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Mo. Digital News
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Missouri Digital News
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Missouri Digital News
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Missouri Digital News
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Missouri Digital News
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The Missouri House voted to put out a proposal that would ban smoking in member's offices. |
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Wrap: The smoking ban was defeated without any Republicans voting for it. The Democratic motion would have banned smoking in all House member's offices. Something St. Louis Democratic Minority Leader Jacob Hummel says should have happened a long time ago.
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| Description: "How can we continue to allow smoking in our offices? It's not right. We're exposing people to carcinogens. Everyone knows it. It's time to put an end to it." | |
Smoking is already banned in the House and Senate chambers and the Capitol's hallways. Under the rules the House passed, each caucus will decide if smoking is allowed in offices or not.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Matt Evans. Newsradio 1120 KMOX.
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Not a single Republican voted for a measure that would ban smoking in House member's offices. |
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Wrap: The Democrat-supported smoking ban went up in flames when the Missouri House debated it's rules for the new session. Smoking is an issue St. Louis Democratic Minority Leader Jacob Hummel can identify with.
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| Description: "My mother died at the age of 49 from smoking. When you smoke you get cancer. Bottom line." | |
Smoking is already banned in the House and Senate chambers and the Capitol's hallways. Last week, the House Democrats banned smoking in their offices. Under the rules the House passed, each party's caucus will decide if smoking is allowed in offices or not.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Matt Evans. Newsradio 1120 KMOX.