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Area state lawmakers cast opposing votes on recently approved anti-smoking law
Jump to full article: Lakeland (WI) Times, 2009-05-26
Author: Joe VanDeLaarschot Reporter
Intro: Just as there were differences of opinion leading up to the vote on Wisconsin's recently passed smoking ban positions on both sides of the issue have changed very little - if any.
The law, signed May 18 by Gov. Jim Doyle and which takes effect July 5, 2010, prohibits smoking in bars, restaurants, hotel rooms and most other work places.
Tobacco control coordinators Heidi Nykolayko of Vilas County and Niki Kostrova of Oneida County agree the law will have a major effect on people's health in the near- and long-term.
Both expressed disappointment that the ban won't go into effect until July 2010, but said anti-smoking supporters gained a big victory because the law will cover all workplaces and will protect all workers.
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