Indiana's smoking rate is among the highest in the nation. More than 21 percent of Hoosiers smoke, and that rate has remained stagnant in recent years.

Indiana lawmakers continue a years-long debate over anti-smoking measures that include an increase in the smoking age and higher cigarette taxes.

The bill would increase the age for buying cigarettes to 21 and add a $1.50 tax per pack of cigarettes.

The "Every Try Counts" smoking cessation campaign will be showing up in gas stations and convenience stores in Indiana.

The Alliance for a Healthier Indiana hopes to get rid of a state law that bans employers from screening job candidates for tobacco use.

Indiana continues to rank poorly in a number of health measures and proposals to address these factors could help.

The state rose seven spots in the ranking this year, from 34th to 27th. But, it still spends only 10 percent of the $73 million the CDC recommends.

Chamber Vice President Caryl Auslander says the education sector and the business community must work closer together.

A group of 12 states would rank fifth among the countries with the highest smoking rates, behind Indonesia, Ukraine, China and the Philippines

Smoke Free Indy, a group from the Marion County Health Department, surveyed over 300 properties this year, and found 24 percent do not allow smoking.