Scott and Brooke Kaas knew they wanted to do something in the fight against childhood cancer after pediatric oncologists at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children Hospital treated their daughter Devyn. She was diagnosed with childhood leukemia at 7 months old, which has since been pushed into remission. After conversing with several pediatric oncologists at the children's hospital, the Kaas family decided to lobby lawmakers to invest in pediatric oncology research. Gov. Kim Reynolds helped fulfill their wishes on Tuesday, May 26, by signing a law creating a 5-cent tax on vapes and alternative nicotine products and funneling the first $3 million raised from the tax annually toward pediatric cancer research at the UI. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #IApolitics #IAlegis