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September 29, 2016
Wisconsin

ACT Lead Kay Lock featured on billboard urging voters to become a Cancer Voter (KFIZ radio-WI)

September 29, 2016

Washington, D.C.—September 29, 2016—Likely voters in 10 battleground states say they strongly support increasing federal funding for cancer research and aren’t hearing enough from candidates on the issue, according to a new poll released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The poll found more than

September 28, 2016
Wisconsin

Madison, Wisc. – (Sept. 28, 2016) – Likely voters in Wisconsin strongly favor increasing federal investments in medical research for cancer, according to a new poll released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The poll findings were released today to kick off Cancer Votes, ACS

September 28, 2016
Wisconsin

Madison, Wisc. – (Sept. 28, 2016) – Local cancer advocate Kirby Davidson is featured on a billboard as part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s statewide voter education campaign called Cancer Votes, which kicks of today. From now through election day, Cancer Votes volunteers will be educating voters

September 28, 2016
Michigan

Stay up to date with what's happening in Lansing and Washington DC. ACSCAN Michigan Government Relations Notebook Direct URL: http://asccanmi.blogspot.com/

September 28, 2016

Today committee chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Health and the House Energy and Commerce Committees issued statements saying they are close to a bipartisan deal on the 21st Century Cures legislation. The bill, which passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support last year, has been awaiting a vote in the Senate.

September 22, 2016

Next week the U.S. Senate is expected to take up a short-term continuing resolution to fund the federal government through December.

September 21, 2016
Montana

Local legislative candidates answered questions on current healthcare issues Tuesday night on topics ranging from tobacco use to legalizing the sale of raw milk. The Health Care Forum held by a non partisan group, Health Votes Montana 2016, posed questions such as tobacco prevention to local Montana legislative candidates.

September 20, 2016
National

State Representative Dan Hawkins from Kansas was presented the 2016 National Distinguished Advocacy Award by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) on September 14, 2016. Representative Hawkins was the sponsor and champion of a bill that prohibits minors from using tanning beds in Kansas. Because of Representative