State health commissioner Richard Daines, who wants a major crackdown of smoking in the movie industry, stopped short today of endorsing a bill that would ban smoking in cars carrying children.

Here’s a brief excerpt of a television interview Raines had with Gabe Pressman, which was taped this morning but will air Sunday:

PRESSMAN: Would you--would you favor legislation to prohibit people from
smoking when they have a child in the car?  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/smoking-ban-cars-children#comments Politics James Gennaro Michael Bloomberg Richard Daines Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:46:49 -0500 Azi Paybarah 65508 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/31809 Just the thing the state's new health commissioner needs when getting confirmed as a member of Eliot Spitzer's administration: a "ringing endorsement" from state Senator Efrain Gonzalez, who is under indictment for using public money to, among other things, support his cigar company.

The new health commissioner, Richard Daines, was Gonzalez's personal physician, reports Liz.

Small world. -- Azi Paybarah]]> http://www.observer.com/node/31809#comments Politics Efrain Gonzalez Eliot Spitzer Richard Daines Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:42:54 -0400 Observer Staff 31809 at http://www.observer.com