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It was another long week of discovering what money is coming to the state from the Feds, and what are appropriate uses for the money. Committees are reporting back their recommendations to the Appropriations committee this week, which means the budget debates will begin next week.

FDA regulation of tobacco products is a top priority for ACS CAN. Now that Congress is back in session, this legislation could be reintroduced soon and would then come up for a vote. We will be working hard to get Congress to quickly pass legislation that will grant the Food

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in a case that could bring Big Tobacco to justice for fraudulent advertising and labeling practices that for decades have deceived the public about the dangers of smoking and caused millions of Americans to lose their lives.

Advocates, legislators and American Cancer Society staff attended a press conference to kick off the Campaign for a Cancer-Free Maine on Friday, March 20th at the State House. Prior to the press conference, there was a legislative hearing for LD 781 " An Act To Create a Specialty State Lottery

ACS CAN recently released a new report, Cancer and Medicare: A Chartbook . This new resource highlights Medicare information through charts to provide an overview of cancer among the elderly. The chartbook shows how many elderly are getting cancer and dying from the disease, how many are using cancer screening

Today President Obama will sign fiscal year 2009 (FY09) Omnibus Appropriations Act into law. The U.S. House of Representatives approved the bill February 25 and the U.S. Senate approved it late yesterday by voice vote. The Omnibus contains several critical

ACS CAN today will join the Aspen Institute at a Washington, DC event to launch the Aspen Health Stewardship Coalition and call for smart and sustainable improvements to the US health care system. The coalition is part of