SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah lawmaker is pushing state officials to consider banning smoking on the grounds of the Utah state capitol. “It’s a great statement they have made that they care about the health of individuals,” the Murray lawmaker told the board. Making the Capitol tobacco free would “show we care about people’s health, care about the health of our employees.”Smoking at the Capitol is already restricted to designated areas. The board is researching how many other state capitols nationwide ban tobacco use and is asking tourism companies if such a ban would impact international visitors and whether it would be difficult to enforce. ——Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com

Source: National Post November 12, 2017 18:56 UTC