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Locals not threatened by House smoking ban 

The smoke-filled barroom could soon be a thing of the past in Michigan.

The state House of Representatives, with a 73-31 vote late last month, approved a ban on smoking indoors in most public places, including bars and restaurants, and the legislation has moved on for a vote in the state Senate.

The bill would only allow smoking in public in smoke shops, cigar bars and in Detroit's casinos. The move comes amid concerns about the health risks workers and the public at large are exposed to by inhaling secondhand smoke.

"We must act now to put the health of our workers and our families first," Rep. Marc Corriveau, D-Northville, said in a press release after the House vote. Corriveau represents the Plymouth area and voted for the ban.

"Residents, and parents with children, especially, should be able to visit a restaurant without worrying about the deadly dangers of secondhand smoke," he said.

Some in Plymouth who would be affected by a ban aren't exactly rising up to oppose it.

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