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FL senator pushing for bill to allow cities, counties to ban tobacco on beaches

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — Florida beaches are heavily populated throughout the year.It brings families, laughs, and good times.And on some occasions, it brings trash to the shoreline."We've been coming down here for 20 years and I don't see a lot of litter."Fort Myers Beach might be one of the lucky ones when it comes to trash on the beach.State senator Joe Gruters said cigarette butts are everywhere on Florida beaches.That's why he's backing a bill that would allow counties and cities the option to ban tobacco and cigarettes from the beaches.That doesn't sit well with some folks."I really don't think that they have the right to tell us that we can't smoke in a public area like this," said Ma... [Read more]

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