January 29, 2018 | Ben Bradford
Lawmakers voted for state universities to stock abortion pills, cigarettes to be illegal on beaches, and internet providers to observe "net neutrality" in California.
October 30, 2017 | Sammy Caiola
Research out of UC Davis looks at a new approaching to tobacco cessation — young adults talking to other young adults about how to quit.
October 6, 2017 | Ben Adler
For the second year in a row, Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed legislation that would have smoking at California state parks and beaches. Meanwhile, he signed a bill that reduces the penalty for intentionally transmitting HIV to another person.
December 27, 2016 | Daniel Potter
A new law to keep people from smoking near youth sports events took an unusual path to the California Legislature. The law’s key architects included an eighth-grade social studies class in Elk Grove.
September 26, 2016 | Rich Ibarra
The City of Angels Camp in Calaveras County is considering a new ordinance that would make it difficult for smokers to light up almost anywhere in town.
June 8, 2016 | Ben Adler
Starting June 8, you must be 21 years old to purchase tobacco products in California. A new law signed by Governor Jerry Brown last month raises the tobacco age from 18 to 21.
April 25, 2016
(AP) — A proposal to ban tobacco use on all California State University and community college campuses is gaining traction in the Statehouse.
April 22, 2016
(AP) — California lawmakers are sending six bills to restrict tobacco use to the governor after a delay of more than six weeks.
April 15, 2016
(AP) - Anti-smoking groups are pressuring the nation's largest public pension system to drop plans to consider re-investing in tobacco stocks 15 years after selling them off.
March 11, 2016
Capital Public Radio’s Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler has been following this legislation to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21. He joins Insight for this week’s Capitol Chat to explain what happens next.
