MINNEAPOLIS, June 3, 2008—A study of the relative air pollution in bars in Moorhead and Fargo, North Dakota, shows that Moorhead's air is a lot healthier.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 2, 2008—St. Louis County Judge James Florey has ruled  that Tank's Bar in Babbitt broke the law when it allowed customers to smoke under a loophole in the Freedom to Breathe Act passed last October.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 28, 2008—A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is a powerful trend across the country to pass strong smoke-free workplace laws that protect all workers and the public from the serious health hazards of secondhand smoke.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 28, 2008—The Minnesota Department of Health has filed documents with Crow Wing County District Court in relation to a violation of the Freedom to Breathe Act at the Bird's Nest tavern in Garrison.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 15, 2008—The State of Minnesota has prevailed in its court case against the Bullseye Saloon of Elko, one of several taverns statewide that sought to sidestep the state's Freedom to Breathe law by staging 'smokers' theater' presentations.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 12, 2008—A consortium of public health organizations is sponsoring a special night of smoke-free baseball at Midway Stadium, on Friday, May 23.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 13, 2008—Adolescent smokers who scale back their tobacco use are still inhaling considerable amounts of cancer-causing chemicals, according to a tobacco research study conducted at the University of Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 8, 20087—Thursday marks the 10-year anniversary of Minnesota's historic settlement with the tobacco industry.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 5, 2008—A Pioneer Press article says that the Minnesota Department of Health has filed a second injunction against a bar seeking to get around the Freedom to Breathe law by staging phony theatrical events.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 1, 2008—A report in the Duluth News-Tribune says that taxes collected from bars by the city of Duluth have rolled in at the same pace as before the Freedom to Breathe law went into effect last October.