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• Commission opts for smoking areas away from doors

  March 29, 2012 in City on Page A1 The Spokane County government campus is littered with violations of Washington’s smoking-in-public-places law, literally. Cigarette butts are strewn across sidewalks and courtyards. 30

• Nonini solo cigarette smoker in Statehouse

  February 4, 2012 in City on Page A5 BOISE – Standing outside the Capitol on a brisk January afternoon, Rep. Bob Nonini cups his hand deftly to shelter a cigarette – not from the wind, but from a … 3

• FDA blocked from requiring graphic warnings on cigarette labels

  November 7, 2011 in Nation/World A federal judge has blocked the government from requiring tobacco companies to begin placing images of diseased lungs and cadavers on cigarette packages, saying the health warnings violated the firms’ …

• Judge questions images for cigarette packages

  September 21, 2011 in News, Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge peppered a government lawyer with questions Wednesday expressing doubts about whether the Food and Drug Administration can force tobacco companies to post graphic images …

• Woman, dogs killed in house fire

  July 16, 2011 in City on Page B1 A woman and her dogs died in a fire that ripped through her northeast Spokane home Friday. Inez L. Williams, 67, was described by friends and family as an animal …

• Woman’s body found in fire-damaged home

  July 15, 2011 in City A woman and her dogs died in a fire that ripped through her northeast Spokane home Friday. Inez L. Williams, 67, was described by friends and family as an animal … 2

• Idaho Democrats make stand on cigarette tax hearing

  March 30, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – The Idaho House’s minority Democrats declared a procedural guerrilla war on Tuesday, vowing stall tactics to delay the 2011 session’s end to protest the Republican majority’s refusal to …

• Spokane City Council blocks sale of e-cigs to minors

  February 8, 2011 in City on Page A6 Minors no longer are allowed to buy electronic cigarettes in Spokane. The Spokane City Council on Monday voted unanimously to outlaw the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. 1

• Idaho cigarette tax hike proposed

  January 7, 2011 in City on Page A6 BOISE – State lawmakers are expected to consider a bill during the upcoming session that would significantly boost the price of cigarettes in Idaho. Rep. Dennis Lake, the Republican who …

• Poll: Idahoans favor sin tax hike

    November 19, 2010 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – Idahoans overwhelmingly support raising state taxes on cigarettes and alcohol to address the state’s budget deficit, even as they oppose other tax hikes and spending cuts, according to … 2

• Big screen becoming smoke-free

  August 24, 2010 in Features on Page C1 There’s a lot less smoking in the movies these days, a new report shows. Tobacco use on the silver screen peaked in 2005 and has been on the decline since, … 1

• Candy, beer taxes taking effect in Washington

  June 1, 2010 in City Along with the month of June come new sales taxes in Washington on candy, bottled water and mass market beer. 10

• New $1 cigarette tax starts Saturday in Washington

  April 30, 2010 in City The new dollar-a-pack tax on cigarettes tax effect Saturday in Washington. While lawmakers are hoping to raise more money, the state Health Department says this could prompt more smokers to … 21

• Gregoire signs package of tax hikes

  April 23, 2010 in City OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire signed two major tax increases Friday, insisting the state had no choice but to raise taxes on a wide range of businesses and consumer goods … 28

• Washington tax may send smokers east

  April 14, 2010 in City on Page A1 Cigarettes soon will cost about $8 a pack as Washington legislators add another $1 in taxes. The higher state taxes – which brings the total on every pack to $3 … 34

• House enters tax plan fray

    March 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – People who smoke, chew gum, drink bottled water or get a face lift would pay more taxes this year under a plan by House Democrats to find extra … 2

• FDA targets tobacco

  January 19, 2010 in Business on Page A6 RICHMOND, Va. – The Food and Drug Administration is working to lift the smokescreen clouding the ingredients used in cigarettes and other tobacco products. In June, tobacco companies must tell …

• Idaho again offers help to smokers looking to quit

  July 2, 2009 in Idaho Once again, would-be ex-smokers can request free nicotine patches, gum and lozenges from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s Project Filter. 1

• Wash., Colville agree on cigarette compact

  July 1, 2009 in City Washington state and the Colville Confederated Tribes have reached an agreement on a cigarette compact.

• Supreme Court upholds Oregon tobacco ruling

  April 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Ten years and a day after a jury awarded Mayola Williams nearly $80 million in punitive damages in her fight with a cigarette maker, the Supreme Court said …

• Congress might regulate tobacco

  March 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In what appears to be the best chance since public health groups started pushing for it in the 1970s, Congress is poised to regulate tobacco, a product linked …