Iowa Faces Gaps as E-Cigarettes Escape State Rules
Iowa lacks laws covering e cigarettes in most workplaces and outdoor areas beyond casino floors and some hotel or motel rooms. Officials and advocates note the topic is unsettled awaiting possible FDA guidance while lawmakers consider how to address public health impacts and nicotine exposure.
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Iowa
Kathy Drea
American Lung Association of
Upper Midwest
FDA
Tyler Olson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa House
Olson
Corridor treat e cigarettes with cautious allowance in bars
Bar owners in Corridor report light use of e cigarettes and no policy changes. Johnson County has not enacted regulations while Linn County bans sale of unregulated nicotine products to minors. UI policy excludes e cigarettes from current smoke free campus rules. Tax rules vary with Minnesota and Iowa applying sales tax and not tobacco taxes.
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Jim Bell
Deadwood
Iowa City
Bell
Johnson County
Johnson County Public Health
Doug Beardsley
Linn County
Linn County Board of Health
University of Iowa
Tom Moore
Pam Tordy
Cedar Rapids
Rockwell Collins
Iowa
American Lung Association
Oson
Americans Question the American Dream After Recession
A Washington Post Miller Center poll shows most Americans doubt would be better off in five years with fears of job loss rising since the 1970s. Many worry about paying for housing and college while homeownership declines and younger people remain optimistic about moving up.
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Rachel Bryant
Aurora
Ill
James Truslow Adams
America
Adams
Phil Barry
Spotsylvania
Barry
The
Washington Post
Miller Center
University of Virginia
Phyllis Armstrong
District of Columbia
Justin Mann
Mann
Birmingham
Ala
Air Force
David Borck
Ashland
Te Boreki
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Tim Albrecht
Caleb Hunter
Hunter
Iowa Senate
House
Executive Branch
Carmine Boal
Boal
Ankeny
Quad-City Times
Todd Smith
Davenport
Rep
Hayley Bruce
the Gazette
Layley
Bruce
Sourcemedia
Lee
United States
Jim Butterwick
Forty Fort
Tracy Knable
Hagerstown
Maryland
Knable
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