As a measure of protest to City Council action, Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether will not sign the tobacco-free ordinance passed by the City Council last week.
City Council members say a group of businesses are getting around a state smoking ban by opening tobacco shops under the same roof as video lottery businesses.
The University of South Dakota is going smoke free starting in January. The university announced Wednesday that the USD Executive Committee voted to ban smoking on campus effective Jan. 9, 2013.