LANSING, MI (AP) -- It appears efforts to ban smoking in Michigan restaurants and bars have fizzled out for this year. Democratic Rep. Andy Meisner of Ferndale said early Friday a good opportunity to pass a ban was wasted. But efforts to pass a workplace smoking ban likely will continue next year.
The Republican-led Senate has passed a bill that calls for a complete smoking ban with no exemptions. The Democrat-led House has passed a ban that includes exemptions for Detroit casinos and a few other businesses.
Failure to compromise means neither version becomes law.
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