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Michigan City council hears American Lung Association briefing, holds first reading of smoke-free government-building ordinance
Summary
The council heard an American Lung Association presentation on the harms of secondhand smoke and e-cigarette aerosols, substituted a corrected draft ordinance to make city-owned buildings smoke-free and held it for second reading after questions about enforcement, employee breaks and possible exemptions.
The Michigan City Common Council heard a presentation from the American Lung Association on Jan. 20 and substituted a corrected first-reading ordinance that would designate city-owned buildings as smoke-free.
Taylor Williams, an advocacy specialist with the American Lung Association, told the council there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke or e-cigarette aerosols and urged local action to close gaps left by Indiana’s 2012 statewide smoke-free law, which excludes bars, membership clubs, retail…
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