Updates matching "Maryland"

Legislative update - March 24, 2011 Hearings were held for our proposed legislation increasing the cigarette tax $1.00 (total $3.00) and taxes on other tobacco products by 75% (total 95%) of whole sale and designating the first $21 M in revenue to tobacco control and additional revenue to expand Medicaid

Ambassadors conducted walk-in's and meeting with their US Members of Congress during the 2011 Presidents' Day Recess. Members of Congress were urged to reject the house budget cuts for cancer research and programs. The key to better survivor rates is research. Research offers hope for better treatment; hope for new

Click on link to view 2011 Maryland Leigslative Priorities for the American Cancer Society. To take action and send a message to your state lawmakers on important cancer issues that effect Marylanders, please see "Take Action in Maryland" above for action alerts. 2011_legislative_priorities_MD.pdf

On February 8th, advocates from the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and the American Lung Association lobbied in Annapolis to tell their lawmakers that raising tobacco taxes saves lives. Thank you to American Cancer Society advocates, Pat Pickett, John O'Hara, Elaine Koogler, Sue Moats, Peggy Kidwell, Ed Delaney, David

Ambassadors reached out to new and returning Members of Congress to let them know that they are available as a resource for cancer issues. Information about our 2011 Federal Legisative priorities are being shared along with details about the amount of money that flows from the NIH, NCI, and CDC into each Congressional District.

On November 10, 2010, health advocates rallied in front of the State House to show their power as part of a Power of the Purse Rally. During the rally Advocates urged the Governor and the members of the Maryland General Assembly to restore funding for important life-saving cancer and tobacco control programs because they hold the purse strings.

Our first Maryland Cancer Research Breakfast hosted by ACS CAN was held on October 19, 2010 to celebrate advancements in breast cancer research and survivorship at the Westminster Hall in Baltimore, MD. It was amazing to be in a room filled with survivors, researchers, advocates, and corporate sponsors all there

Wow! what a beautiful site. On October 24, the Baltimore Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Event was filled with a sea of pink. Over 600 Power of the Purse petitions were collected to urge the Governor not to cut funding for the Maryland Breast and Cervical Cancer Program. Even though

Thank you to our Ambassadors who attended the ACS CAN Federal Lobby Day in DC on September 28. A huge thank you to Karen McNeill Boonstoppel, Anna Renault, Chanell Benn, Ed Delaney, Elaine Koogler, Pat Pickett, Peggy Kidwell and Georgette B. Gaskin for visiting the