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Thu., February 9, 2012 11:00am
A coastal Georgia county is taking steps toward banning smoking in bars and other indoor venues not covered under state law. The ban goes a step further than Georgia law, which prohibits indoor smoking in restaurants and other public buildings that allow children.
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Wed., May 4, 2011 2:04pm
The Macon City Council was unable to overturn a veto overturning a proposed smoking ban in many public areas.
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Fri., March 25, 2011 4:07pm
University of Georgia officials Thursday tightened the smoking policy on campus.
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Thu., December 30, 2010 11:08pm
A much-debated ban on smoking in virtually all public indoor places will go into effect in Savannah with the new year. Mayor Otis Johnson pushed for the measure as part of a health campaing. Bar employees complained about the proposal when it first came up but now are adapting to the ordinance.
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Fri., August 27, 2010 4:21pm
Savannah City Council voted Thursday to ban smoking in all bars, restaurants, and other public buildings. The new ordinance takes effect January 1st and will require smokers to keep 10 feet from business entrances.
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Thu., August 12, 2010 5:26pm
Savannah City Council members want to make sure no one's put out of business by a new smoking ban. Savannah is poised to ban smoking at all bars and restaurants in weeks or months. But at a meeting , council members expressed concern over a handful of tobacco-related businesses, including a just-opened hookah lounge.
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Mon., June 28, 2010 2:39pm
Only a handful of Georgia cities ban smoking at all bars and restaurants. The City currently follows state law and allows smoking at bars if they don't hire minors. Restaurants must have separate smoking sections.
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Wed., December 30, 2009 7:54pm
A new law goes into effect Friday that requires cigarettes to meet fire saf
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Wed., November 25, 2009 7:26pm
A new University of Georgia study says that indoor smoking bans may be push
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Mon., November 9, 2009 8:12am
Patients in the state’s mental hospitals have until the first week of Janua
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