Advocates for banning flavored tobacco products press on despite setback
Keith M. Phaneuf, ctmirror.org
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FILE- This Sept. 16, 2019 file photo shows flavored vaping solutions in a window display at a vape and smoke shop in New York.Bebeto Matthews / Associated Press
The battle to ban flavored e-cigarettes and other tobacco products hit a roadblock recently when the legislature’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee approved a measure that assumes no change in current law.
But advocates for a broad-based prohibition said Tuesday that the struggle is not over and remained hopeful that some restrictions could be enacted before the General Assembly adjourns its regular session on June 9.
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Liable or not? Debate over COVID immunity playing out in CT
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State Rep. Steve Stafstrom, D-Bridgeport, co-chairman of the legislative Judiciary Committee.Linda Conner Lambeck /Show MoreShow Less
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State Rep. Craig Fishbein, R-Wallingford, ranking member of the legislative Judiciary CommitteeContributed photo /Show MoreShow Less
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The debate over whether places like nursing homes, hospitals and companies should face liability for COVID cases is playing out in the state legislature.
A month after Gov. Ned Lamont ended legal immunity protections in the pandemic for hospitals and nursing homes, the General Assembly seems less likely to either restore them, or extend proposed shields to other locations.
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