State officials have agreed to postpone enforcement a new Iowa law that would restrict vape sales in the state in response to a lawsuit claiming it is unconstitutional.
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State officials have agreed to postpone enforcement a new Iowa law that would restrict vape sales in the state in response to a lawsuit claiming it is unconstitutional.
Iowa is among the states fighting lawsuit filed by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Also in the Capitol Notebook: ‘Sweepstakes scam’ almost bilks Iowan out of $16K
A report from the Lake Restoration Program with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources details the completion of several years-long restoration projects in 2024 and outlines major project plans in 2025.
Providers in Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Mason City, Oskaloosa and Sioux City will receive a total of over $10 million to expand or improve facilities and develop sober-living housing options.
Attorney says denial violates First Amendment
Also in the Capitol Notebook: Iowa’s unemployment, labor force participation rate ticks up
State investigators found that two jails restrained inmates in chairs for excessive amounts of time. One jail used the restraints punitively, and the other confined someone who was having a mental health crisis.
Cedar Rapids school board meets with lawmakers to discuss preschool, cell phone bans and other priorities in advance of the upcoming session of the Iowa Legislature.
State agency officials and legislative leaders continued to hurl accusations at each other over the state’s oversight of the Judicial Branch operations
Also, state says school for troubled boys reaches ‘substantial compliance’ with oversight
State officials pointed to a section of the memorandum of understanding that bars displays at the Capitol if they are considered obscene.
Chris Cournoyer, a former state lawmaker from Le Claire, was sworn in Monday as Iowa’s 48th lieutenant governor.
Cournoyer, a Republican from LeClaire, is serving her second term in the Iowa Senate.
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