprehensive Smoke-Free Workplace Law (6.25.04)

Press Release: Massachusetts Becomes Sixth State To Pass Comprehensive Smoke-Free Workplace Law (6.10.04)

Press Release: Bars and Restaurants in Smoke-Free Cities Have 82% Less Air Pollution Than Cities That Allow Smoking, Seven-City Study Finds (5.20.04)

Press Release: Dramatic Decline in New York City Smoking Rate Shows Tobacco Control Policies Work (5.12.04)

Press Release: Disparity In Protecting Food Service Employees From Secondhand Smoke Underscores Need for Comprehensive Smoke-Free Policies (4.12.04)

Press Release: Kentucky Supreme Court Upholds Lexington's Smoke-Free Law And Delivers Historic Victory for Public Health (4.22.04)

Press Release: New York City Report Finds Restaurant and Bar Business Is Thriving On First Anniversary of Smoke-Free Law (3.29.04)

Press Release: 75 Percent of New Yorkers Favor City Smoke-Free Workplace Law on Eve of One-Year Anniversary (3.28.04)

Press Release: Idaho Sets Example for the Nation by Passing Statewide Smoke-Free Workplace Bill (3.18.04)

Press Release: CDC Study of El Paso's Smoke-Free Law Adds to Evidence that Smoke-Free Does Not Hurt Business (2.26.04)

Press Release: Massachusetts on the Verge of Becoming Sixth Smoke-Free State (11.21.03)

Press Release: Zagat Restaurant Survey Provides More Evidence that New York City's Smoke-Free Law Is Not Hurting Business (10.21.03)

Press Release: New Poll Shows 70% of New Yorkers Favor City Smoke-Free Workplace Law (9.22.03)

Press Release: DC Leaders Should Pass Smoke-Free Law and Protect Public's Right to Breathe Clean Air (9.17.03)

Press Release: Study Indicates New York City Smoke-Free Law Has Not Harmed Economy (7.25.03)

Press Release: Lexington, KY, and Montgomery County, MD, Pass Comprehensive Smoke-Free Workplace Laws (7.1.03)

Press Release: Maine Becomes Fifth State to Pass Comprehensive Smoke-Free Workplace Law (6.16.03)

Press Release: Pueblo Voters Set Example For Colorado By Approving Ordinance Protecting Public's Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air (5.21.03)

Press Release: New Study on Secondhand Smoke Is Based on Flawed Science and Funded by the Tobacco Industry (5.15.03)

Press Release: Connecticut Sets Example For the Nation By Passing Statewide Bill Protecting Public's Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air (5.7.03)

Press Release: Study Shows Smoke-Free Law Cuts Heart Attack Rate (4.1.03)

Press Release: New York Legislature Sets Example For the Nation By Passing Statewide Bill Protecting Public's Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air (3.26.03)

Press Release: Delaware House Bill to Weaken Smoke-Free Law Would Harm Public Health (3.19.03)

Press Release: Maryland Legislature Can Set Example For the Nation By Protecting The Public's Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air (3.12.03)

Press Release: Impressive Washington State Results Show Tobacco Prevention Programs (3.4.03)

Press Release: Study Shows Delaware Smoke-Free Law Dramatically Improves Health (3.3.03)

Press Release: New CDC Study Shows Kids Exposed to Secondhand Tobacco Smoke at Alarming Rates (1.31.03)

Press Release: Dallas Sets Example For the Nation By Protecting The Public's Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air (1.22.03)

Press Release: Boston, New York City Set Example For the Nation By Protecting The Public's Right to Breathe Smoke-Free Air (12.11.02)

Press Release: Florida Voters Set Historic Example for the Nation By Standing Up for their Right to Breathe Clean Air (11.6.02)

Press Release: MPAAT Decision Affirms Importance of Clean Indoor Air Policies and Keeping Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Independent of Politics (6.27.02)

Press Release: Efforts to Weaken Delaware's Clean Indoor Air Law Ignore Conclusions of Groundbreaking New Study that Secondhand Smoke Causes Lung Cancer (6.24.02)

Press Release: Delaware's Clean Indoor Air Law Will Protect Kids, Save Lives, and Set An Example for the Nation (5.15.02)

Press Release: Minot, ND Residents Vote for Clean Indoor Air, Joining Growing Number of Communities Across America (7.12.01)

Press Release: Florida Clean Indoor Air Amendment Will Improve Health and Save Lives (7.17.01)

Press Release: Statment of Tobacco-Free Kids Regarding Smoke-Free Environment And No Tobacco For Kids Acts (6.3.97)