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The statewide smoking ban will bring good news to Ohio's anti-smoking agency, according to the state's budget director. But that news apparently means…

State leaders say Ohio's new smoking ban is - in the health department's words - "alive and well." But some groups are sending the opposite message to…

Ohio businesses are required to ban smoking in their buildings starting next week. And even though all of the rules for this new voter passed law are not…

Bars, restaurants, and bowling alleys throughout Ohio will soon be smoke free after passing a new statewide smoking ban. Voters rejected an amendment that…

Tavern owners in Columbus have filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping a smoking ban from taking effect on Jan. 31. Envrionmental judge Harland Hale Wednesday…

Bar and restaurant owners who oppose the Columbus smoking ban say they hope to raise $600,000 in their campaign to overturn it. Columbus voters in…

Columbus voters will decide the city's controversial smoking ban on November 2nd. Columbus City Council Wednesday afternoon put the issue on the…

Columbus City Council has called a special session for Wednesday afternoon to vote on sending its recently- enacted smoking ban to Columbus voters for a…

The Franklin County Board of Elections today says it certified the required number of signatures on petitions challenging a public ban on smoking.The…

Those opposed to the new smoking ban in Columbus have collected nearly 15-thousand signatures in an effort to put the issue on the ballot. Five thousand…