News
Sarah Lobban
Anyone who has tried to quit smoking knows it’s tough. It’s common knowledge that nicotine is the cause of one of the most prevalent addictions in the country.
Wednesday 22 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: smoking
Quitting with pride
Anti-tobacco advocates are working with the LGBT community to address its above-average smoking rates.
News
Sarah Lobban
Anyone who has tried to quit smoking knows it’s tough. It’s common knowledge that nicotine is the cause of one of the most prevalent addictions in the country.
Same old story
State of health
Why is Oklahoma among the unhealthiest states in the nation?
News
Mark Beutler
Oklahoma consistently ranks at the top of the “worst states” list when it comes to health-related issues.
Tobacco road
Big tobacco and health advocates square off over a state bill to let OKC and other cities make tougher anti-tobacco ordinances.
News
Tim Farley
Lobbyists and lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are gearing up for a fight over the repeal of a pre-emption law that would give Oklahoma municipalities the authority to pass more restrictive anti-smoking measures than the state allows.
Up in smoke
State legislators kill a bill that would have allowed local governments to establish strong tobacco restrictions.
News
Phil Bacharach
A state Senate committee today snuffed out a bill that would have allowed local governments to establish anti-tobacco ordinances more restrictive than what's currently set by the state.
Smoke up
CFN
Gazette staff
We’ll say this for Big Tobacco: Even a widely vilified industry that makes its profit from killing people knows how to wield power. That much was evident last week when the Senate General Government Committee killed a bill that would have let cities craft stronger antismoking ordinances than what’s allowed by state law.
