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Education & Voting Rights: An Iowa family on a non-permanent visa says the state denied their education savings account despite prior ESA approvals, raising questions about how immigration status is being applied to a program that only requires state residency. Health Policy & Spending: New U.S. Medicaid spending figures show sharp local swings across Iowa communities, including big jumps in “medicine services,” “procedures/professional services,” and “pathology/lab” categories—useful for tracking where taxpayer-funded care dollars are flowing. State Government & Politics: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered flags at half-staff for Sen. Julian Garrett’s funeral, while Iowa House Rep. Jon Dunwell defended school choice funding and criticized State Auditor Rob Sand’s numbers. Public Safety & Courts: A Chicago man was convicted in federal court for distributing ice methamphetamine into eastern Iowa, facing a mandatory minimum of 15 years. Federal Disaster Response: FEMA approved more than $9.5 million for N’West Iowa flood recovery projects, including road repairs and utility infrastructure fixes. National Culture & Iowa Communities: Iowa City’s Pride Parade drew thousands, with speakers tying local events to recent state civil-rights changes.

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Iowa is wrong to hinge ESA approval on immigration status The Register's editorial 

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Southwest Iowa service members honored this week ending June 27 for their sacrifice in military service

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