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Podcast: Inside The Reporters’ Notebooks For Stories On Mental Health, Opioid Addiction In Iowa

By Thomas Nelson and Brittany Robb, with Jeff Stein | November 21, 2016

In-depth reporting on health and government topics requires a large investment of resources and time by journalists. We talk with three Iowa journalists about work they did behind the scenes for important stories.

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Medical Cannabis Expansion Bid Needs Rally To Pass In Iowa This Year

By Krista Johnson | April 14, 2016

The future of another legislative attempt to allow medicinal marijuana manufacturers and dispensaries in the state is uncertain, with some legislators skeptical about whether or not the next steps to pass a bill will happen.