Fort Dodge Development: The City Council will consider replacing the long-vacant Trolley Center with a four-story project: shops and 36 apartments, plus a workforce housing tax credit request, and it may also hire an Ames firm to design a new firehouse. Iowa Politics: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is in Des Moines backing Rob Sand’s bid to flip Iowa’s governor’s seat, setting up a November matchup with GOP nominee Zach Lahn after Tuesday’s primary. Primary Results: Sand won the Democratic nomination unopposed; Lahn won the GOP nod narrowly over Trump-endorsed Rep. Randy Feenstra. Higher Ed Law: A new state requirement mandates public university students take U.S. history and government courses, with supporters calling it civics reform and critics warning about ideological control. Corrections Expansion: Iowa plans three new medium-security prisons and major renovations as a habitual-offender “point system” is expected to swell the inmate population nearly 50% and cost about $2 billion. Public Safety/Policy: A new law raises Iowa’s default speed limit on most two-lane roads from 55 to 60 mph starting July 1, with changes to how minor speeding violations affect driving records. Local Elections: Mitchellville will hold a July 7 special election to fill a City Council seat. Economy/Jobs: Whirlpool is cutting another 288 jobs at its Middle Amana refrigerator plant, bringing recent Iowa layoffs to 879.