All Updates

The following letter was published in the Omaha World Herald on January 21, 2018. I support increasing the tobacco tax in Nebraska by a significant amount. I am a local health care provider in North Platte, Nebraska, and a volunteer with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. I

The following letter was published in the Omaha World Herald on February 3, 2018. The easiest way to stop a lifetime of smoking is never to start in the first place. Our Legislature has a bill in hand that would raise the tobacco tax to $1.50 per pack of

The following letter was published in the Lincoln Journal Star on February 18, 2018 I recently talked with Sen. Adam Morfeld at a Day at the Capitol in Lincoln hosted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association and American Lung Association. These groups are working

The following letter was published in the Lincoln Journal Star on January 14, 2018 The American Cancer Society estimates that about 10,000 Nebraskans will be newly diagnosed with cancer this year, including a projected 540 cases of skin cancer. That’s why I support a bill being considered

The following letter was published in the Omaha World Herald on February 12, 2018 Skin cancer is the most common form of all cancers in the United States and one that, despite repeated education efforts about the dangers of the sun and indoor tanning devices, continues to take the

The following letter was published in the Grand Island Independent on March 4, 2018. The Nebraska Legislature is currently considering a number of proposals to increase the tax on tobacco in our state. I want to lend my voice to the chorus of supporters singing the praises of this

PHOENIX – The Legislature will get another chance to protect children from unnecessary exposure to harmful UV radiation Thursday morning. Rep. Heather Carter, District 15, will employ a “striker” amendment. This will “strike everything” from bill SB 1290 and replace it with the language from the indoor tanning bill —

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network held a briefing on Capitol Hill last week to highlight the findings of the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts & Figures report released earlier this year.