City Backs Down From Smoking Ban for Employees in Their Homes and After Hours

The officials in Brooksville, Florida have shelved a controversial measure that would have required city employees to quit smoking and disqualifying others from employment who are already smokers.

The city council also proposed a policy to forbid employees and citizens alike from smoking or chewing tobacco on any public property or property being used for a city function — including in her personal vehicles.

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