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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 2015

Page

6

Fireworks Proposal Faces Senate Deliberation in Iowa

A coalition of health care and emergency services groups warns expanded legal fireworks could spark injuries. Federal data show 11 400 reported hospital injuries in 2013, many around July 4. Senator Belkcom’s stance will shape the bill as Rep Windschitl calls for House action and broader party support. Iowa remains among five states restricting fireworks to sparklers and novelties.

Bellcom Iowa Federal Consumer Product Safety Commission Dennis Tibben Iowa Medical Society Iowa House Matt Windschitl Missouri Valley Windschitl Senate House Ways and Means Belkcom Arizona

Iowa Law Consideration Lists Firecrackers and Rockets

A bill under consideration in Iowa outlines a partial list of items that could be legal, including firecrackers helicopters and aerial spinners Roman candles Sky rockets and bottle rockets cylindrical fountains ground and hand held sparkling devices ground spinners and toy smoke devices. The proposal signals potential regulatory changes affecting consumer fireworks and related devices.

GOP candidates seek home school voters in Iowa

In Des Moines a Holiday Inn ballroom hosts four likely GOP presidential hopefuls addressing about 400 home-schoolers. The piece notes home schooling as a crucial, energized voting bloc for social conservatives, detailing its rise since the 1970s, Iowa enrollment figures, and a 2018 de regulation that reduced formal notification requirements. Huckabee cited as a past strong ally of the movement.

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