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ABC News 10: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed a new tax on vaping products and a state registry to combat illegal sales in her Fiscal Year 2027 Budget.
Kitsap Daily News: Student vaping, using e-cigarettes, is a growing concern in Kitsap County, as it is around the country, says the Kitsap Public Health District.
WMTW ABC 8: Taxes on streaming services, cannabis, and tobacco go into effect in the new year.
Spectrum News 1: A new Kentucky law requires retailers to sell tobacco products using a license. It allows the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Authority to investigate and enforce the law, handing out fines to any retailers selling without a license.
ABC 10: California has unveiled its first Unflavored Tobacco List, banning the sale of noncompliant flavored products.
AZFamily: A vape shop with several Valley locations must pay back thousands of dollars for illegally selling tobacco and nicotine to underage customers, according to Arizona’s attorney general.
ABC News Channel 9: Alabama's Senate Bill 9 aims to modernize the state's indoor air quality laws by treating electronic nicotine delivery systems, such as e-cigarettes and vape pens, the same as traditional tobacco smoking in indoor public spaces.
Yahoo News: Vaping rates among American teenagers have hit record lows. However, experts fear those numbers may begin to rise again after federal cuts have shut down key anti-vaping campaigns.
InvestigateTV: More teens are obtaining vapes illegally, purchasing them online and through social media. PAVe Advocate, Donna Bartlett, shares her son’s struggle with vaping and how easy it is for teens to purchase vapes online.
MLive: Young children are swallowing nicotine pouches at an increasing rate, prompting a warning from a Michigan health system.
Denverite: More than 70 percent of early ballots supported Referendum 310, which would keep the city’s “flavor ban” in place.
CBS News: Smokeless tobacco products, including nicotine pouches, are now prohibited in all professional sports stadiums in the City of Detroit.
North Bay Business Journal: Tiburon is poised to ban the retail sale of all tobacco vaping products.
Eyewitness News 3: A new law in New Haven aims to keep vapes, e-cigs and other tobacco products away from children.
AZPM: A new law takes effect Friday in Arizona to raise the age to buy or possess tobacco products from 18 to 21.
Las Vegas Weekly: The fight to keep cigarette smoke and vape clouds off Nevada’s college campuses has been decades in the making, but Nevada State University’s recently enacted tobacco-free policy means 8,400 more students will see added pressure to curb or quit the habit this fall.
NPR: PAVe advocate, Frances Daniels, and PAVe cofounder, Meredith Berkman, call out the new federal report on children’s health for ignoring nicotine entirely.
New York State: State Police Make Arrests as State Health Department Targets Online Sellers Illegally Shipping E-Cigarettes to Communities Across New York
WSFA 12 News: New regulations on vape products in Alabama are now in effect. House Bill 8 requires vaping products sold in Alabama to be manufactured in the United States, and convenience stores can only sell the 34 tobacco and menthol-flavored e-cigarette products authorized by the FDA.
News 4: Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) is looking to add a phrase to the Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act that would ban the use of an electronic nicotine delivery system in public places like restaurants, malls and sports facilities. The legislation is called Senate Bill 9.
Las Vegas Sun: Youth tobacco use in Southern Nevada is surging, fueled by the rising popularity of electronic cigarettes — a trend that has compelled the Southern Nevada Health District to declare youth vaping a “serious public health concern.”
CPR News: In a move meant to limit youth consumption of nicotine, the town council in Eagle passed a ban on flavored tobacco Tuesday.
The Press: The Brentwood City Council voted 5-0 during their Aug. 26 meeting to adopt an ordinance that would require businesses selling tobacco products to obtain a license in order to do so while also banning the sale of tobacco products within 500 feet of a school.
5 News: Act 590 will place limitations on disposable vapes by creating a registry of approved products and improving inspections.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: PAVe’s Caroline Joyce speaks to the prevalence of youth vaping and the need for schools to invest in vaping prevention education.
Atlanta News First: PAVe advocate, Kelley Herrin, speaks about the enticing flavors of vapes and how difficult it was for her daughter to quit vaping because all of the girls in the school bathroom were vaping.
Good Day Dayton: Bruce Barcelo, highlights signs your child might be vaping as well as ways to prevent them from vaping altogether.
ABC3340: In this national investigative news series called Spotlight on America, PAVe advocate, Donna Bartlett shares her family’s struggle with vaping and nicotine addiction and what she is doing to fight back against the tobacco and vaping industries.
The New York Post: In this Health Exclusive, PAVe advocate, Laurie Ann Davis calls nicotine pouches “just another gateway to hurt our children”.
InvestigateTV: Watch PAVe advocate Donna Bartlett share her story of her son who became addicted to vaping as a junior in high school.