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Holding the Purse $trings on Tobacco Settlement Funds

December 9, 2009
National

A new report released today looks at how states are spending their tobacco settlement and tax revenue. Results show that only a fraction of dedicated funding is actually be used to support tobacco prevention and control programs, despite a growing trend to increase state tobacco tax. The report, titled A

New Report: States Cut Funding for Tobacco Prevention Programs Despite Receiving Record Amounts of Tobacco Revenue

December 9, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC -- December 9, 2009 -- The states are collecting record amounts of revenue from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, but have cut funding for programs to reduce tobacco use by more than 15 percent in the past year, according to a report released today by a

Public Health Groups Condemn Paterson's Tobacco Cut

December 2, 2009
New York

For Immediate Release: December 2, 2009 Angela Pause Smith (ACS): 518-454-4039 (office) or 518-339-6339 (cell), [email protected] Public health groups condemn Paterson’s cut to Tobacco Control Program 25,500 New Yorkers lose their lives each year due to cigarette use, yet DRP cuts lifesaving

ACS and ACS CAN File Brief in Support of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

November 30, 2009
National

ACS, ACS CAN and other health partners filed as friends of the court to rebut arguments in the tobacco industry's lawsuit against the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA). FSPTCA provides the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products.

Great American Smokeout 2009: It's About Time to Enact Strong Tobacco Control Policies

November 19, 2009
National

Today marks another milestone. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is celebrating the 34th Great American Smokeout by urging state and local lawmakers to support comprehensive smoke-free legislation and push for higher state tobacco tax increases. The Great American Smokeout began more that 30 years ago for

Great American Smokeout Emphasizes Importance of Strong Tobacco Control Laws

November 19, 2009

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today celebrated the 34th Great American Smokeout by encouraging state and local lawmakers to protect the health of all Americans by enacting comprehensive smoke-free laws, increasing state tobacco taxes and fully funding tobacco prevention and cessation programs.

Reports Show Smoke-Free Policies Are Critical to Curbing Secondhand Smoke Exposure

November 12, 2009

Washington, D.C. – November 12, 2009 – Two new reports released today by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that state tobacco control efforts, including smoke-free policies, are vitally important to efforts to limit exposure to deadly secondhand smoke. One study, reported in the November 13 issue

Federal Judge Rejects Tobacco Companies' Effort to Block Key Provisions of New Tobacco Regulation Law

November 5, 2009

Statement of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and American Legacy Foundation WASHINGTON, DC (November 5, 2009) – In a clear victory for public health, a federal judge in Kentucky today rejected a motion by tobacco companies

Pennsylvania Increases Tobacco Tax

November 1, 2009
National

The Pennsylvania state legislature approved a 25-cent tobacco tax increase as part of the state budget. As of November 1, the new tax is $1.60. The tax is now also being applied to cigarillos, which were previously untaxed.