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Casper City Council Passes Second Reading of Revised Smoking Ban

Anthony Pollreisz — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:54:08 +0000

City councilors in Casper are now one step away from making sweeping changes to a controversial city-wide ban on smoking in public places.

After 45 minutes of debate and public discussion at its regular meeting Tuesday night, Casper City Council narrowly passed the second reading of the city’s revised public indoor smoking ordinance 5-4

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Smokefree Natrona County to Continue Fighting Against Smoking Ban Changes

Anthony Pollreisz — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:35:37 +0000

Smokefree Natrona County says it will try to derail future attempts by Casper City Council to amend Casper’s current public indoor smoking ordinance.

Officials with the organization say they’ll try to sway council opi

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Revised Casper Smoking Ordinance Passes First Reading

Anthony Pollreisz — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:01:09 +0000

Casper City Council took its first of three steps toward significantly changing Casper’s public indoor smoking ordinance Tuesday night.

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City Council to Move Forward With Smoking Ban Amendment Process

Anthony Pollreisz — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:42:19 +0000

Casper City Council says it will attempt to amend portions of the city’s controversial public indoor smoking ban. The decision was made after over an hour of debate during council’s regular work session Tuesday night.

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Smoking Ban Scheduled to be Discussed at Tuesday Work Session

Anthony Pollreisz — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:40:32 +0000

A city official says several Casper City Council members want sections of the city’s controversial public indoor smoking ban to be amended.

Ward I councilman Steve Hopkins outlined a series of possible amendments to the ordinance prior to council’s regular meeting on Tuesday

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City to Mull Smoking Ban Repeal, Costs of a Special Election

Anthony Pollreisz — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:40:03 +0000

Casper City Council is inching closer toward its first vote on the possible repeal of the city’s controversial public indoor smoking ban.

At a work session last Friday morning, council discussed the cost of a special election if the ordinance were to be repealed and if supporters of the ban were able to collect enough signatures for a referendum

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Public Health Director Favors Continuation of Casper Smoking Ban

Anthony Pollreisz — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:44:06 +0000

Officials at last week’s Natrona County Board of Health meeting said they were concerned about Casper City Council’s recent decision to revisit – and possibly amend or repeal – the city’s controversial public indoor smoking ban.

The ordinance was approved in June of

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Smokefree Natrona County Upset With Smoking Ban Revisit

Anthony Pollreisz — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:59:36 +0000

Officials with Smokefree Natrona County say they’re upset with Casper City Council’s recent decision to revisit the city’s controversial public indoor smoking ban.

Many business owners say they’ve been frustrated by the ban since it went into effect last S

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Casper City Council to Further Discuss Public Indoor Smoking Ban

Anthony Pollreisz — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:27:53 +0000

The majority of Casper City Council says it's in favor of either repealing or rewriting the city’s recently established public indoor smoking ban.

The ban was discussed for nearly an hour at Tuesday’s council work session.

Councilman Daniel Sandoval w

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With the Smoking Ban Being Revisited, 'Smokefree Natrona County' to Watch Council Closely

Anthony Pollreisz — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:54:11 +0000

With Casper City Council planning to revisit its five-month-old public indoor smoking ban, Smokefree Natrona County says, in the coming weeks, it will watch the actions of council closely.

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Smokefree Natrona County Says it Will Fight to Keep Smoking Ban in Place

Anthony Pollreisz — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:04:57 +0000

A Casper-based anti-smoking organization says it’s upset with Casper City Council’s recent decision to reevaluate the city’s months-old public indoor smoking ban.

Some Casper entrepreneurs say revenues at multiple Casper businesses have been down significantly since the city enacted the ban last September

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Council Says it Will Revisit Casper's Indoor Smoking Ban

Anthony Pollreisz — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:37:58 +0000

Casper City Council listened to area entrepreneurs Tuesday night regarding the consequences of the city’s recently established public indoor smoking ban.

All six business owners that spoke in front of council Tuesday – five of whom

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