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This week, North Carolina and Wisconsin both achieved great successes by adopting strong 100% smokefree indoor air laws.
In North Carolina, Governor Bev Perdue signed a law on May 19 to bring smokefree air to all restaurants and bars, starting on January 2, 2010.
While the law will unfortunately exempt non-hospitality workplaces and cigar bars, it is a major step forward in protecting residents and workers, especially in the nation's largest tobacco growing state and home to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. The voices of North Carolina residents and advocates who no longer want to breathe toxic smoke-filled air triumphed over the opposition arguments and tobacco industry influence.
Significantly, North Carolina's law also partially restores local control by allowing local governments to adopt smokefree laws for government workplaces and public places. North Carolina communities have been severely limited from working on local smokefree workplace laws by preemptive state regulations, and now local governments will be able to respond to their communities' needs.
Congratulations to all North Carolina advocates and organizations, especially the North Carolina Alliance for Health, who did a wonderful job to help get this law enacted, putting in a lot of time and hard work in support of smokefree air and local control over the course of many years.
In Wisconsin, Governor Jim Doyle signed a law on May 18 that will make nearly all workplaces, including all restaurants and bars in the state, 100% smokefree indoors as of July 5th, 2010. The law will also cover all hotels and motels, making Wisconsin the first state to include 100% of guest rooms.
The law will unfortunately exempt tobacco retail shops and cigar bars, and will preempt local cities and towns from prohibiting smoking in outdoor areas of private property, such as restaurant or bar patios. Cities and towns will still be able to pass stronger local laws regarding indoor environments. ANR does not support any form of preemption so along with many ANR members and other advocates, we were disappointed in this preemption provision, as well as the long phase-in period.
ANR is very pleased that so many North Carolina and Wisconsin workers currently working in smoke-filled indoor places will be breathing easier once their smokefree laws take effect in 2010.
What Can You Do to Celebrate these Successes?
1. Send a note of thanks to the Governors of North Carolina and Wisconsin for supporting smokefree air in their states and for protecting the health of their workforce.
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle: Click here to contact him by email, letter or phone.
North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue: Click here to contact her by email, letter or phone.
2. Help support ANR's efforts to fight for your right to breathe smokefree air around the country. Donate $25 to ANR today to support efforts to implement these smokefree laws, to strengthen the North Carolina law to include non-hospitality workplaces (such as offices and factories), and to fully repeal preemption and restore local control in Wisconsin and North Carolina. Then, send this email to two friends and neighbors to be sure they know the good news and what's left to do.
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In North Carolina, Governor Bev Perdue signed a law on May 19 to bring smokefree air to all restaurants and bars, starting on January 2, 2010.
While the law will unfortunately exempt non-hospitality workplaces and cigar bars, it is a major step forward in protecting residents and workers, especially in the nation's largest tobacco growing state and home to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. The voices of North Carolina residents and advocates who no longer want to breathe toxic smoke-filled air triumphed over the opposition arguments and tobacco industry influence.
Significantly, North Carolina's law also partially restores local control by allowing local governments to adopt smokefree laws for government workplaces and public places. North Carolina communities have been severely limited from working on local smokefree workplace laws by preemptive state regulations, and now local governments will be able to respond to their communities' needs.
Congratulations to all North Carolina advocates and organizations, especially the North Carolina Alliance for Health, who did a wonderful job to help get this law enacted, putting in a lot of time and hard work in support of smokefree air and local control over the course of many years.
In Wisconsin, Governor Jim Doyle signed a law on May 18 that will make nearly all workplaces, including all restaurants and bars in the state, 100% smokefree indoors as of July 5th, 2010. The law will also cover all hotels and motels, making Wisconsin the first state to include 100% of guest rooms.
The law will unfortunately exempt tobacco retail shops and cigar bars, and will preempt local cities and towns from prohibiting smoking in outdoor areas of private property, such as restaurant or bar patios. Cities and towns will still be able to pass stronger local laws regarding indoor environments. ANR does not support any form of preemption so along with many ANR members and other advocates, we were disappointed in this preemption provision, as well as the long phase-in period.
ANR is very pleased that so many North Carolina and Wisconsin workers currently working in smoke-filled indoor places will be breathing easier once their smokefree laws take effect in 2010.
What Can You Do to Celebrate these Successes?
1. Send a note of thanks to the Governors of North Carolina and Wisconsin for supporting smokefree air in their states and for protecting the health of their workforce.
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle: Click here to contact him by email, letter or phone.
North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue: Click here to contact her by email, letter or phone.
2. Help support ANR's efforts to fight for your right to breathe smokefree air around the country. Donate $25 to ANR today to support efforts to implement these smokefree laws, to strengthen the North Carolina law to include non-hospitality workplaces (such as offices and factories), and to fully repeal preemption and restore local control in Wisconsin and North Carolina. Then, send this email to two friends and neighbors to be sure they know the good news and what's left to do.
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