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Jump to full article: WTOL-TV (Toledo, OH), 2008-05-09
Intro: The State of Michigan has taken one step closer to a statewide smoking ban, reports News 11's Shelley Brown.
The Michigan House passed no-smoking legislation back in December, but the Senate's version calls for more than just bars and restaurants to put out the cigarettes. The State Senate voted 25 to 12 to ban smoking in all bars, restaurants and workplaces.
Since the State of Ohio closed the door on smoking, Michigan businesses like Nick and Jimmy's in Temperance have been reaping the benefits.
"I'd say about 50 percent of our customers come up from Ohio just to smoke here in Michigan, which helps out our business," says Lindsay Miller, who works at Nick and Jimmy's.
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