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Episode: Smoking in cars with kids is banned in 11 states, and West Virginia could be next
Description: Smoking in cars with children is banned in 11 states, and lawmakers are pushing to join them in West Virginia, where more adults use cigarettes than anywhere else in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The state Senate passed a bill calling for fines for anyone caught smoking or possessing a lit tobacco product in a vehicle when someone age 16 or under is present. The bill passed on a 25-8 vote and now goes to the House of Delegates, where similar legislation has failed and it faces an uncertain future.
Senate Majority Leader Tom Takubo, a...