CAPITOL NOTEBOOK Iowa lawmakers advance bill redesigning local health boards LEE-GAZETTE DES MOINES BUREAU Feb 18, 2026 Feb 18, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Iowa local boards of health would be consolidated into county or district boards of health under legislation advanced by state Senate lawmakers. kAm#6AC6D6?E2E:G6D 7C@> >F=E:A=6 962=E9 3@2C5D 24C@DD x@H2 6IAC6DD65 4@?46C? 23@FE E96 AC@A@D2=[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=68:D]:@H2]8@G^=68:D=2E:@?^q:==q@@<n32l$$qb`bdQm$6?2E6 $EF5J q:== b`bdk^2m[ D2J:?8 :E H@F=5 H62<6? E96 23:=:EJ @7 =@42= 8@G6C?>6?ED E@ C6DA@?5 E@ AF3=:4 962=E9 4C:D6D] k^AmkAm|2CJ #@D6 r@CC:82?[ H9@ 5:C64ED E96 4:EJ @7 sF3FBF6 !F3=:4 w62=E9 s6A2CE>6?E[ D2:5 E96 4@F?EJ 2?5 =@42= 962=E9 56A2CE>6?ED H@C< 4@@A6C2E:G6=J @? D6G6C2= :DDF6D E92E @?6 4@F=5 ?@E 5@ H:E9@FE E96 @E96C] k^Am kAms63@C29 %9@>AD@?[ H9@ D:ED @? E96 3@2C5 @7 5:C64E@CD 7@C E96 x@H2 !F3=:4 w62=E9 pDD@4:2E:@?[ D2:5 =@42= C6DA@?D6 E@ 962=E9 4C:D6D =@@<D 5:776C6?E 36EH66? 6G6CJ 4@F?EJ[ H9:49 H2D 6DA64:2==J 2AA2C6?E 5FC:?8 E96 DE2CE @7 E96 r~'xs\`h A2?56>:4]k^Am People are also reading… Drake Relays Scoreboard: Thursday, April 23 Clarinda's Baumgart, Meier on opening Clarinda's stay at the Drake Relays Steng wins Drake Relays championship, Johnson third in wheelchair 400 Clarinda girls finish Drake Relays with school record, boys and girls go fast in 4x100 Drake Relays Scoreboard: Friday, April 24 Cited for sexual abuse and 23 other violations, Iowa nursing home is fined $500 Shenandoah boys win Sidney Golf Tournament, 4 Mustangs, 1 Cowboy earn medals Clarinda girls 4x400 set season's best time at Drake Relays Eckhardt resigns after two seasons as Shenandoah's head football coach Clarinda, Shenandoah athletes qualify for Drake Relays Sidney girls win Corner golf meet, Shenandoah, Clarinda track compete in Glenwood Underground Railroad had stations in Lewis, Tabor and across Southwest Iowa Can’t drive 55? In Iowa, you may not have to after lawmakers approve speed limit change Dowling medals, Cowgirls 7th at Lewis Central Shenandoah's Hennings competes at Drake Relays kAm#6AF3=:42? x@H2 DE2E6 $6?] |:<6 q@FDD6=@E[ @7 p?<6?J[ D2:5 E96 3:==[ H9:49 H2D :?EC@5F465 3J #6AF3=:42? DE2E6 $6?] $4@EE (63DE6C[ @7 q6EE6?5@C7[ :?E6?5D E@ DEC62>=:?6 E96 56=:G6CJ @7 AF3=:4 962=E9 D6CG:46D @? 2 =@42= =6G6=] k^AmkAm%96 3:== H@F=5 2=D@ C6BF:C6 4:E:6D E@ A6C7@C> 2== AF3=:4 962=E9 7F?4E:@?D E9C@F89 2 4@F?EJ 3@2C5 @C Â2 5:DEC:4E 3@2C5]  k^Am kAmq@FDD6=@E 2?5 DE2E6 $6?] s2H? sC:D4@==[ #\(:==:2>D3FC8[ D:8?65 @? E@ 25G2?46 E96 3:==] $E2E6 $6?] #6?66 w2C5>2?[ s\(6DE s6D |@:?6D[ 564=:?65 E@ 5@ D@]k^Am 0 Comments Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Can’t drive 55? In Iowa, you may not have to after lawmakers approve speed limit change The default speed limit on Iowa roads would be increased from 55 to 60 miles per hour under legislation that was sent to the governor by state… Here's a list of the bills Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law so far this year The Nonpareil has compiled a list of the bills Gov. Reynold has signed into law so far this legislative session. Iowa legislative session hits 100-day deadline. What's the holdup? One hundred days have passed since the Iowa Legislature began its 2026 session Jan. 12 — and the major issues still unresolved are the same la… Legalize cannabis, Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand says on 4/20 Cannabis should be legal in Iowa for adult use — and regulated and taxed like alcohol — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said Monday. Iowa Senate rejects Health and Human Services leader’s nomination Larry Johnson’s appointment as director of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services was rejected Tuesday by the Iowa Senate. Watch Now: Related Video UAE Exits OPEC, Shaking Global Oil Power Balance Jimmy Kimmel Breaks His Silence On Donald And Melania Trump Demanding His Firing Jimmy Kimmel Breaks His Silence On Donald And Melania Trump Demanding His Firing Justice Department pushes to end White House ballroom lawsuit Justice Department pushes to end White House ballroom lawsuit Merz Says US 'Humiliated' By Iran Amid War Criticism. Merz Says US 'Humiliated' By Iran Amid War Criticism.
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