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Partial smoking ban proposed as compromise  

Key lawmakers said today they are nearing a deal to put more limits on public smoking in Pennsylvania, but they delayed voting on a proposal for at least four weeks.

A House-Senate conference committee is eyeing a plan drafted by Rep. Ron Miller, R-York, to allow establishments to permit smoking only if they meet certain conditions.

Businesses, casinos and fraternal clubs that want to allow smoking would have to prominently post signs indicating they are smoking establishments and meet air-testing requirements that have yet to be determined. Children would not be allowed inside those smoking establishments.

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