Wednesday, March 05 2008
By Mike Riopell (
Bloomington Pantagraph)
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Two attempts to alter or repeal the state’s indoor smoking ban were rejected Tuesday.
State Rep. Shane Cultra, R-Onarga, asked a House panel to repeal the smoking ban outright. He argued businesses are losing customers who want to smoke.
“What we’ve done is taken their ability to make a profit,” Cultra said.
But his plan was rejected 11-3 by a House committee.
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