One idea the county staff worked on and also presented at the meeting would rely on lower-paid, non-law enforcement personnel, called rangers, to tell people not to smoke on the beach
Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano, R-North Haven, had a similar message, telling proponents: You have wide, bipartisan support for this bill. He encouraged the advocates to work the halls of the legislature on Wednesday to lobby for the bill, telling them hes certain a few weeks down the road that well celebrate when the governor signs this bill. When and if the state passes legislation raising the age it will be catching up with a number of Connecticut towns - including Hartford, Bridgeport, South Windsor, Southington, Wallingford, Trumbull and Milford - that have already passed legislation on their own
Smokeless tobacco use increased oral pathogenic bacterial diversity and promoted dysbiosis, particularly in users with oral premalignant lesions (OPL)
For the year through May, the level was steady at a 0.1% increase
