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Cancer Advocates Urge Washington Legislature Not to Weaken State's Clean Indoor Air Law

February 8, 2017
Washington

Washington state lawmakers are considering legislation to allow smoking in cigar bars and require workers in these establishments to be smokers as a condition of employment.

Government Relations Director Mike Rollo Featured in Public News Service Radio Interview

January 26, 2017
New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H. – A new poll found strong support for the Granite State's smoke-free law, and even greater opposition to a pending measure that would repeal key elements of it. Backers... Read more: Public News Service - Poll: Granite Staters Like Smoke-Free Law, Oppose Efforts to Change It

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Statewide Poll Shows Overwhelming Opposition to Changes in NH’s Smoke-Free Law  

January 25, 2017
New Hampshire

CONCORD – January 25, 2017 – Poll results released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) showed that the voters of New Hampshire are overwhelmingly supportive of the state’s current smoke-free law and oppose attempts to once again allow smoking in certain public places. This information

NH1 Mentions ACS CAN Smoke-Free Air Poll

January 25, 2017
New Hampshire

A statewide survey conducted says that the majority of voters in New Hampshire are against the newly proposed bill that would overturn the smoking ban.

ACS CAN Government Relations Director Mike Rollo Quoted in NH Business Review

January 23, 2017
New Hampshire

Should New Hampshire become a “smoking tourist destination?” Those are the words and vision of NH Rep. Robert Hull, R-Grafton, who introduced House Bill 279, which would repeal.. . Read more at NH Business Review: Citing ‘pet peeve,’ NH rep seeks to overturn smoking ban

ACS CAN Government Relations Director Mike Rollo Quoted in Seacoast Online

January 22, 2017
New Hampshire

PORTSMOUTH - A bill that would remove some of the restrictions on smoking in public places is scheduled to go before a sub-committee of the commerce and consumer affairs committee on Wednesday, Jan. 25.

ACS CAN New Hampshire Volunteers Featured in NECN Video

January 19, 2017
New Hampshire

A New Hampshire lawmaker is looking to bring back smoking in your favorite bars and restaurants. The measure is meeting some heavy opposition. If passed, the bill would allow smoking in privately run establishments... Read more at NECN: Source: Potential Roll Back on NH Clean Indoor Air Protections

MEDIA ADVISORY: Cancer Patients and Survivors Travel to Concord to Urge Legislators to Protect Granite Stater’s Right to Smoke-Free Air

January 17, 2017
New Hampshire

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Cancer Patients and Survivors Travel to Concord to Urge Legislators to Protect Granite Stater’s Right to Smoke-Free Air CONCORD – January 17, 2016 – Dozens of cancer survivors and their families from throughout New Hampshire will gather at the State House on Thursday to urge legislators

STATEMENT: ACS CAN Urges Continued Protection of Clean Indoor Air

January 12, 2017
New Hampshire

CONCORD – January 12, 2016 – Yesterday, New Hampshire lawmakers heard testimony on House Bill 279, which would roll back a decade old protection of clean indoor air that prohibits smoking in bars and restaurants. The bill would also remove the protections in privately run grocery stores, restaurants, and