Posted on September 3, 2009 by Marshall
Over the past few months Smoke Free Wisconsin has been campaigning to restore taxpayer funding to Tobacco Control. Over the last few weeks I have been showing their ties to Big Pharma! I showed their ties to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) . I also showed their ties to Pfizer. [...]
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Posted on August 31, 2009 by Marshall
The Marshfield News-Herald has a column that is so full of lies and disinformation that it is almost laughable.
On Tuesday, the price of a pack of cigarettes jumps another 75 cents. That new tax, added to the federal tax increase in April, makes total taxes on a pack of cigarettes $3.53 — and a total [...]
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Posted on July 6, 2009 by Marshall
This is old news that has reared it’s ugly head yet again, this time with an anti-terrorist twist. Of course I am talking about internet sales of tobacco.
Senator Herb Kohl today reintroduced the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act of 2009 to provide law enforcement with the tools they need to crack [...]
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Posted on July 5, 2009 by Marshall
It has been suggested by a Democrat that we are a partisan group and that we favor one party over another. From the remember these legislators page.
Lenny Hand, on July 2nd, 2009 at 9:39 am Said:
As a long time member of the Racine city tavern league it was rare that the T.L.W. asked [...]
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Posted on June 26, 2009 by Marshall
Smoke Free Wisconsin is whining about the budget cuts, Due to the fact that they have been caught in more lies then I care to count and the fact that tobacco control is a lobby group pushing to strip property owners of their property rights and therefore stripping the people of freedom of choice, I [...]
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Posted on June 26, 2009 by Marshall
Larry Mann, who represents the Video Lottery Establishments of South Dakota and at least 16,776 petitioners provided enough signatures to delay a new smoking ban which was scheduled to be implemented July 1, 2009 until voters can decide the issue on the November 2010 ballot.
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Posted on May 4, 2009 by Marshall
We can thank Amy for this one.
Madison – State Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Waunakee) has given the public barely 24 hours notice before holding a hearing on a bill to ban smoking that is suddenly racing through the Legislature.
The ban on smoking in workplaces, including restaurants and bars, stalled in recent years but is now on [...]
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Posted on May 1, 2009 by Marshall
Just to show how far smoke free Wisconsin have their noses up our politicians, well you know. Next Wednesday there is a public hearing on the smoking ban. You will find no notification on these hearings anywhere on the internet. Only smoke free had this information. Most of us are not paid [...]
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Posted on April 29, 2009 by Marshall
Smoke Free Wisconsin has a new blog entry called back to basics It warns of the hazards of smoking. You will not find anyone here that disagrees that the act of smoking is a health risk. Where the problem lies is their support of yet another punitive tax meant to further their [...]
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Posted on April 26, 2009 by Marshall
Taverns Clearing the Air has nearly 100 members- tavern owners, along with some owners of restaurants, golf courses, lodges, and bowling alleys. They’re willing to stand up for our right to breathe clean indoor air!
Well doing a who is reveiled very little. The domain is registered to NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
However if you [...]
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