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Butts Out Nebraska, The Smoking Ban's Here 

Right on cue with World No-tobacco Day, Nebraska's Clean Indoor Air Act goes into affect Sunday at midnight meaning butts out Nebraska.

"The scientific debate over the dangers of second hand smoke is over, we know it causes damage to non-smokers," said Nebraska Chief Medical Officer Joann Schaefer. "There are studies out now that show when you go smoke free you actually lower the instances of heart attack."

The law bans smoking in all public places and businesses except cigar bars and 20 percent of hotel rooms. Reaction to the ban is mixed.

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