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Michigan lawmakers take step to ban smoking in restaurants, bars and other workplaces; Your thoughts?  

Now that the push to ban smoking in Michigan bars, restaurants and other workplaces has cleared a big hurdle with Senate passage, the measure could be on its way to Gov. Jennifer Granholm's desk for her signature as early as next week.

In a surprisingly lopsided 25-12 vote Thursday, the Republican-run Senate approved the smoking ban which narrowly was given the nod by the House late last year.

Michigan would join nearly three dozen other states banning workplace smoking under the measure.

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