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The General Assembly reconvened last week after a two week furlough. Their was must conversation about the Boeing Expansion in North Charleston and of course continued disucssion on Medicaid Expansion. Please read our latest Legislative Update for a full report.

At 28, Stacy Cook was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had health insurance through her job, and got the treatment she needed. But when Stacy, an American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network volunteer, was diagnosed with breast cancer for a second time eight years later, she wasnŠ—Èt so lucky. Although

Last evening, the Ketchum City Council voted unanimously to pass a comprehensive smoke-free ordinance that includes bars, small businesses, hotels and motels, hookah bars, tobacco shops, bus stops and various outdoor areas.ξ The new law also doesn't include any exemptions for e-cigarettes, and it will go into effect next Wednesday,

Week 6 Update Friday, April 12, 2013 Week six of the 2013 Legislative Session has come to a close and many of the year’s biggest policy issues have yet to be resolved. On Thursday, the Florida House released its Medicaid expansion alternative - a plan that would not access any

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Christine Weason, Government Relations Director, North Carolina Christine Weason is our new North Carolina Government Relations Director. She brings a unique combination of legislative, legal, campaign coordinating, and fundraising strengths to the American Cancer Society and ACS Cancer Action Network. Christine served three terms as a member in the Arizona