Close, but no cigar last session: lawmakers spark new effort to exempt cigar bars from smoking ban

Lawmakers are reigniting an effort this session at exempting cigar lounges from an early 2000s-era law banning smoking in most public places in the state.  But the proposal is again facing stiff opposition from health-related groups, despite changes meant to allay concerns it would weaken the state’s smoke-free air law and cause regulatory confusion. Meanwhile, the Wisconsin Restaurant Associ...