Richard Daines

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 »

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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