Iowa leaders insist they’ll make poor kids healthier, even if some have to go hungry.

By: Ed Tibbetts

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: June 26, 2026

Words: 1,044

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Iowa is one of the most obese states in the nation.

We’re a leader in high cancer rates.

Our waterways are polluted.

We also drink too much, even as the state controls the sale of $400 million worth of booze a year. And takes a healthy cut of that money for itself.

Yet, Iowa leaders believe our population will be healthier if we make it harder for poor people …

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