The Madison County Health Board voted in favor of expanding the Indiana smoking ban to cover the indoor areas of all businesses except cigar bars.

That would mean extending the state’s ban on smoking to include all bars, restaurants, casinos and fraternal organizations. In order to become law, it would still need to be approved by the Madison County Commissioners, something that might take an abnormal amount of time because the county is currently without an attorney, delaying the process.

Madison County has a population of around 130,000; it is located 35 miles northeast of Indianapolis.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.