Supporters of bill to expand cancer coverage for Iowa firefighters, police are hopeful this will be the year it passes

Supporters hopeful as bill to expand cancer coverage for firefighters gains traction in Iowa Senate

House File 969 would expand the definition of cancer to help firefighters and first responders battling the disease get disability coverage. It advanced through an Iowa Senate subcommittee Tuesday.

Legislation to extend benefits for 9/11 responders, survivors introduced

(The Center Square) – Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress to ensure benefits for Sept. 11 responders and survivors will be extended.

Supporters of bill to expand cancer coverage for Iowa firefighters, police are hopeful for passage

An amended proposal, still supported by advocates for Iowa firefighters, is moving in the Iowa Senate – where previous attempts to pass a bill failed.

This bill aims to help firefighters with cancer. Getting it passed is just the beginning

Amid toxic L.A. wildfires, California's U.S. senators are supporting legislation that would provide financial help to first responders who develop or die from service-related cancers.

Firefighters face concerns about the rise in childhood cancer linked to toxins. More research and resources are being sought to protect families.

First responder cancer coverage bill advances through Iowa Senate subcommittee

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa Senate moved a bill that aims to expand cancer coverage in the state out of a State Government subcommittee on Monday afternoon. The state senators on the subcommittee voted through the legislation unanimously. It will now be considered in a State Government committee later this week, and if advanced, will be safe from the second funnel week deadline of April 4. Grimes man accused of critically injuring 3-month-…