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New Kansas Smoke-Free Law is Major Public Health Victory

March 12, 2010
National

Governor Signs Comprehensive Smoke-Free Law Covering All Workplaces, Bars and Restaurants Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson today signed smoke-free legislation into law that will make all workplaces in the state, including bars and restaurants, 100 percent smoke-free when the law takes effect July 1. Kansas is the 23rd state to pass

New Mexico and Utah Tobacco Tax Increases Are Big Wins for Public Health

March 8, 2010

Washington, D.C. – March 8, 2010 – New Mexico and Utah took major steps forward to save lives and protect children when both of the states’ legislatures voted to increase their tobacco taxes. New Mexico passed a 75-cent tobacco tax increase late in the evening on March 4 and sent

American Cancer Society Expert Chosen for FDA Advisory Panel

March 1, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 1, 2010 – Mark Stuart Clanton, MD, MPH, former deputy director of the National Cancer Institute and current chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society’s High Plains Division, has been appointed by the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to serve as

Kansas Passes Smoke-Free Legislation

February 25, 2010
National

On February 25, the Kansas legislature passed a comprehensive smoke-free bill. The legislation now heads to the governor's desk where Governor Parkinson, a huge proponent of the bill, is expected to sign.ξ The new 100% smoke-free workplace, restaurant and bar law will go into effect on July 1, 2010.

Health Groups Ask Supreme Court to Authorize Financial Penalties on Tobacco Companies for Decades of Wrongdoing

February 19, 2010

Washington, D.C. (February 19, 2010) - Six public health groups today asked the U. S. Supreme Court to authorize a trial court to require major cigarette manufacturers to pay for a broad public education campaign against smoking, as well as programs to help smokers quit. The groups also asked that

New Report: Cigarette Tax Increases Would Raise Billions for Cash-Strapped States, While Reducing Smoking and Winning Voter Approval

February 10, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC -- February 10, 2010 -- By increasing cigarette taxes by $1 per pack, the states could raise more than $9 billion in new annual revenue to help close severe budget shortfalls, while also reducing smoking and saving lives, according to a new report released today by a coalition

Guam Cigarette Tax Hits $3.00

February 5, 2010
National

GuamŠ—Ès governor signed a bill increasing the cigarette tax by $2.00, joining Connecticut and Rhode Island as the only states with a tax of $3.00 or more. Part of the money generated by the tax will be spent on tobacco control and other public health programs.

Higher Cig Tax is Good Public Policy

February 1, 2010
New York

American Cancer Society Tobacco Policy Specialist Russ Sciandra testified at a joint NYS Senate-Assembly hearing on taxes. Sciandra focused on the benefits of a higher cigarette tax, as proposed by Gov. Paterson, and on the need to collect taxes on cigarettes sold on Indian reservations.

Cig Tax Hike, Cig Tax Collection - A Winning Formula

January 26, 2010
New York

The New York State Senate is holding a hearing in Albany on the issue of cigarette tax collection on Indian reservations. As part of his proposed 2010-2011 NYS budget, Gov. Paterson directed the NYS Department of Taxation & Finance to draft regulations to collect this tax. Addressing tax evasion, plus