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Coalition: Legislature Missed Chance to Improve Kansas’ Health

June 10, 2017
Kansas

The 2017 Legislature has adjourned without passing a tax increase on cigarettes.

Op-Ed: Tobacco 21 bill should cover all

June 4, 2017
Connecticut

From the June 4, 2017 edition of The Day. As a public health advocate, I spend my days working to pass legislation to make Connecticut a healthier place to live. As a Marine veteran and former tobacco user, I know firsthand why we must pass a bill this session to

Lawmakers & Cancer Survivors Converge on State House to Support Increase in Tobacco Sales Age; Urge Making Cancer a Legislative Priority

May 30, 2017
Maine

AUGUSTA – MAY 30 – Today, cancer survivors, youth advocates and medical professionals from across the state gathered in Augusta, alongside public health advocacy groups, to urge the legislature to support policies that would help fight cancer in Maine. The visit was part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action

Coalition Praises Legislature’s Cigarette Price Increase

May 26, 2017
Oklahoma

The Legislature passed a bill to implement a $1.50 price increase to each pack of cigarettes sold in Oklahoma.

“Fierce” Big Tobacco lobbyists stopped the smoking tax in Montana

May 23, 2017
Montana

When the Montana Senate voted this spring for what would have been the state’s first tobacco tax increase in 12 years, Big Tobacco lobbyists swarmed the Capitol in Helena…Within a week the bill was dead, its demise a textbook example of how a well-financed industry can torpedo legislation. Tobacco and

Adding E-cigarettes to Louisville’s Smoke-free Ordinance a Victory for Public Health but More Protections are Still Needed

May 22, 2017
Kentucky

This statement can be attributed to Erica Palmer Smith, Kentucky government relations director at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network: “Cancer patients, survivors and others concerned about the health of Kentuckians are celebrating the passage of legislation that will restrict the use of e-cigarettes in public places where smoking

House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Passes Bill to Make All Veterans Health Administration Facilities Smoke-Free

May 17, 2017

The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs advanced legislation today that would make all Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities smoke-free.

Letter to the Editor: Fund programs to stop kids from smoking

May 11, 2017
Rhode Island

A letter to the editor from our Rhode Island volunteer about our Day at the State House.

2017 End of Session Report

May 10, 2017
Idaho

Get the latest update on our success during the 2017 legislative session! With YOUR support we are working to eliminate cancer and make Idaho a healthier place to live.