PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE.
(PL)
LOOKING AHEAD ...
TO LATER TODAY-- AND A HEARING
ON VAPING AT THE RHODE ISLAND
STATE HOUSE.
(KW)
GOVERNOR GINA RAIMONDO'S VAPING
BAN IS STILL IN EFFECT.... BUT
THE TIME ON THAT IS RUNNING OUT.
ALEXANDRA LESLIE JOINS US NOW...
ALEX, OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT.
(AL)
LAST FALL...THE GOVERNOR BANNED
THE SALE OF FLAVORED VAPING
PRODUCTS.
THE INITIAL VAPE REGULATIONS
WERE IN EFFECT FOR 120 DAYS ...
THEN EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER 60.
RIGHT NOW... WE'RE STILL IN THE
180 PERIOD KEEPING THE BAN IN
PLACE.
THE GOVERNOR ISSUED THIS IN
RESPONSE TO THE INCREASING
NUMBER OF VAPING RELATED
ILLNESSES PLAGUING THE NATION.
AS OF LAST WEEK... THE CENTERS
FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION REPORTS ALMOST 2-800
VAPING RELATED ILLNESSES AND 64
DEATHS NATIONWIDE.
LATER TODAY... HOUSE LAWMAKERS
ARE HEARING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT
BILLS RELATED TO VAPING.
THE HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL
HOLD A HEARING RELATED TO
BANNING THE SALE OF FLAVORED
VAPING PRODUCTS.
IT'S SOMETHING THE GOVERNOR HAS
CALLED ON IN HER 2020 BUDGET.
ALSO TODAY, THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE
WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT A BILL
REGARDING E-CIGARETTES.
SPONSORS OF THE BILL WANT TO
DEVELOP A CURRICULUM FOR
STUDENTS GRADES K-12 ABOUT THE
HEALTH RISKS OF E-CIGARETTES.
(AL)
GOVERNOR RAIMONDO HAS PREVIOUSLY
SAID SHE WANTS TO MAKE THE BAN
PERMANENT
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL BE
AT THE STATE HOUSE TONIGHT IN
SUPPORT OF THIS.
I'M ALEXANDRA LESLIE, EYEWITNESS
(PL)
LOOKING AHEAD ...
TO LATER TODAY-- AND A HEARING
ON VAPING AT THE RHODE ISLAND
STATE HOUSE.
(KW)
GOVERNOR GINA RAIMONDO'S VAPING
BAN IS STILL IN EFFECT.... BUT
THE TIME ON THAT IS RUNNING OUT.
ALEXANDRA LESLIE JOINS US NOW...
ALEX, OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT.
(AL)
LAST FALL...THE GOVERNOR BANNED
THE SALE OF FLAVORED VAPING
PRODUCTS.
THE INITIAL VAPE REGULATIONS
WERE IN EFFECT FOR 120 DAYS ...
THEN EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER 60.
RIGHT NOW... WE'RE STILL IN THE
180 PERIOD KEEPING THE BAN IN
PLACE.
THE GOVERNOR ISSUED THIS IN
RESPONSE TO THE INCREASING
NUMBER OF VAPING RELATED
ILLNESSES PLAGUING THE NATION.
AS OF LAST WEEK... THE CENTERS
FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION REPORTS ALMOST 2-800
VAPING RELATED ILLNESSES AND 64
DEATHS NATIONWIDE.
LATER TODAY... HOUSE LAWMAKERS
ARE HEARING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT
BILLS RELATED TO VAPING.
THE HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL
HOLD A HEARING RELATED TO
BANNING THE SALE OF FLAVORED
VAPING PRODUCTS.
IT'S SOMETHING THE GOVERNOR HAS
CALLED ON IN HER 2020 BUDGET.
ALSO TODAY, THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE
WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT A BILL
REGARDING E-CIGARETTES.
SPONSORS OF THE BILL WANT TO
DEVELOP A CURRICULUM FOR
STUDENTS GRADES K-12 ABOUT THE
HEALTH RISKS OF E-CIGARETTES.
(AL)
GOVERNOR RAIMONDO HAS PREVIOUSLY
SAID SHE WANTS TO MAKE THE BAN
PERMANENT
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL BE
AT THE STATE HOUSE TONIGHT IN
SUPPORT OF THIS.
I'M ALEXANDRA LESLIE, EYEWITNESS
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