Iowa House presses cigarette tax hike push
Nearly 30 Iowa House members urge Speaker Rants and Leader Gipp to vote on a cigarette tax increase. Rep. Walt Tomenga says few expect a vote before election, while the American Cancer Society argues higher taxes save lives amid 4,600 tobacco deaths yearly. Eastern Iowa signers include Kaufmann Hogg Foege Mascher.
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Sioux City
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R Johnston
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University of Iowa Public Health
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Rants
Iowa
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Wilton
Rob Hogg
Cedar Rapids
Bo Foege
Mount Vernon
Mary Mascher
Iowa City
Panel approves cleanup rules for Iowa streams
Iowa regulators move to implement federal Clean Water Act standards for streams with ammonia and bacteria limits. The Administrative Rules Review Committee signaled concern over costs from 363 million to 1 billion over 20 years while noting many pollution sources are non point like farm runoff. A DNA official cited total cleanup costs of 4 to 6 billion for pollution sources.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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State Department of Natural Resources
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Iowa House Debates TouchPlay Ban Amid Speaker Rants About Golf Trip
Monday report notes Speaker Christopher Rants defended a weekend golfing trip with other lawmakers and lobbyist Kim Haas as annual, stating expenses were personal and no gambling was discussed. Senator Hom warned against overreacting to TouchPlay and related gaming issues. House approved Senate File 2124 930 to fund six obesity prevention programs for children with 60 minutes of daily activity if state health funds allow.
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Iowa Senate designates channel catfish as state fish
The Iowa Senate approved by 45 to 5 to designate the channel catfish as Iowa’s official state fish. Sen. David Miller noted a southeast Iowa crusade lasting 38 years and said the time has come. The measure awaits House action with uncertainty ahead.
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Senate Debates TouchPlay Shutdown Extension and Tax
Iowa lawmakers clash over Senate File 2330 to extend TouchPlay sales 24 percent share and a new 65 percent excise tax. Supporters call it historic as a gaming expansion is halted, while opponents warn of harming small businesses and investor contracts. The House aims to debate today as legal and financial ramifications loom.
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Marshalltown
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Sioux City
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