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On Tuesday, voters in Bismarck, ND voted 5,273 - 3,554 to approve a ballot measure that extends the city's smoke-free law and rejected a separate ballot measure that would have allowed for smoking huts outside of bars.ξ Bismarck's smoke-free law will now also include bars, truck stops and tobacco stores

Cancer community leaders came together at a unique event in Houston on Monday to call on Texas lawmakers to commit to sustained funding for cancer research efforts. Representatives from the American Cancer Society, ACS CAN, the MD Anderson Cancer Center and U.S. Representative Gene Green convened at the MD Anderson

Capitol Hill Update FY 2011 Continuing Resolution

Capitol Hill Update FY 2011 Continuing Resolution

Capitol Hill Update FY 2011 Continuing Resolution

Right now, I feel both relieved and concerned for the future in the fight against cancer. After months of partisan bickering, Congress finally passed a budget for 2011 last week -- but only after making sizable cuts to cancer programs we care deeply about. We can claim one important success.

Right now, I feel both relieved and concerned for the future in the fight against cancer. After months of partisan bickering, Congress finally passed a budget for 2011 last week -- but only after making sizable cuts to cancer programs we care deeply about. We can claim one important success.

The 2011 Maryland General Assembly ended on April 12 and the two big items to celebrate are: 1) The Smoking Exemption bill (HB 605) died in committee. This is a huge victory for tobacco control in our state. Allowing smoking exemptions would have weaken our strong statewide smoke-free indoor air