Article: No More 'Buts,' Says American Lung Association of MN; If Bloomington & Minneapolis Can Do It Right, Why Not Ramsey County?

RAMSEY COUNTY, Minn., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Ramsey County Commissioners today considered two ordinances restricting smoking in public places. The first was similar to the clear and straightforward legislation already passed in Bloomington and Minneapolis. The second was an unclear, watered-down version that would protect workers and patrons in Ramsey County restaurants, but leaves hundreds of other hospitality workers exposed daily to the harmful chemicals in secondhand smoke. The second ordinance was also hazy in just how establishments that serve both food and alcohol would be defined as a bar or a restaurant. Ramsey County Commissioners today voted to pursue second, ...

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