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Kansas Smoking Ban Begins (Mostly)

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Kansas City, MO – A statewide ban on smoking in public places goes into effect today, with a few, limited exceptions. Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson has more.

 

Laura Spencer is staff writer/editor at the Kansas City Public Library and a former arts reporter at KCUR.
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