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The American Cancer Society worked with health insurers in Oklahoma to establish a voluntary agreement on how they will cover colon cancer screenings for insured Oklahomans. The agreement guarantees that insurers will cover the full range of screenings, including colonoscopy.

On February 25, the Kansas legislature passed a comprehensive smoke-free bill. The legislation now heads to the governor's desk where Governor Parkinson, a huge proponent of the bill, is expected to sign.ξ The new 100% smoke-free workplace, restaurant and bar law will go into effect on July 1, 2010.

On Monday, President Obama laid out his plans for health care reform in an effort to unite lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in anticipation of the White House health care summit to be held on Thursday. ACS CAN and nine other patient, consumer and medical advocacy groups sent

Iowa Governor Chet Culver has signed a bill requiring insurance companies to provide coverage for cancer clinical trials. This means more Iowa cancer patients will be able to access potentially lifesaving clinical trails. Twenty-seven states and District of Columbia now have this important law on the books.

GuamŠ—Ès governor signed a bill increasing the cigarette tax by $2.00, joining Connecticut and Rhode Island as the only states with a tax of $3.00 or more. Part of the money generated by the tax will be spent on tobacco control and other public health programs.

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas(CPRIT) announced its first round of cancer research grants. CPRIT's mission is to expedite innovation and commercialization in the area of cancer research and to enhance access to evidence-based prevention programs and services throughout Texas. ACS CAN volunteers led the legislative and ballot

On his final day in office, New Jersey Governor Corzine signed a menu-labeling law requiring calorie counts to be listed on the menus of most fast-food and other chain restaurants. New Jersey is only the fourth state in the country to take this giant step in the fight against obesity.

North Carolina's new 100% smoke-free restaurant and bar law went into effect on January 2, 2010.

Last week the U.S. Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2010 budget, which included great strides in the fight to fund cancer research and prevention programs. Passage of this legislation will ensure that lifesaving cancer research will continue to support the development of new tools for early detection and cancer fighting treatments that are still in the early stages.