by Dar Danielson | Apr 26, 2021 | Crime & Courts, News
The state of Iowa recently received a payment of nearly 53 million dollars from the tobacco companies involved in the 1998 settlement agreement. The spokesman for Iowa’s Attorney General, Lynn Hicks, says the payments are made every April. “We’re up...
by Matt Kelley | Jul 22, 2020 | Health & Medicine, News, Recreation / Entertainment
The four Native American-owned casinos in Iowa are temporarily smoke-free. The WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan has had the no-smoking policy in place since reopening in mid-June with restrictions, which include requiring face masks for all employees and customers....
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 29, 2020 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Governor Kim Reynolds has taken action on a host of bills, including three that deal with marijuana, alcohol and cigarettes. When bars and restaurants were closed this spring due to the pandemic, Governor Reynolds issued a proclamation allowing the sale of carry-out...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 12, 2020 | Health & Medicine, News
The legislature has voted to move the age for buying tobacco products to 21. This puts Iowa law in line with the recent federal change. “Iowa law enforcement officers, local law enforcement officers cannot enforce federal law,” Representative Rob Bacon, a...
by Matt Kelley | Feb 27, 2020 | Health & Medicine, News
A survey finds nearly one quarter of Iowa’s high schoolers vape and critics say new federal regulations on e-cigarettes are having virtually no impact toward heading off the epidemic. Matt Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, says the new...