CLAYTON –St. Louis County Executive Charlie A. Dooley signed a bill Friday morning that will let voters decide on Nov. 3 whether to ban smoking in most indoor public places. “I think it is imperative that the people of St. Louis County deserve to be heard at the polls,” Dooley said before signing the bill in his office at the county administration building. The bill, passed Tuesday night by the County Council, exempts casino fl ... Jump to full article >>

Suit seeks class-action status, alleges ventilation system inadequate A proposed class-action lawsuit was filed in Las Vegas Wednesday against Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. and Caesars Palace, alleging Caesars isn’t doing enough to protect casino workers from second-hand tobacco smoke. The lead plaintiff is Tomo Stephens, who says she was a blackjack dealer for about 20 years at Harrah’s-owned Caesars on the Las Vegas Strip and q ... Jump to full article >>

Now, after a year under Iowa’s smoking ban, business operators — including tavern owners — have learned to live with it. Make no mistake: They hated it at first. Some still do. There were complaints and even some acts of blatant defiance, some of which are working their way through the legal system. A group of bar owners filed a court challenge, but the lawsuit was dropped. Eventually, bar and restaurant owners, like most every ... Jump to full article >>