Find out more about the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act --- the ONLY ballot question that will truly protect Nevadans from secondhand smoke:
Supreme Court Denies Appeal, Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act Stays on Ballot
On August 23rd, oral arguments were presented before the Nevada Supreme Court in the appeal of the District Court order that kept the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act on November's ballot. The Court did not issue a decision. Read the press release on yesterday's hearing here.
NBC Nightly News Report on deceptive anti-tobacco initiatives
Restaurant associations and owners realize the time is right to reassess smoking policies
Court Ruling Will Not Be Appealed
Surgeon General's Report on Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke
Order Denying Petition
Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act Stays on Ballot
Engineers Should Follow Local Codes in Regard to Smoking
Air Filtration Systems Are Not the Answer
Recent Polls
Smoke-Free States Chart
Visit these links to learn more about the effects of secondhand smoke
Buffy Martin and Sean Higgins on KNPR - LISTEN ONLINE NOW
Surgeon General Discusses Secondhand Smoke Report on PBS - LISTEN ONLINE NOW
Larry Matheis, Sean Higgins, and Mayor Barry Groveman discuss smoking in public places on KNPR - LISTEN ONLINE NOW
Michael Hackett and Larry Matheis on Nevada NewsMakers - WATCH ONLINE NOW
Michael Hackett on Nevada NewsMakers - WATCH ONLINE NOW
FOUR REASONS TO VOTE NO ON QUESTION 4
Nevada special interests including gaming, slot route operators, bar owners, convenience store and gas station owners, and tobacco lobbyists want to gamble with your health. They say Question 4 will protect children from secondhand smoke. Don’t be fooled! The only one to benefit from this measure is Big Tobacco. Here are four of the many reasons to vote NO on Question 4.
Businesses Support Smoke-Free Laws
Nationwide, the business community recognizes smoke-free laws can have a positive impact not only on public health but on the bottom-line health of their businesses. Smoke-free laws are proving to be pro business, pro health and good for all businesses.
Various restaurant associations, bars and taverns groups and chambers of commerce have come on board in support, having realized their initial fears were unfounded.
Compliance with the laws has not proven problematic, despite contentions from those opposed to smoking bans that it would.
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