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Current Kratom and Psilocybin Legislative Action in Iowa
I just saw an excellent post from Dr. George Dawson, MD, DFAPA on Kratom. His emphasis that the risk for harm from this substance should be “…remembered at every policy debate.” I agree. This reminds me of what happened in the Iowa Legislature this term at the second funnel regarding substances with the potential for…
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Iowa Ivermectin Bill is Funnel Proof and Apparently is Still Alive and Other Anti-Vaccination Bills (Updated 5:45 PM today)
According to a Des Moines Register story today “Which bills in the Iowa Legislature lived and died after 2nd funnel?” by Steven Gruber-Miller and Marissa Payne March 20, 2026: “Other bills remain in play, including legislation restricting the governor’s emergency powers, allowing Iowans to buy ivermectin over the counter without a prescription and limiting tuition…
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Waiting for the Second Funnel in Iowa Legislature on Anti Vaccination Bills 2026
I’ve been trying to track the two anti-vaccination bills heading into the 2nd funnel in Iowa and I guess I’ll just have to wait until tomorrow’s news reports. One of them is HF 2171 which would eliminate Iowa’s requirement that children in grades K-12 receive vaccines before they can attend school. The other is SF…
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CDC ACIP Meeting Postponed for Today and Tomorrow
I missed the recent notice in the last couple of days that the CDC ACIP meeting was postponed for today and tomorrow. Me and more than a couple dozen people were kept waiting for a half hour before I got suspicious and looked it up. There’s a CIDRAP story posted yesterday that explains the “delay.”…
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Iowa Blizzard Update!
The blizzard started yesterday evening. I put out the garbage this morning and scraped out a path to our doorstep in case we get the cribbage boards delivered today from Canada. I’m not expecting it. It’s still blowing snow around. The stuff is freezing on the driveway and the sidewalks. I’m surprised the garbage can…
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Ivermectin Bill Looks Like It’s Dead-For Now
This is a quick followup on the progress of Governor Reynolds MAHA bill which included a piece endorsing making Ivermectin available over-the-counter in Iowa. I just read a story about what looks like the disappearance of the ivermectin from Reynold’s bill. The story, written by Laura Belin, comes from a webpage called Bleeding Heartland: An…
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OK, Why is Nobody Talking About Friday the 13th Today?
Nobody but me, I guess, is talking out loud about Friday the 13th today. I don’t remember anybody mentioning it last month when it occurred either. And it’s going to happen again this year in November. That’ll make 3 times Friday the 13th happens in a single year. And tomorrow’s Svengoolie movie is “Friday the…
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Rash of Bigfoot Sightings in Ohio, So What About Iowa?
Actually, I should refer to the multiple sightings of Bigfoot as a flap. That’s proper terminology. The news story shows a video with the cryptid on it although I think it looks more like somebody smeared a chocolate bar on the camera lens. There’s an organization called Bigfoot Society that is tracking the story. The…
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CDC ACIP Meeting Scheduled for March 18, 19 2026
It’s been a while since the last CDC ACIP meeting. It’s scheduled for March 18, 2026, 8 AM to 5 PM EST and March 19, 2026, 8 AM to 5 PM EST, according the notice on the Federal Register. There are over 1500 comments and the one I thought was the best was by the…
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Iowa Flags at Half Staff in Honor of Two Iowa Soldiers Killed in Kuwait
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all Iowa flags to be flown at half-staff until the final day of interment in honor of two Iowa soldiers killed in Kuwait: Major Jeffery O’Brien, 45, of Waukee, Iowa and Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa.
