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NEW YORK, NY – August 28, 2017 – Mayor Bill de Blasio signed seven bills into law today aimed at reducing the use of dangerous tobacco products in New York City and to save lives. The enactment of these laws will help achieve the goal of our leaders to

WEST HARRISON, NY – Aug. 16, 2017 – The local cancer community – researchers, patients, advocates, community leaders, friends and family – will gather on Wednesday, August 23 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 500 Westchester Avenue, West Harrison, NY 10604 at 5:30 pm for a Rally for Research

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its assessment of what would happen to health insurance premiums should the administration stop paying cost-sharing reductions (CSRs). The CBO projects the average monthly premiums would increase 20 percent next year and 25 percent by 2020.

The New York City Council today passed seven bills that will take dramatic action to reduce the use of dangerous tobacco products in New York and to save lives. In April, city leaders announced their support of a comprehensive tobacco control legislative package and a goal to reduce the number

On August 9, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law legislation that will raise the state's age of sale for all tobacco products to age 21, making Oregon the fifth state to increase the tobacco sales age.

Baton Rouge, La. – East Baton Rouge Parish joined a growing list of the world’s great cities today when the Metropolitan Council voted 7-5 for a comprehensive smoke-free ordinance guaranteeing workers throughout East Baton Rouge Parish the right to breathe clean air. The Smoke-free EBR coalition applauds and thanks the

An air quality study in Baton Rouge bars and casinos shows employees in those establishments are regularly exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution and the only proven means to eliminate this exposure is to enact a comprehensive smoke-free air policy.