The Raise it for Health coalition has released findings from a poll showing that a strong majority of Minnesotans – 66 percent – support increasing the tobacco tax by $1.50 per pack. A solid majority from virtually every demographic group in [...]
Read MoreC. Everett Koop, 1916-2013

Yesterday the world lost a true legend in the fight against tobacco use when Dr. C. Everett Koop, the former U.S. Surgeon General, passed away at age 96. President Reagan appointed Dr. Koop as Surgeon General in 1982, and he [...]
Read MoreBoard Openings

ClearWay Minnesota is seeking candidates for our Board of Directors. The ClearWay Minnesota Board oversees operations of an independent nonprofit organization that works to eliminate the harm tobacco causes the people of Minnesota. ClearWay Minnesota’s work encompasses cessation services, public [...]
Read MoreQUITPLAN Services Vendor RFP

ClearWay Minnesota is currently seeking proposals for a QUITPLAN Services Vendor to provide an array of tobacco cessation services and resources to Minnesotans. These services include provision of the QUITPLAN Helpline for uninsured and underinsured Minnesotans. By implementing the scope [...]
Read MoreProposal to increase price of “little cigars”

Today, Senator Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis) and Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) introduced bills in the Minnesota Legislature to reclassify cigarette-type “little cigars” as what they really are – cigarettes. Like cigarettes, “little cigars” are filtered and usually come in packs of [...]
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