Smoking ban proposed for Mississippi businesses

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS | Bloomberg / AP

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Health advocates are renewing their push for a bill to ban smoking in all enclosed public places in Mississippi, including restaurants and casinos.

Their efforts have been unsuccessful the past several years, and the bill will face obstacles again this year because some lawmakers — including the House Public Health Committee chairman — still say they don't want to tell businesses what to do on private property.