Attempt to weaken Minnesota smoking ban fails
More strange from the Iron Range: at a time when the state is facing a huge budget gap, the House, Senate and Governor’s opposing proposals threaten another end-of-session train wreak and we have Swine Flu to worry about, Rep. Tom Rukavina offers an amendment to weaken the state’s smoking ban. Rukavina’s “smoking room” amendment failed, as did another amendment to allow “smoking shacks.”


