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Passage Urged for Budget Amendment for Public Health

August 11, 2004

An American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) proposal to increase the budget for public health while substantially reducing the national debt by increasing the federal tobacco tax to one dollar will be offered as an amendment to the Senate Budget Resolution by Senators Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).

Montgomery County Smoking Ban Has Positive Impact on Businesses

June 28, 2004

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- June 28, 2004 -- The American Cancer Society welcomes Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews’ announcement that sales tax receipts in the county increased 7.2 percent or nearly $2 million since enactment of its smoking ban last fall. Councilmember Andrews’ data compares tax receipts from October 2003 through

Teaming up to make strides against breast cancer

August 15, 2002
Maryland

Congress holds the purse strings to cancer research funding. ACS CAN and the American Cancer Society'Making Strides Against Breast Cancer are teaming up to urge Congress to put the ‘Power of the Purse’ behind research. Thank you to Linda Cookinghom, an ACS CAN Ambassador for speaking at the Making Strides

See How your Assemblymember Voted on the Tobacco Bill Package

SB X2-5 (Leno) E-Cigarettes: SB X2-5 would address the growing public health concerns about the unregulated use of electronic cigarettes in California by adding e-cigarettes to the state’s youth access and smoke-free workplace laws. AB X2-7 (Stone) Smoke Free Workplaces: AB X2 -7 would eliminate loopholes in the state's smoke-free

8-9-10 Monthly Advocacy Update

Cancer Research and Prevention Programs Despite the tough economic times, representatives and senators on the Appropriations committees showed solid support for cancer research and prevention programs before adjourning for

April 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

CANCER RESEARCH & PREVENTION PROGRAMS The federal government continues to operate under a stopgap spending measure for the 2011 fiscal year (FY 2011), with the

December 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

2012 promises to be active and challenging. Congress is scheduled to reconvene on January 23, while 40 state legislatures start sessions this month. Battles over federal spending and deficit reduction are expected to dominate the Congressional agenda while states continue to struggle

December Monthly Advocacy Update

Our deepest condolences go out to those who lost loved ones in the tragic shootings in Arizona on Satuday and we pray for the full and speedy recovery of those who were injured, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. In addition, we

February 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update

Subscribe to the Cancer CANdor blog for updates on ACS CAN activities and cancer policy issues. CANCER RESEARCH, PREVENTION & EARLY DETECTION Sequestration Across-the-board budget cuts to domestic and defense discretionary spending agreed upon in the 2011 Budget Control