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There were some unsavory items up for debate yesterday during the D.C. Council's Committee on Public Works and the Environment hearing. Council members had the choice between the Smokefree Workplaces Act or the Occupational Safety and Health Amendment Act. Both would broaden smoking bans by extending the city's current definition of workplaces to include bars and restaurants. Both should be opposed as unnecessary violations of individual freedom and responsibility.
A third option - the Smoke-Free Restaurant, Tavern and Nightclub Incentive Amendment Act - introduced by Republican Council member Carol Schwartz is supposed to be a compromise since it opposes total prohibition. It's ironic then that Mrs. Schwartz's bill could be worse than the other two.See the full content of this document
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Up in Smoke
The bill proposes to offer tax credits to encourage District eating and drinking establishments to ad...
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