Tuesday, May 13 2008
On Monday, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell stalled talks on a proposed compromise with regard to legislation that would ban smoking in most public places. According to an article that appeared in the
Erie Times-News, Rendell and Democratic senators said local municipalities should be able to enforce even stronger prohibitions than what the state legislation proposes.
The governor, who has made a smoking ban part of an effort to reduce health-care costs, told reporters Monday that he would reject a bill that contains too many exemptions or wipes out a stronger ban enacted by the city of Philadelphia.
Smoking ban stalls on local concerns