Michigan takes big step toward smoking ban

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – The Michigan Senate on Thursday voted to prohibit smoking in all bars, restaurants and workplaces.

The 25-12 vote, a major development in efforts to enact a smoking ban in the state, came after a Democratic senator asked to discharge legislation from a committee where bills traditionally have gone to die.

Great news, this is my biggest complaint about Ann Arbor since moving from California.