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Advocate Discusses Smoking Ban

Clip: Season 800 Episode 844 | 7m 22s

Maureen Busalacchi discusses the implications of the statewide smoking ban.

Gov. Jim Doyle signed an amendment Tuesday that alters a 2009 law which, come July 5 of this year, prohibits smoking in public places on the state level. Maureen Busalacchi, executive Director of anti-smoking advocacy group Smoke Free Wisconsin, discusses a possible loophole in the definition of "outdoor space" as well as forecasts the larger implications of the law's implementation.

05/14/2010 | Rating TV-G

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Struggles in Curbing Beloit's Jobless Rate

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