All Updates

Happy New Year! As we ring in the new year, I hope we can continue to count on our advocates' support to help make 2018 another great year! January 10th marks the first day of the Maryland General Assembly and this year's ACS CAN’s state legislative priorities are: Increase funding

Working together, we can convince lawmakers in Virginia that fighting cancer should be a top priority. Our elected leaders make critical decisions that affect cancer-related programs and issues. With your help, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is leading the fight to conquer cancer at the State

Senate Bill 25, filed by Sen. Howie Morales (D-28), would raise the state’s cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack and impose an equivalent tax on other tobacco products including cigars, smokeless tobacco and electronic cigarettes.

Tax Legislation Provisions Could Harm Cancer Patients On Saturday, Dec. 2, the U.S. Senate passed a tax bill that, in effect, repeals the nation’s health care law with no replacement plan. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), eliminating the insurance requirement from current law would lead to 13

ACS CAN Massachusetts will be focusing on a variety of issues in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session. Below is an update on those that have had movement in the past month: While the legislature is still in session in December, we don’t expect movement on any of our issues until after