AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCourtroom: Opening statements are set today in Iowa’s double murder trial of Remi Lasley, accused in the April 19, 2024 shooting of Mario Murillo and Frances Tillie Gasca near Marshalltown. Elections: Independent candidate Dave Bushaw says he’s qualified for Iowa’s 2nd District ballot after a new, tighter signature law; meanwhile, primary absentee voting starts Wednesday. Immigration: Two fresh Iowa opinion pieces argue the state can welcome legal immigration while still demanding border enforcement—framing “chaos” as the risk of lax policing. Education: Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Iowa’s charter school and homeschool expansion bill, boosting per-student charter funding by $1,200 and sparking fears of public-school layoffs. Local life: Dubuque approved closing Jefferson Middle and expanding Roosevelt; and Iowa DNR confirmed a rare white fawn sighting at Indian Hills Community College—ask people to keep their distance. Health & courts: CHI Missouri Valley faces a lawsuit alleging organ harvesting without consulting next of kin.
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