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Displaying all articles tagged:
Soda Ban
Coke and Taxes
Nov. 5, 2014
Voters Overwhelmingly Approved America’s First Soda Tax
Take a big gulp: It’s a penny per ounce.
By
Hugh Merwin
Soda Ban
Oct. 16, 2014
Mayor de Blasio Is Still Quietly Trying to Ban Your Soda
He’s holding “high-level meetings” on “the best way to reach that goal.”
By
Clint Rainey
nanny state
June 26, 2014
Bloomberg Soda Ban Really Dead This Time
Big Gulps for everyone.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Fizzled
June 26, 2014
The Soda Ban Is Really, Truly Dead
The city says the ruling “does not change the fact that sugary-drink consumption is a key driver of the obesity epidemic.”
By
Hugh Merwin
The Ban Is Back
Apr. 29, 2014
As Promised, de Blasio Hates Your Sugary Sodas As Much As Bloomberg Did
City lawyers vow they’ll fight for the ban in court this June.
By
Clint Rainey
the third terminator
July 31, 2013
Bloomberg Hopes His Replacement Will Also Obsess Over Soda Ban
“Or this carnage is just going to continue.”
By
Adam Martin
July 30, 2013
New Yorkers May Continue Drinking Enormous Sodas For Now
The state appeals court ruled against Mayor Bloomberg today.
By
Dan Amira
Soda Ban
June 11, 2013
State Appeals Court Reviews New York’s Soda Ban
Exactly three months after a judge struck down the ban.
By
Sierra Tishgart
The Fizz
May 23, 2013
Marin County Announces Summer-Long Soda Ban
The driest county in the world.
By
Hugh Merwin
The Food Police
May 8, 2013
California Considers Junk Food Ban On State Property Vending Machines
Naturally, alarmists are moaning about “nanny state tactics.”
By
Hadley Tomicki
Soda Ban
Apr. 26, 2013
The New York
Daily News
Pushes for the Soda Ban’s Comeback
Bloomberg will be pleased.
By
Sierra Tishgart
Modern Love
Mar. 13, 2013
Soda Judge Presides Over Wedding, Causes Couple to Fight About the Ban
Modern love.
By
Sierra Tishgart
Video Feed
Mar. 13, 2013
Watch Steve Carell Bring Letterman Double Gulp Sodas
In honor of the ban on the soda ban.
By
Caroline Shin
food fights
Mar. 13, 2013
Minority Groups’ Soda Industry Ties Questioned
Soda companies say their reasons for giving away millions are pure.
By
Margaret Hartmann
photo op
Mar. 12, 2013
Mayor Bloomberg Stares at 64-Ounce Cup With Bewilderment and Disgust
“You sicken me.”
By
Dan Amira
ink-stained wretches
Mar. 12, 2013
Judging the Soda-Ban Front Pages of the New York Tabloids
Who had the best clip art? Who had the worst pun?
By
Dan Amira
the third terminator
Mar. 12, 2013
On
Letterman
, Bloomberg Defends Big Soda Ban, Gives Cheez-Its a Pass
“Cheez-Its are okay. That’s my addiction,” he says.
By
Margaret Hartmann
and
Caroline Shin
nanny state
Mar. 11, 2013
Piers Morgan Tries to Sell Christine Quinn on a Big-Soda ‘Nanny State’
“We all need a bit of nannying about.”
By
Adam Martin
Mar. 11, 2013
With Only Hours to Spare, State Judge Strikes Down Soda Ban [Updated]
Bloomberg can not be pleased right now.
By
Dan Amira
Reversals
Mar. 11, 2013
No More Soda Ban: State Judge Halts Sugary-Drink Regulations
Citing regulations “fraught with arbitrary and capricious consequences,” a New York supreme court judge puts a stop to the soda ban.
By
Alan Sytsma
nanny bloomberg
Mar. 11, 2013
What You Can and Can’t Drink Once the Giant-Soda Ban Begins Tomorrow
A handy guide.
By
Dan Amira
New Rules
Mar. 11, 2013
How, Exactly, the Sugary-Drink Ban Will Affect You [Update: It Won’t Affect You
Can you drink venti Frappuccinos the same way? What about marshmallow vodka? Gatorade? We’ve got all possible scenarios covered.
By
Sierra Tishgart
Food Politics
Feb. 28, 2013
Who’s in Favor of Bloomberg’s Sugary Drink Ban?
Not black voters. Not women. Not Brooklynites.
By
Sierra Tishgart
nanny state
Feb. 26, 2013
Bloomberg Would Love to Take His Soda Ban Statewide
Don’t worry, Cuomo won’t let him do it.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Soda Ban
Feb. 25, 2013
Clubs Inconvenienced by Bloomberg’s Ban
Bad day for bottle-service bros.
