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April 29, 2011
Vermont

Federal Legislative Update Congress remained in recess this week, and many local news reports have focused on growing public

April 28, 2011

Statement from American Cancer Society Chief Medical Officer Otis W. Brawley WASHINGTON – April 28, 2011 – The President's Panel on Cancer has released a report on health disparities that points to an urgent need to expand research and improve understanding of the factors that influence cancer

April 22, 2011
Maine

FY 2012 House Budget Resolution and White House Debt Reduction Plan Last week, the House passed its FY2012 Budget Resolution, and the White House released its plan for

April 22, 2011
Massachusetts

FY 2012 House Budget Resolution and White House Debt Reduction Plan Last week, the House passed its FY2012 Budget Resolution, and the White House released its plan for

April 22, 2011
Vermont

FY 2012 House Budget Resolution and White House Debt Reduction Plan Last week, the House passed its FY2012 Budget Resolution, and the White House released its plan for

April 21, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 21, 2011 – “Tremendous progress has been made during the past decade to protect workers and patrons from the hazardous effects of secondhand smoke. However, more than half of the states still have work to do to pass comprehensive smoke-free laws and ensure that no one

April 20, 2011
National

On Tuesday, voters in Bismarck, ND voted 5,273 - 3,554 to approve a ballot measure that extends the city's smoke-free law and rejected a separate ballot measure that would have allowed for smoking huts outside of bars.ξ Bismarck's smoke-free law will now also include bars, truck stops and tobacco stores

April 19, 2011
National

Cancer community leaders came together at a unique event in Houston on Monday to call on Texas lawmakers to commit to sustained funding for cancer research efforts. Representatives from the American Cancer Society, ACS CAN, the MD Anderson Cancer Center and U.S. Representative Gene Green convened at the MD Anderson

April 18, 2011
Maine

Capitol Hill Update FY 2011 Continuing Resolution