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2025 laws that shape the year ahead

2025 laws that shape the year ahead

Bri Hunter, Editor in Chief January 23, 2025

New year. New laws. In case you missed it, here’s a rundown of the new laws affecting Kentuckians. Vision Screenings Kentuckians seeking to renew...

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Students react to non-FDA Vape ban

Jordan Spaulding, Staff Writer January 23, 2025

A new state law banned the sale of non-Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved vape products in the state of Kentucky. House Bill 11, which was...

Sen. Mitch McConnell proposed to raise the age for purchase of tobacco products. (Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Legislation would raise tobacco purchasing age

April 25, 2019

Cady Stribling Staff writer [email protected] Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced a proposal for legislation to change the purchasing...

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Vape Paradise sells a variety of supplies for e-cigarettes and vape pens.

Community supports vape store

May 2, 2014

Vape Paradise opened last December in Murray after the positive feedback its owners received from their Paducah, Ky., store. “It was clear that...

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Junior Nick Laster chooses to smoke e-cigs instead of regular cigarettes.

E-cigs gain popularity

March 13, 2014

Cigarettes are addictive and unhealthy, but a new form of smoking can give smokers a different way to fulfill their need for nicotine. Electronic...

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