Nearly 70 people have weighed in during a two-and-a-half hour public hearing about a proposal to streamline state licensing and either consolidate or eliminate about 100 state boards and commissions. West Virginia University economics professor Edward Timmons, one of...
The Board which oversees Iowa's medical marijuana program today denied a petition to allow the use of the dried marijuana plant known as "vaporizable flower." The petition request was submitted by medical marijuana provider Bud & Mary's, which was formerly known...
The State Board of Medicine is recommending the use of face masks in public areas to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The state Board of Medicine issued a news release, citing "considerable emerging evidence" and the board announced it was joining the Centers for...
The state board which oversees medical marijuana is recommending allowing patients with post-traumatic stress disorder to qualify for Iowa’s medical cannabis program. Medical professionals approved the recommendation after saying there’s not enough scientific evidence...
School board members from across Iowa talked about their priorities for the upcoming legislative session at the Association of School Boards annual convention in Des Moines last week. IASB lobbyist Emily Piper says one priority is extending the one cent infrastructure...
The state medical cannabis board has approved recommending that one of four conditions proposed to it be approved for access to medical marijuana. The board recommended that children with severe autism be given access -- while deciding not to add PTSD, bipolar...
A board of experts assembled to give advice for implementing Iowa's expanded medical marijuana law met for the first time today, with one member saying the task ahead is "overwhelming." Legislators voted this spring not only to let doctors prescribe cannabis oil for a...
Governor Kim Reynolds has named the eight members of a board that will advise the Iowa Department of Public Health as the agency implements Iowa's newly expanded medical cannabis law. Iowa Department of Public Health director Gerd Clabaugh says his agency is rushing...
Governor Terry Branstad has appointed an executive of the Wild Rose Casinos in Iowa to fill a vacancy on the board that governs the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa. Mary Andringa, the chair of the board for Vermeer...
A review by the State Auditor's office that questioned the spending of four boards under the Iowa Department of Public Health has led to changes in procedures. State Auditor Mary Mosiman says the process for buying electronics raised concerns during an audit....