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Rhode Island Becomes First State With Tobacco Tax to Exceed $3.00

April 8, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 8, 2009 -- Effective this Friday, April 10, 2009, Rhode Island will be the first state with a tobacco tax to exceed $3.00. The Rhode Island General Assembly approved a $1.00 tax increase last week as part of the state’s 2009 supplemental budget. Governor Donald L.

4/3/09 Maine Statehouse Update

April 6, 2009
Maine

Maine Statehouse Update for 4/3/09

U.S. House Passes FDA Legislation

April 3, 2009
Maine

A solid victory today in the fight to protect children from Big Tobacco! By a strong bipartisan majority of 298 to 112, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256).

FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products Passes U.S. House

April 3, 2009
National

Congress took an important step to help protect kids from deadly tobacco products. With an overwhelming vote of support, the legislation now moves on to the U.S. Senate for consideration. Everyday without regulation, 3500 kids try their first cigarette. The U.S. Senate needs to act fast to stop children from

Budget Resolutions Present Opportunities for Health Care Reform This Year

April 3, 2009

The House and Senate passed Budget Resolutions last night that enable the critical effort to move forward to reform our health care system. The result is good news for cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones who know too well the gaps that exist in the broken health care system.

Cancer's Hidden Costs

April 2, 2009
National

"It's not necessarily not having insurance Š—” it's not having adequate insurance."ξSo saysξJohn Seffrin, CEO of the American Cancer Society in a newξstory published by NPR's Morning Edition. Read the full story or listen to the audio report here.

U.S. House Votes to Protect Children from Big Tobacco

April 2, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 2, 2009 -- “House members put children before Big Tobacco today by voting overwhelmingly to grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco products. “Big Tobacco spends nearly $40 million each day to try to lure

Federal Ciggarette Tax Increase in affect Today!

April 1, 2009
Connecticut

Today, Wednesday April 1, the Federal tobacco tax will increase $.62 bringing the total Federal tax to just over a dollar. The revenue raised from this tax icrease will fund the State Children's Health Insurance Plan or S-CHIP. The Bill was supported by the American Cancer Society and pushed forward

Critical Legislation to Regulate Tobacco Products Would Protect Children and Save Lives

March 31, 2009

Cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones are urging their Members of Congress to support critical legislation that would save lives by putting an end to Big Tobacco's despicable and deceptive practices to attract and addict youth to smoking and keep current smokers from quitting.