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FRANKFORT — In a year when the American Cancer Society asked the Kentucky legislature to increase spending on tobacco prevention, lawmakers cut it and passed an anti-vaping bill that some say could increase cigarette use in the state.
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Kentucky’s agriculture community is reconciling its losses after a devastating and lethal tornado outbreak earlier this month damaged or destroyed poultry hatcheries and grain bins, killed livestock and destroyed a university research center in western Kentucky.
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Congressman James Comer says he doesn’t think raising the smoking age from 18 to 21 nationwide will have a big impact on Kentucky tobacco farmers.Senator…
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U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said he will introduce a bill raising the minimum age to buy cigarettes, vaping devices and other tobacco products from 18 to…
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Communities across Kentucky will join a national event on March 20 aimed at discouraging the use of e-cigarettes and tobacco.National 'Kick Butts Day' is…
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The American Lung Association and other health advocates will gather in Frankfort on Thursday in hopes of rescuing legislation that would make all of…
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Lawmakers in one of the largest tobacco-producing states in the country have rejected a proposal that would have raised the smoking age to 21.Senate Bill…
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The Illinois Senate has voted to reverse the governor's veto on legislation prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to those under 21.Deerfield…
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Public health officials in Kentucky have launched another phase of their campaign to help people who want to give up tobacco.Officials say the new public…
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Members of the Murray City Council are considering implementing a smoke-free ordinance. The Public Safety Committee met Thursday afternoon to discuss…