Business Owners Ask Kansas Courts to Stop Smoking Ban

By   /  June 21, 2010  /  Column A, Judiciary, Kansas, Kansas Government, Kansas Watchdog, Personal liberty, Private property rights  /  6 Comments

Owners of private clubs and bingo operations have asked the courts to stop the statewide smoking ban (HB2221) from taking effect July 1.
Attorney Tuck Duncan Friday filed a motion to intervene in a temporary injunction sought by Michael Merriam to stop implementation of the ban while courts hear claims that the ban violates various U.S [...]

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Michigan Bar Owners Boycott Lottery in Smoking Ban Protest

By   /  June 17, 2010  /  Column B, Kansas, Kansas Watchdog, Private property rights, Regulations  /  2 Comments

Bar owners in Michigan plan to boycott the state’s lottery this weekend in protest over a statewide smoking ban that’s hurting business.
Steve Mace, of Private Property Rights in Michigan, the group leading the boycott, told radio station WSJM the state’s behavior regarding the boycott and the smoking ban shows an expectation of privilege to dictate [...]

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Smoking Ban Protesters Gathering for Ceremonial Signing in Salina

By   /  March 13, 2010  /  Governor, Health Care, Kansas, Kansas Watchdog  /  5 Comments

When Governor Mark Parkinson holds a ceremonial signing for the statewide smoking ban in Salina Monday, he’ll be met by as many small business owners and other protesters as Sheila Martin can muster.
Martin owns the Top Hat, a private bar in Hutchinson, and has been active in fighting the statewide smoking ban that she and [...]

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