Iowa Senate panel rejects tax hikes on tobacco, vapes, consumable hemp

The governor’s call to raise state taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products and impose a new 15% sales tax on vaping products and consumable hemp products has narrowly failed in a Senate Committee. Republican Senator Kara Warme of Ames, chair of the Health and Human Services Committee, started the discussion by echoing the governor’s […]

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Charlotte Sundberg, 87, Alta

Charlotte Sundberg, age 87, of Alta, Iowa died unexpectedly on March 2, 2026 in Florida. Funeral services will take place Thursday,

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