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New York City Lobbying & Legislative Consulting Contract RFP Request for Proposal Date: November 19, 2014 Response Due Date: December 5, 2014 To review the proposal go to here.

For media inquiries, contact: Marc Kaplan – 518-796-1038 (cell) [email protected] Desiree Berenguer Carton – 973-703-3241 (cell) [email protected] Public Health Champions Honored for Cancer-Fighting Efforts American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Honors SUNY’s Upstate Medical University Dr. Gregory Eastwood and Sanofi’s Edward Greissing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 15, 2014 Contact: Kathleen O’Neill, [email protected] ; 518.545.5045 Kevin O’Flaherty, [email protected] ; 646.919.0469 Meredith Coon, [email protected] ; 212-878-5947 or 216-548-0603 Marc Kaplan, [email protected] ; 518-796-1038 Rise in NYC Smoking Rate Shows NY Must Act Swiftly Number of Smokers Returns to Over

New York 2014 Legislative Agenda 2014-15 Budget Priorities: Tobacco Control Program Funding: Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer. The vast majority of cases are caused by smoking, yet New York has slashed its tobacco control budget in half since 2007. During that time, New York

Statement of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network on Governor Cuomo’s Proposed 2014-2015 Budget New York Drops from 5th to 21st in Tobacco Control Efforts; Citizens of New York Lead the Way in Cancer Fight While State Funds Decline January 22, 2014 This month, the American

NYC KEEPS AIR SMOKE FREE BY INCLUDING E-CIGARETTES IN LANDMARK LAW Statement from Michele Bonan, regional director of advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Metro NY on today’s passage of Intro 1210A: December 19, 2013 – New York City, NY – “As New Yorkers, we can

HEALTH ADVOCATES APPLAUD CITY COUNCIL HEALTH COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERING INCLUSION OF E-CIGARETTES IN SMOKE-FREE AIR ACT MEASURE WOULD BOLSTER ENFORCEMENT OF ANTI-SMOKING LAWS AND DISCOURAGE USE OF UNREGULATED NICOTINE DELIVERING DEVICES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 4, 2013 A broad coalition of advocates have joined today to applaud the

Ongoing Cuts to State Funding To Blame for Stagnant Smoking Rates Albany, NY (November 19, 2013) – Cancer advocates are celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 38 th annual Great American Smokeout on November 21 by calling on state legislators to increase funding for the state’s tobacco prevention and cessation

NYC PASSES HISTORIC LEGISLATION TO PROTECT FAMILIES FROM BIG TOBACCO October 30, 2013 Statement from Michele Bonan, Regional Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Metro NY on today’s passage of Intros 1021 and 250A: “New York City has done it again: leading the way to protect our