Bledsoe backs anti-smoking bill as
Michigan joins national movement

State Rep. Tim Bledsoe (D-1st) joins Rep. Joan Bauer (D-Lansing), left, Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm and Rep. Lesia Liss (D-Warren) at the signing of Michigan's smoking legislation Dec. 18 at Michigan Brewing Company in Lansing. The new law takes effect May 1 and makes Michigan the 38th state to ban smoking in most indoor places, including bars and restaurants. Bledsoe said: "Banning smoking in public places ensures that all Michigan residents can breathe clean air when they are working or enjoying a night out with their families – and that's a right to which everyone is entitled. Science has told us for years that secondhand smoke is a killer. I'm glad that Michigan is acting now, before more children and people who have no choice but to breathe the dangerous air around them fall ill or die. Today is a big victory for the health of our workers, our families, our communities and our state. This truly is a great Christmas present to the people of Michigan."

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