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• Alabama governor Riley says he will sign ban on indoor smoking 

Former cigarette smoker Gov. Bob Riley said Monday that he would sign into law a broad ban on indoor smoking at workplaces and public places, if the bill were to pass the Legislature next week.

"I think it's a good bill. I really do," Riley said. "I think that anything that we can do to prevent people from smoking is something that we need to continue to do."

Riley used to smoke Winston Lights but said he kicked the habit last summer while on vacation.

The state Senate on April 30 passed Senate Bill 229, which would ban people from smoking cigarettes, cigars or pipes in restaurants, stores, malls, convention halls, theaters, sports arenas and many other public indoor places.

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