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More charges in contraband tobacco scheme
Two Kentucky men and a tobacco company have been indicted for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of contraband cigarettes. David Brian Cooper and George Bertram, both of Jamestown, Ky., and Tantus Tobacco Co of Russell Springs, Ky., pleaded not guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Oxford, Miss. Trial ...
Health advocates oppose NC Senate smoking bill
Health advocates say a North Carolina Senate bill would repeal hundreds of local and community college rules restricting smoking outdoors. The Senate Environment Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would prohibit local governments and community colleges from enacting smoking bans that are stricter than state law. Sen. Buck Newton, R-Wilson ...
Kentucky editorial roundup
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: May 12 The Independent, Ashland, Ky., on tourism has greater impact on economy than most think: It's certainly good news that a new report by Kentucky's Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet has found the economic impact of tourism grew by 5.2 percent in eastern Kentucky ...
Va. entrepreneur caught in growing political drama
When Jonnie R. Williams believed he had discovered a way to make tobacco less harmful, the Virginia car salesman-turned-entrepreneur tried to sell his method to anyone who would listen. Persistent phone calls to the nation's top cigarette makers often started with the colorful venture capitalist, once dubbed a "super salesman" ...
Va. entrepreneur caught in growing political drama
When Jonnie R. Williams believed he had discovered a way to make tobacco less harmful, the Virginia car salesman-turned-entrepreneur tried to sell his method to anyone who would listen. Persistent phone calls to the nation's top cigarette makers often started with the colorful venture capitalist, once dubbed a "super salesman" ...
Dayton, Minn. DFL leaders reach budget deal
Gov. Mark Dayton and the Legislature's top Democrats announced an agreement Sunday to raise taxes on Minnesota's wealthier residents and cigarette sales and to spend the extra money on public education and to relieve pressure on local property taxes. Dayton and DFL leaders held a rare Sunday news conference to ...
Morgantown lounge grandfathered into smoking ban
There's only one hookah bar in the state of West Virginia, and after a recent Wheeling-Ohio County Board of Health meeting, it appears it will stay that way. In March, Wheeling resident Trey Santorine asked Ohio County health board members to relax the county's smoking ban to allow for a ...
Kansas group sues AG over tobacco money report
A children's advocacy group went to court Friday in hopes of forcing Kansas' attorney general to disclose information about how much the state can expect in tobacco settlement funds as lawmakers consider how to spend those dollars. Kansas Action for Children filed a petition in Shawnee County District Court, accusing ...
News briefs from around Kentucky at 1:58 a.m. EDT
Political leaders join Urban Outfitters initiative FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Political leaders in Kentucky are calling on retailer Urban Outfitters to stop selling flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses that look like prescription pill bottles. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, the Kentucky Republican who chairs the powerful House Appropriations Committee, complained ...
Feds reach deal with online cigarette company
Federal prosecutors have reached a $3.1 million settlement with the owners of an online cigarette dealership over taxes owed on the smokes, just days after one of the owners pleaded guilty to taking part in a scheme to avoid paying the tariffs. The agreement released Wednesday requires 48-year-old Israel Chavez ...
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