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Bill would give local gov'ts the authority to enact a ban
Jump to full article: Traverse City (MI) Record-Eagle, 2009-05-29
Author: Sheri McWhirter
Intro: Traverse City leaders hope a new push will help them extinguish smoking in bars and restaurants.
State Rep. Gary McDowell, D-Rudyard, agreed to sponsor a bill in the Michigan Legislature to allow local control of smoking in bars and restaurants. It would give local officials the authority to ban smoking in such places and could spur legislators in Lansing to enact a statewide ban, McDowell said.
"This would allow local units of government to go ahead and make this decision themselves, rather than waiting on Lansing. It's a long process and I'm not sure we can get it done on a state level," he said.
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