Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s beloved “smoking tent,” which sits in the center of a damp and mostly shaded inner courtyard in the Capitol, won’t be subject to new anti-smoking rules approved by the Legislature and signed by the governor.

Since he can’t smoke cigars inside his office, Schwarzenegger erected the tent outside, decorated it in an African [...]

The Boston Health Commission unanimously passed new, anti-smoking regulations which will eventually mean the end of cigar bars in the city.
Despite receiving hundreds of messages against the regulations and especially against the closure of cigar bars – where minors are not allowed and where patrons understand full well the atmosphere will contain cigar smoke – [...]