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    Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. NYC tobacco policy would most curb youngest teens: researcher

    New York City officials, with the blessing of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, announced Monday that they will seek to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products in the city’s five boroughs from 18 to 21 years of age. 
    New York City officials, with the blessing of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, announced Monday that they will seek to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products in the city’s five boroughs from 18 to 21 years of age.  Although the proposed rule...

    Tags: University of California, Irvine, Michael Bloomberg, Health, New York City, Health and Safety at School

    2. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Smoking and the right to dumb choices

    As thoroughly awful as everyone knows cigarettes to be — still the No. 1 cause of premature death in this country — public officials walk a blurry line when they try to reduce smoking's terrible toll. As long as they lack the will to ban tobacco altogether, they face all sorts of ethical, legal and political problems in regulating a product that is, after all, perfectly legal.
    As thoroughly awful as everyone knows cigarettes to be — still the No. 1 cause of premature death in this country — public officials walk a blurry line when they try to reduce smoking's terrible toll. As long as they lack the will to ban...

    Tags: Michael Bloomberg, OxyContin (drug), Advertising, Tobacco Products, Marketing

    3. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| KWCH

  3. NY proposal would make 21 minimum age for tobacco

    No one under 21 would be able to buy cigarettes in New York City, under a new proposal announced Monday that marks the latest in a decade of moves to crack down on smoking in the nation's largest city.     New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn...

    Tags: Altria Group, Inc., Grocery Coupons, Michael Bloomberg, Philip Morris USA, Health

    4. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. EMILY's List creates independent group to boost Greuel candidacy

    EMILY’s List, a political organization dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women, has created an independent expenditure committee and seeded it with $400,000 to buoy Wendy Greuel’s bid for Los Angeles mayor, according to documents filed with the City Ethics Commission on Tuesday.
    EMILY’s List, a political organization dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women, has created an independent expenditure committee and seeded it with $400,000 to buoy Wendy Greuel’s bid for Los Angeles mayor, according to documents...

    Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Wendy Greuel, Government, Executive Branch

    5. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Bills spark debate over paid sick time in Michigan

    Bills spark debate over paid sick time in Michigan
    Bills spark debate over paid sick time in Michigan ALANNA DURKIN,Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some Michigan Republicans are pushing to ban local governments from requiring employers to provide paid sick leave as cities in other...

    Tags: Employment, Michigan Legislature, Employment Opportunities, Business, Republican Party

    6. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 6 New York officials charged in political corruption scandal

    A lawmaker was so eager to be New York City’s next mayor that he tried to buy his way into the election, prosecutors alleged on Tuesday, as they announced charges of bribery, extortion and fraud against the legislator as well as a New York City councilman and four other political figures.
    A lawmaker was so eager to be New York City’s next mayor that he tried to buy his way into the election, prosecutors alleged on Tuesday, as they announced charges of bribery, extortion and fraud against the legislator as well as a New York City...

    Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Michael Bloomberg, Corporate Crime, Bronx (New York City), Crime, Law and Justice

    7. Mar 15, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  7. L.A. mayoral hopeful Wendy Greuel wins backing of Emily's List

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    Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Wendy Greuel announced the backing of Emily's List....
    8. Feb 22, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. Unemployed complain they need a job to find a job

    NEW YORK (AP) — Help wanted. Qualifications: Must already have a job.
    NEW YORK (AP) — Help wanted. Qualifications: Must already have a job. It's a frustrating catch for those out of work in an era of high unemployment: looking for a job, only to find that some employers don't want anyone who doesn't already have...

    Tags: Legal Services, Employment, Washington, DC, Michael Bloomberg, Government

    9. Oct 23, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Governor's brother disagrees on some election issues

    Gov. Martin O'Malley's brother has apparently split with the governor on two election issues, backing a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate and signing a petition to put the state's same-sex marriage law on the November ballot. Patrick O'Malley...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Roman Catholicism, Same-Sex Marriage, Government, Political Fundraising

    10. Oct 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. An NYC-style sugary-soda ban in D.C.?

    Several Washington, D.C., lawmakers say they're considering a ban on large sugary drinks mirroring the one recently approved by the New York City Board of Health.
    Several Washington, D.C., lawmakers say they're considering a ban on large sugary drinks mirroring the one recently approved by the New York City Board of Health. District of Columbia Councilwoman Mary M. Cheh said on Twitter that she is "open to...

    Tags: Children's Health, Radio Industry, Obesity, Washington, DC, New York City

    11. Oct 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. The sugar battle: Cereal companies cut sweets; soda industry sues

    The food and beverage industry has made some major moves in recent days in the struggle over super-sweet products.
    The food and beverage industry has made some major moves in recent days in the struggle over super-sweet products. Major cereal-makers Nestle and General Mills pledged to cut sugar and salt content in children's breakfast cereals abroad, while soda and...

    Tags: Obesity, Beverage Industry, Michael Bloomberg, Business, Starbucks Corp.

    12. Sep 21, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  12. Slashing At McDonald's May Be Hate Crime

    This man is not just another man waiting on line for his food at McDonalds.
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    This man is not just another man waiting on line for his food at McDonalds. Police say he’s a homophobic criminal, who’s accused of getting into an argument with a gay couple while standing on line at the chain’s Greenwich Village...

    Tags: Criminals, New York City Police Department, McDonald's, Hate Crimes, Greenwich Village

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