By
Sierra Tishgart
Bans
Jan. 23, 2013
Soda Ban Opponents Now Include the NAACP and the Hispanic Federation
The NAACP and the Hispanic Federation argue the soda ban is also an issue of “racial fairness.”
By
Hugh Merwin
nanny bloomberg
Jan. 23, 2013
Fight Over Bloomberg’s Soda Ban Gets a Little Bit Racial [Updated]
The NAACP and the Hispanic federation claim the rules unfairly affect minorities.
By
Joe Coscarelli
Food Politics
Dec. 11, 2012
The Soda-Ban Lessons Bloomberg Can Learn From Denmark’s Failed Fat Tax
What Denmark’s fat-tax failure proved in very real, nontheoretical terms is that government edicts won’t do much to change people’s unhealthy eating habits.
By
Felix Salmon
Fizzing Out
Oct. 15, 2012
Soda Manufacturers Fight for Their Right to Sell Large-Size Sodas
Mr. Pibb goes to Washington.
By
Hugh Merwin
lawsuits
Oct. 12, 2012
Soda Peddlers Sue to Stop Bloomberg Ban
Don’t mess with the soda people.
By
Joe Coscarelli
Exact Change
Oct. 8, 2012
Calorie Counts Coming to Soda Vending Machines
You will never not know how many calories that Fanta has.
By
Hugh Merwin
Soda Ban
Sept. 14, 2012
New Nets Arena Will Play Along With Soda Ban
Bruce Ratner says Barclays Center will get an early start on the ban.
By
Alan Sytsma
the third terminator
Sept. 14, 2012
Bloomberg Taunts Soda Ban Enemies With Billions
“How much were they spending again?”
By
Joe Coscarelli
Fizz Away
Sept. 13, 2012
Not So Sweet: Board of Health Approves Soda Ban
Anything larger than a sixteen-ounce cup may soon be a collector’s item.
By
Hugh Merwin
nanny state
Sept. 13, 2012
You Have Six Months to Suck Down Giant Sodas, Starting Now
The Board of Health approved the ban on sugary drinks larger than sixteen ounces.
By
Joe Coscarelli
Fizz
Sept. 11, 2012
National Restaurant Association Calls Upcoming Soda Ban ‘Confusion in a
That’s the whole point.
By
Hugh Merwin
ask a best doctor
July 27, 2012
Ask a Best Doctor: Why Doesn’t Bloomberg Just Promote Diet Soda?
Forty-ounce Fresca, anyone?
By
Rebecca Milzoff
nanny state
July 24, 2012
Public Hearing on Soda Ban Lacks Input From Public
But includes plenty of grandstanding from officials and industry reps.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Barbaric Gulps
July 10, 2012
‘Million Big Gulp March’ Proves We’re Still Awesome at Wasting
Protestors need soda!
By
Hugh Merwin
from my cold dead hands
July 10, 2012
Chatting With Soda-Ban Protesters Outside City Hall
Some of them didn’t even really care about soda.
By
Christi Warren
and
Chris Cohen
Soda Ban
July 5, 2012
In Retaliation to Soda Ban, a ‘No Drink 4 U’ Banner Hovers
Fizz be with you.
By
Alyssa Shelasky
Frisky Fresca
July 2, 2012
Soda-Makers Spit on Bloomberg’s Ban
The last straw.
By
Alyssa Shelasky
nanny state
July 2, 2012
Soda Companies Fight for New York’s Right to Absurdly Large Beverages
It’s not about selling sugar water, it’s about freedom.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Health Concerns
June 20, 2012
City Councilman Makes L.A. Feel Special With Our Own Little Soda Ban
Mitch Englander suggests replacing the fizzy sweet stuff with water.
By
Hadley Tomicki
nanny state
June 19, 2012
Cambridge, Massachusetts Wants in on Controversial Soda Ban
The city’s desperate cry for attention.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Leglislature
June 13, 2012
Soda Ban: Could Movie-Theater Popcorn Be Outlawed, Too?
Maybe! But Big Gulps will still be okay under the proposed rule.
By
Alan Sytsma
nanny state
June 13, 2012
Will Bloomberg Have Mercy on Frappuccino Lovers?
Tackling the stickier aspects of New York’s soda ban.
By
Margaret Hartmann
party chat
June 8, 2012
Bloomberg’s Daughter Not a Fan of Soda Ban
Georgina Bloomberg isn’t a huge fan of her dad’s proposed soda ban.
By
Jamie Sharpe
Video Feed
June 8, 2012
Watch Jon Stewart Compare the Legality of Pot and Soda
Pot will be a little more legal than Coke.
By
Alan Sytsma
June 7, 2012
‘What’s the Deal with The Soda Ban?’ – Jerry Seinfeld
When asked about Bloomberg’s proposed soda band, Jerry Seinfeld responded with Seinfeldian succinctness: “I’m in favor of continuing the […]
By
Jesse David Fox
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