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House Passes Restrictions on Internet Sale of Tobacco Products

March 17, 2010

The House of Representatives today passed the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act, sending a clear message to Internet vendors of tobacco products that they cannot skirt state excise taxes simply by selling their products online and requiring them to verify the identity and age of Internet purchasers of tobacco products.

Federal Rule Restricts Big Tobacco 's Marketing to Children

March 16, 2010

Tobacco companies will continue to feel the unwelcome impact of federal regulation of their industry, as landmark U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) restrictions on marketing tobacco products to children and teens were announced today.

New Smoke-free Cities in South Carolina and Missouri

March 15, 2010
National

March 2, 2010 The city councils in Cayce and West Columbia, South Carolina approved smoke-free ordinances this month -- both will be implemented on June 1, 2010. With these victories, South Carolina now boasts 32 local smoke-free ordinances. March 15, 2010 In Missouri, the Lake Saint Louis Board

3-12-10 Maine Statehouse Update

March 12, 2010
Maine

Maine Statehouse Update for 3-12-10

Kansas Enacts Comprehensive Smoke-Free Law

March 12, 2010
National

Kansas enacted a 100% smoke-free workplace, restaurant, and bar law, which is scheduled to go into effect July 1, 2010. Currently 19 states have laws prohibiting smoking in restaurants, bars, and all other non-hospitality workplaces. An additional four states, including Kansas, have passed such laws and are awaiting implementation.

New Kansas Smoke-Free Law is Major Public Health Victory

March 12, 2010
National

Governor Signs Comprehensive Smoke-Free Law Covering All Workplaces, Bars and Restaurants Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson today signed smoke-free legislation into law that will make all workplaces in the state, including bars and restaurants, 100 percent smoke-free when the law takes effect July 1. Kansas is the 23rd state to pass

Important Message From John Seffrin

March 9, 2010
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont

Message From John Seffrin Meaningful health care reform is closer than ever to becoming a reality. Following decades in which the nation’s health care system

3-8-10 Maine Statehouse Update

March 9, 2010
Maine

Maine Statehouse Update for 3-8-10

Only One State Passed Legislation in 2009 Requiring Insurers to Cover Costs of Colon Cancer Screening

March 9, 2010

WASHINGTON – March 9, 2010 – Progress towards nationwide, state-mandated coverage of colon cancer screening according to accepted medical guidelines has slowed to a crawl as state legislators await the outcome of the health care reform debate at the federal level, a coalition of public health associations and medical professional