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Cheyenne City Council Considers Adding E-cigarettes to Local Smoke-free Law

August 13, 2019
Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo.—The Cheyenne City Council heard public testimony on Monday night as they considered adding electronic cigarettes to the local smoke-free law. Cancer advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) testified in support of the ordinance, sponsored by Councilman Jeff White. The ordinance passed its first

Wyoming Falls Short on Tobacco Control, Public Policies to Fight Cancer

August 1, 2019
Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Wyoming continues to fall short on implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The annual “How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity

$1 Cigarette Tax Increase Fails in Wyoming Revenue Committee

January 28, 2019
Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo.--Unfortunately, a lifesaving tobacco tax bill died in the House Revenue Committee today on a 5-4 vote. House Bill 218, sponsored by Rep. Dan Zwonitzer (R-Laramie County), would have raised the tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack and increased the tax some other tobacco products. The American Cancer

Wyoming Lawmakers to Consider $1 Cigarette Tax Increase in 2019 Session

January 23, 2019
Wyoming

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges the legislature to pass House Bill 218, sponsored by Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, which would raise the tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack and increase the tax on some other tobacco products such as chewing tobacco and snuff. ACS CAN also urges the legislature to include e-cigarettes in the tax increase to address the e-cigarette epidemic among youth.

Wyoming Falls Short on Public Policies to Fight Cancer

August 9, 2018
Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Wyoming falls short when it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The annual "How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State Legislative

Wyoming Legislators Missed a Proven Opportunity to Save Lives and Raise Revenue by Not Introducing the Tobacco Tax

February 16, 2018
Wyoming

The Wyoming Legislature's House of Representatives decided not to introduce House Bill 43 by today's bill cutoff deadline, effectively killing any chance of a $1 tobacco tax increase passing this legislative session.

Health Advocates Urge Wyoming Legislature to Pass $1 Tobacco Tax Increase 

February 13, 2018
Wyoming

Cancer advocates and volunteers from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the American Heart Association gathered in Cheyenne on Tuesday, February 13 for a Day at the Capitol to urge their state lawmakers to pass a $1 tobacco tax increase that will save lives, reduce health care costs, and raise new revenue.

Wyoming Cancer Advocates Unite at the Capitol to Push for $1 Tobacco Tax Increase

February 12, 2018
Wyoming

Wyoming cancer patients and survivors gather in Cheyenne on Tuesday, Feb. 13 for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network's annual "Cancer Day at the Capitol" to urge their lawmakers to pass a $1 tobacco tax increase in Wyoming that will save lives, reduce health care costs, and raise revenue.

Cancer Advocates Applaud Revenue Committee Decision to Sponsor a $1 Tobacco Tax Increase in 2018

December 4, 2017
Wyoming

In its final meeting of the year today, the Joint Revenue Committee voted 8-7 to introduce a bill in the 2018 legislative session that will increase the state's tobacco tax by $1 per pack of cigarettes with an equal tax on all other tobacco products, such as chewing tobacco.