Butt out of small businesses?

Smoke-free legislation cuts costs and improves health | detnews.com | The Detroit News: "Lawmakers need to realize that by passing smoke-free legislation, the state of Michigan, local businesses and taxpayers could save billions annually.

Repeated polling shows strong support for smoke-free legislation among Michigan residents. In fact, a poll conducted by Lansing-based EPIC/MRA and released in March found 66 percent of those interviewed favor smoke-free workplace legislation -- and 52 percent 'strongly favor' it."

Comment -- Actually, our organization has an official policy that opposes the smoking ban. We feel it should be left up to the individual bar and restaurant owners.

I'm disappointed that the legislation approved today by the state Senate exempts the Detroit casinos. That will end up concentrating smokers at those venues. But if they didn't exempt them, the player/smokers would flock to the Indian-owned casinos.