by admin | Jan 25, 2008 | Health / Medicine
Kansas City is banning smoking in most restaurants in sixty days. The ban, approved by the Kansas City Council, also bans smoking at the Truman Sports Complex, where the Royals and the Chiefs play. The Council has decided not to put the issue before voters in April....
by admin | Jan 1, 2008 | Politics / Govt
Supporters of a proposal to ban smoking in Kansas City bars and restaurants have moved a step closer to making those establishments smoke-free. Election officials have certified that an initiative petition effort gathered more than 4,500 valid signatures of registered...
by admin | Aug 1, 2007 | Crime / Courts
The State Appeals Court in Kansas City has thrown out the largest punitive damage award in Missouri history on a smoking case – $20-Million – but has let stand a finding that Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company worked to keep harmful information about...
by admin | Apr 24, 2007 | Health / Medicine
A state-run smoking cessation program is being expanded to offer a little something extra to low-income or needy Missourians. It’s the Missouri Tobacco Quitline, started in 2005, which offers advice to those looking for help to kick the habit. Nanci Gonder with...
by admin | Dec 7, 2006 | Health / Medicine
A coalition of public health organizations has blasted Missouri and four other states for spending no public money on programs encouraging children not to smoke. The State Health Deparment gets some federal money for anti-youth-smoking efforts, but the Legislature has...
