It is just getting harder and harder for us to pretend that Saint Paul, Bloomington, and MPLS are leaders in providing smokefree air for all workers as Massachusetts becomes the 6th smokefree workplace state. For those of you who think it should be done by the state legislature, 100 cities and towns in MA, including Boston, had passed local ordinances and these local ordinances provided the momentum for the legislature.
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney signed a statewide smokefree workplace law Friday, clearing the air in all workplaces, including restaurants, bars, and clubs beginning July 5. Massachusetts joins five other states -- New York, Connecticut, Maine, Delaware, and California -- that already provide clean air in the workplace. As someone who has worked for many years to pass a comprehensive law at the state level I have got to wonder how these other states have managed to actually pass a law and we can't even get a hearing in Minnesota most years. Must be we need to pass 100 local ordinances before we can get the attention of the House and the Governor. Jeanne Weigum, breathing in Merriam Park. -- Jeanne Weigum 651-646-3005 fax 651-646-0142 _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
