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Fight to ban smoking in bars heats up 

Working with Smoke Free Idaho the American Cancer Society is trying again - advocating for city wide smoking bans and this time they're hoping Boise takes the lead.

"We want to make sure that every worker in the state of Idaho has the right to breath smoke free air," said Cathy Callaway, Senior Representative for state and local campaigns with the American Cancer Society.

Idaho law allows smoking inside bars and businesses with fewer than five employees. Over the summer advocates tried to change that in Eagle but the ban went down in flames after the city council decided this is an issue for state lawmakers.

"The best practices all across the country are to start at the local level," Callaway said.

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