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AUGUSTA, GA — Tomorrow, the Augusta-Richond County Commission will vote on a proposed amendment to the county’s smoke-free ordinance to allow cigar smoking in certain indoor spaces, despite the motion failing in committee last week.

AUGUSTA, GA — July 27, 2021 — Today, the Augusta-Richmond County Commission will consider weakening the county’s popular smoke-free ordinance, amending the policy to establish cigar lounges in order to allow cigar smoking in certain indoor spaces. The nation’s leading public health groups including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action

Washington, D.C. — Hoy, la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos comenzará a debatir sobre un paquete de proyectos de ley de fondos para el año fiscal 2022, incluidos los fondos para los Institutos Nacionales de Salud (NIH) y los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades

Washington, D.C. — Hoy, la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos comenzará a debatir sobre un paquete de proyectos de ley de fondos para el año fiscal 2022, incluidos los fondos para los Institutos Nacionales de Salud (NIH) y los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades

The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit to force the state to implement Medicaid expansion. The following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).

Jefferson City, MO - “Today, the Missouri Supreme court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit to force the state to implement Medicaid expansion. This action means that the state is required to allow eligible Missourians to access the Medicaid healthcare coverage voters approved last August. This ruling