[C-U Smokefree] Another state goes officially smoke free. Illinois, next?

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Hi there--FYI.

Thanks to the hard work of the CU-SmokeFree Alliance and the all other groups 
in Illinois fighting for clean indoor air, for health promotion, disease 
prevention and for human dignity with peace and justice, one day Illinois 
consumers, workers, and taxpayers, will have a brighter healthier life!

Hts off to CU Smokefree Alliance

Theo Tsoukalas, Ph.D.
Prinicpal Investigator
Public Health Institute

Romney Set to Sign Mass. Smokefree Workplace Law
Massachusetts to become 6th smokefree workplace state; Rhode Island next

BOSTON, 6/10/04 - Gov. Mitt Romney is set to sign a statewide smokefree 
workplace law after the Massachusetts Senate gave final legislative approval to the 
bill on Thursday. "The governor believes the statewide law is one of the most 
important public health initiatives in the state and looks forward to signing 
it into law," spokeswoman Shawn Feddeman said.Sen. Richard T. Moore, chairman 
of the Health Care Committee, signed the legislation on behalf of the Senate 
this morning, calling it "essential to the health of Massachusetts 
residents."Massachusetts will join five other states - California, New York, Connecticut, 
Maine, and Delaware - and hundreds of cities that have already approved 
statewide smokefree workplace laws. The new law will take effect on July 5.
In related news, the Rhode Island House of Representatives unanimously passed 
smokefree workplace legislation joining the Rhode Island Senate which passed 
similar legislation earlier this year.
 
"This brings Rhode Island into the mainstream in the Northeast," said Sen. 
Elizabeth Roberts, D-Cranston. 
"We have a moral obligation to our citizens to protect their health," said 
Rep. Joseph McNamara, D-Warwick, whose brother died of lung cancer. Rep. Thomas 
Slater, D-Providence, said he smoked three packs of cigarettes a day for 12 
years before quitting.  He has since contracted lung cancer.  "It's a terrible 
feeling," he said. "This bill is a long time coming." 
Gov. Don Carcieri said he favored smokefree workplace legislation and is 
expected to sign it when it reaches his desk.
 
Massachusetts and Rhode Island legislators heard bogus claims from tobacco 
front groups about proposed filtration and ventilation solutions.  They soundly 
rejected such claims in favor of 100% clean indoor air.
 
To win smokefree air where YOU live, go to 
http://www.smokefree.net/alerts.php
 
Joseph W. Cherner

















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