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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowTavern owners in Franklin will mothball their ashtrays next month following the passage of a smoking ban May 4. City councilors
voted 6-1 to make the ban one of the most restrictive in the state.
Franklin, south of Indianapolis in Johnson County, previously
passed a workplace smoking ban in 2006, but excluded some areas, including 21-and-over bars and private clubs. The new ordinance,
set to take effect 30 days from passage, has been expanded to include all enclosed workplaces, public places and city-owned
facilities.
Roughly 35 cities in Indiana now en
force some form of a smoking ban. The entire Hoosier state has yet to go smoke-free, though. To no avail, Rep. Charlie
Brown, D-Gary, tried to muster support for a statewide smoking ban
during the waning days of the legislative session by proposing to exempt casinos.
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