A Senate study bill passed out of subcommittee this week would require the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown to allow all residents to smoke, despite risking federal funding for the home for more than 400 veterans.The Veterans Home in Marshalltown prohibited smoking in 2019, following an inspection by Veteran Affairs and the implementation of nationwide no-smoking policy in VA facilities, the Marshalltown Times-Republican reported.
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