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November 14, 2012
National

Members of Congress returned to Capitol Hill today for their first post-election meetings, and ACS CAN wasted no time in making sure that funding for cancer research was on their minds. ACS CAN joined its partners in the One Voice Against Cancer coalition to conduct a lobby day on Capitol

November 8, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- November 8, 2012 -- The number of adults who smoke and the intensity level of those who do declined between 2005 and 2011, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH). The article, entitled

November 7, 2012
National

Measure 4, a smoke-free ballot initiative in North Dakota supported by ACS CAN, passed yesterday 66.66% to 33.34%.ξ The measure approved Tuesday puts into place a comprehensive law prohibiting indoor smoking in places not protected under current state statute, including bars, motels, private nursing homes, cabs and public transportation.ξ It

November 6, 2012
Connecticut

CANCER VOTES Presidential Voter Guide President Obama and Governor Romney responded to ACS CAN's presidential questionnaire. Read the voter guide. Chris Hansen recently promoted the guides and other Cancer Votes activities in a series of local radio and television interviews aired across the country. Read the ACS CAN

November 6, 2012
Maine

CANCER VOTES Presidential Voter Guide President Obama and Governor Romney responded to ACS CAN's presidential questionnaire. Read the voter guide. Chris Hansen recently promoted the guides and other Cancer Votes activities in a series of local radio and television interviews aired across the country. Read the ACS CAN

November 6, 2012
Massachusetts

CANCER VOTES Presidential Voter Guide President Obama and Governor Romney responded to ACS CAN's presidential questionnaire. Read the voter guide. Chris Hansen recently promoted the guides and other Cancer Votes activities in a series of local radio and television interviews aired across the country. Read the ACS CAN

November 6, 2012
Vermont

CANCER VOTES Presidential Voter Guide President Obama and Governor Romney responded to ACS CAN's presidential questionnaire. Read the voter guide. Chris Hansen recently promoted the guides and other Cancer Votes activities in a series of local radio and television interviews aired across the country. Read the ACS CAN

November 5, 2012
National

This morning, Johnson County, Indiana commissioners unanimously passed a smoke-free ordinance that prohibits smoking in all public businesses, including bars, hotels, restaurants and private clubs.ξ The ban is stricter than rules previously passed in the cities of Franklin and Greenwood, which now will have to follow the countyŠ—Ès ban.ξ This

November 2, 2012
National

The Cook County Board in Illinois voted favorably today (10-6) to increase the county cigarette tax by $1.ξ Combined with the $1 state cigarette tax increase passed by the General Assembly earlier this year, it's safe to say this has been a great year for tobacco control advocacy in the