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Cycling icon and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong rallied more than 1,000 smoking ban supporters at the “Citizens for Smoke Free Air Rally” at the Monona Terrace
Smoking ban moves to full Assembly A statewide smoking ban moved a step closer to a vote in the full Assembly Tuesday, although it faces an uphill battle with Assembly leadership. The Assembly Public Health Committee approved Assembly Bill 834, which would ban smoking inside public spaces in the state, in a 6-3 vote. Doug Parrott, clerk for the committee, said state Committee Chair Rep. J.A. Hines, R-Oxford, supported the legislation. Parrott said state Rep. Steve Wieckert, R-Appleton, is attempting to persuade Assembly leaders to bring the bill up for a vote in the full Assembly. Assembly Republican leaders have previously stated they oppose the bill and it would adversely affect state taverns. The regular session of the Legislature also ends next week.
Tuesday. Armstrong joined Gov. Jim Doyle in urging the Wisconsin legislature to pass the Breathe Free Wisconsin Act, which prohibits smoking in all public workplaces, including bars and restaurants. “The scientific evidence behind secondhand smoke is clear: it does kill, it does endanger other people’s lives, and so therefore it’s not an issue of basic rights, it’s an issue of morals and ethics and standards,” Armstrong said. After ending his cycling career, the seven-time Tour de France champion became an advocate in the fight against cancer. He has traveled the country promoting smoking bans, which 23 states have passed. Gov. Doyle said Wisconsin residents should not have their health endangered when they go to work or eat out. Although the bill has stalled in both the House and Senate, Doyle said he is confident the smoking ban’s strong bipartisan and public support will help it pass. “Cancer doesn’t care if you’re Republican or Democrat, black or white,” Armstrong said. Opponents of the legislation argue that a smoking ban would hurt small businesses like bars and restaurants and infringe on the rights of citizens. The bill has met stiff resistance from the Tavern League of Wisconsin. Jerri Allen, CEO of the American Cancer Society’s Midwest Division, said the ban is not about rights or economics but about saving lives. “8,000 lives will be lost this year if we fail to pass this law,” Allen said. “We cannot sit back and allow Wisconsin to become the ashtray of the Midwest.”
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Farewell, Favre
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Tuesday, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre announced his retirement after 16 seasons. “It has been a privilege for all of us in Wisconsin to have been able to watch one of the great quarterbacks, one of the greatest all-time athletes, year after year, take the field and lead the Pack,” Gov. Jim Doyle said in a statement. “His talent, energy and enthusiasm for the game will be missed.”
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Analysis U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., revived her campaign Tuesday with big wins in Rhode Island, Ohio and Texas. Clinton, who had lost the last 11 state primaries, moved closer to U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in total number of delegates, beating him 55 to 43 percent in Ohio.
She narrowly won Texas, 51 to 47 percent. Obama won Vermont, where voters said the Iraq War was as important an issue as the economy. Pennsylvania is the next large state primary on April 22. —Results according to CNN projections as of press time
McCain secures nomination U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., easily won the Republican nomination for president Tuesday, winning primaries in four states. With wins in Texas, Rhode Island, Vermont and Ohio, McCain surpassed the 1,191 delegates needed to win. However, according to early exit polls, McCain still lacks appeal among some Republican voters. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee received more support than McCain among evangelical Christians in Texas, although McCain won the state overall. Huckabee withdrew from the race late Tuesday evening.
Union to host forums for employee complaints By Amanda Hoffstrom THE DAILY CARDINAL
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Lance Armstrong attended the Citizens for Smoke Free Air Rally at Monona Terrace Tuesday to support a statewide smoking ban.
Wisconsin Union administration sent an e-mail to its student staff Tuesday, announcing plans to host listening sessions for employees in response to a letter written last week that voiced complaints about Union management. In a letter sent Feb. 27 to the Offices of the Dean of Students,
students complained about working conditions at Memorial Union and said some managers’ behavior was ruining the organization’s “student voice.” Tuesday’s e-mail, sent by Wisconsin Union Director Mark Guthier, said the forums would allow students to voice any concerns directly to supervisors in “an environment where there is no fear of retaliation.”
“These forums are a way to discuss ideas freely and openly,” Guthier said. “It’s what should have happened immediately after the letter was released,” Jesse Allhands, a UW-Madison senior and Union employee, said. Allhands said he was skeptical about the forums because of previunion page 3
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”