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    Jan 28, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  1. Outdoor smoking bans may be coming to South Florida beaches, parks

    If you enjoy the freedom to light up at a park or beach — or if you gag at the stench of the second-hand smoke — change could be coming.
    If you enjoy the freedom to light up at a park or beach — or if you gag at the stench of the second-hand smoke — change could be coming. With a push from a Palm Beach County high school senior motivated by her grandfather's death from lung...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, American Cancer Society, Lung Cancer, Human Rights

    2. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV

  2. Knightyme is latest bar to close since Springfield smoking ban

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. --  After nearly 20 years, the Knightyme Bar and Billiards in northwest Springfield is shutting down.  The owners blame Springfield's smoking ban. 
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    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. --  After nearly 20 years, the Knightyme Bar and Billiards in northwest Springfield is shutting down.  The owners blame Springfield's smoking ban.  They're not the only business blaming the ban for a huge drop in sales.  The folks at...

    Tags: Business, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Auction Service, Entertainment

    3. Jan 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Five questions with … Ari Karen

    The 25-year-old Baltimore-based law firm Offit Kurman recently formed a pioneering mortgage compliance affiliate, C3 Compliance Consultants, to help lenders across the United States conform with regulations launched this year by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a creation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
    The 25-year-old Baltimore-based law firm Offit Kurman recently formed a pioneering mortgage compliance affiliate, C3 Compliance Consultants, to help lenders across the United States conform with regulations launched this year by the federal Consumer...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Mortgages, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System

    4. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| KWCH

  4. Smoking ban boosts business at Wichita diner

    Nearly three years later, business owners are surprised by customers' reactions to the smoking ban. A study out Friday shows the ban made no difference in food sales at restaurants in Kansas.
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    Nearly three years later, business owners are surprised by customers' reactions to the smoking ban. A study out Friday shows the ban made no difference in food sales at restaurants in Kansas. The Kansas Health Institute compared sales from the years...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Restaurant and Catering Industry

    5. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  5. Legislature unlikely to toughen Indiana smoking ban

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It appears health advocates have little chance of seeing Indiana's smoking ban extended to include bars. That exemption was included in the statewide ban that legislators approved last year and its chief sponsors have filed a...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws

    6. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. New smoking ban will save lives

    Smoking huts outside bars around North Dakota will go the way of horse carriage garages when a new statewide smoking ban takes effect. North Dakota has joined 29 other states in passing a more stringent statewide ban on indoor smoking in public places and...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Laws, Health Insurance Cost, Lawyers

    7. Dec 13, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  7. Dozens sue pharmacy involved in meningitis outbreak, but compensation uncertain

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dennis O'Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid shots in his neck: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, blurred vision, exhaustion and trouble with his speech and attention.
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dennis O'Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid shots in his neck: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, blurred vision, exhaustion and...

    Tags: Steroids, Diseases and Illnesses, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Trials

    8. Dec 12, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  8. Leaders vote to repeal stricter smoking ban in Johnson Co.

    One of the state’s most strict smoking bans is already going up in smoke.
    One of the state’s most strict smoking bans is already going up in smoke. A group of Johnson County leaders voted this week to repeal a smoking ban that covered virtually every public building in the county. The ban, which was passed last month,...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws

    9. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  9. Disabled parents face bias, loss of kids: report

    Millions of Americans with disabilities have gained innumerable rights and opportunities since Congress passed landmark legislation on their behalf in 1990. And yet advocates say barriers and bias still abound when it comes to one basic human right: To be...

    Tags: Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, Social Services, Syracuse, Justice and Rights

    10. Jan 2, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Interfaith clergy coalition opposes gay marriage bill

    A coalition of Roman Catholics, Muslims, Mormons, Missouri Synod Lutherans and conservative Anglicans has written to Illinois lawmakers, urging them to reject any legislation that would extend marriage to same-sex couples.
    Tribune reporter
    A coalition of Roman Catholics, Muslims, Mormons, Missouri Synod Lutherans and conservative Anglicans has written to Illinois lawmakers, urging them to reject any legislation that would extend marriage to same-sex couples. In the letter the bishops...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Freedom of Religion, Belief and Faith, Crime, Law and Justice

    11. Dec 20, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Problem Solver: Ticketgate ends in settlement

    Mark Geinosky may never know why he received 24 unwarranted parking tickets, but the former Orland Park resident finally has some closure in the case.
    Mark Geinosky may never know why he received 24 unwarranted parking tickets, but the former Orland Park resident finally has some closure in the case. Geinosky said Wednesday that he has reached a settlement to end his federal lawsuit against the city...

    Tags: Garry McCarthy, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Justice System, Chicago Mayor

    12. Jan 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Coal-ash pollution at three Maryland landfills to be cleaned up

    The operator of three coal-fired power plants in Maryland has agreed to pay a total of $2.2 million in penalties and fix long-standing pollution problems at the landfills in Southern Maryland and Montgomery County where it disposes of the ash from those...

    Tags: Tropical Storms, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Montgomery County (Maryland), Trials

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