Proposed Tobacco Tax Increase is a Step in the Right Direction
Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Government Relations Director Kristy Young
Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Government Relations Director Kristy Young
INDIANAPOLIS, IN -Tobacco use in Indiana is among the highest in the nation. That is why health and business groups have long called on lawmakers to increase Indiana’s cigarette tax by $2 per pack and increase the tax on all other tobacco products to an equivalent rate.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – As lawmakers dive into the 2022 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize increasing tobacco control funding and raising the state’s tobacco taxes which will ease the burden of cancer in West Virginia.
JACKSON, MS – As lawmakers dive into the 2022 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize proven tobacco control measures and access to care, both of which will ease the burden of cancer on Mississippi residents
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – As lawmakers dive into the 2022 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize improving access to colorectal cancer screenings and increasing the state’s tobacco taxes, both of which will ease t
La Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU. considerará hoy una legislación histórica que ampliaría el acceso a la cobertura de atención médica asequible a millones de personas en EE. UU. mediante una combinación de medidas tales como hacer que los planes de salud del mercado de bajo costo estén disponibles para las personas de ingresos limitados en los estados que aún no han expandido Medicaid, aumentar permanentemente los fondos federales para Medicaid en los territorios de EE. UU. y extender mayores subsidios para que las personas compren cobertura del mercado en todo el país.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. – Cancer patients and survivors are marking the American Cancer Society’s 46th annual Great American Smokeout tomorrow by calling on elected officials to protect the health of all West Virginia residents by implementing strong tobacco control legislation.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Cancer patients and survivors across the state are marking the American Cancer Society’s 46th annual Great American Smokeout tomorrow by calling on elected officials to protect the health of all Hoosiers by implementing strong tobacco control legislation.
LANSING, MI – “Today, Gov. Whitmore signed into law legislation capping the tax on premium cigars at 50 cents per cigar. The Michigan legislature has again put Big Tobacco above the health of Michiganders by giving the industry a tax break.
Mientras el Congreso se prepara para considerar la Ley Build Back Better (Reconstruir mejor), los pacientes y sobrevivientes de cáncer y sus cuidadores instan a los legisladores a asegurarse de que se incluyan determinadas disposiciones de salud clave en cualquier legislación definitiva.