ClearWay Minnesota is seeking an IT and Office Manager. This position is responsible for: Developing and maintaining office systems, supplies and equipment; Ensuring smooth-running office operations through efficient management of office systems; Planning and organizing IT functions; and Evaluating IT [...]

Recently, e-cigarettes (battery-operated devices used to inhale nicotine and other chemicals) have been receiving news coverage in Minnesota. Several Minnesota cities have restricted their sale and use, and state lawmakers have proposed adding them to the Freedom to Breathe Act. [...]

Letters of Intent are due October 31, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. CST, and Full Applications are due November 27, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. CST. Please direct questions regarding the RFP to ClearWay Minnesota IT and Office Manager Kelly Dibble at [...]

We have released a new Request for Proposals for a research project on menthol cigarette smoking in Minnesota. More information is available here; Letters of Interest are due on November 14. Frequently asked questions

As you enjoy the rest of our Minnesota summer, please help keep our lakes free of cigarette litter. Ask your friends and family who smoke not to litter their butts, and use the hashtag #buttfreesummer to tweet about it on [...]

Since a $1.60 cigarette tax increase took effect on July 1, calls to QUITPLAN Services, the free quit-smoking resource funded by ClearWay Minnesota, have skyrocketed. During the first two weeks of July, calls to the QUITPLAN Helpline saw a 256-percent [...]

On July 1, the price of cigarettes in Minnesota is increasing significantly. The new average price in the state will be more than $7.50 per pack. Luckily, all Minnesotans have access to free quit-smoking support through QUITPLAN Services. Rising prices [...]

A hard-hitting TV ad directing smokers to quit-smoking help begins airing in Minnesota this week. The graphic ad shows how smoking creates fat and cholesterol build-up in the arteries. The ad debuts in advance of a significant increase in the [...]

A special ceremony on June 4 commemorated Governor Dayton’s signing a new tobacco tax into law. The Governor, the Health Commissioner, lawmakers who helped pass the law in the Legislature and health advocates from around the state attended the event. [...]

Adam Akida of Dundas, Minn., is the lucky winner of the 2013 QuitCash Challenge. Adam successfully quit smoking for the entire month of April, and his name was drawn from a pool of more than 3,600 entrants to receive the [...]