Smoking ban failed Tuesday
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Intro: Michigan lawmakers still can't agree on how to ban smoking in workplaces including restaurants and bars.
A proposal calling for a comprehensive ban with no exemptions failed Tuesday in the Michigan House.� It fell six votes short of the 56 votes needed in the 110-member chamber.� That means a stalemate remains in place, and restaurants and bars can continue setting their own rules.
The Democrat-led House previously has supported legislation that carves out exemptions to the smoking ban for casinos and smoke shops.
The Republican-led Senate has passed legislation to ban smoking at all workplaces.
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