AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoIowa Politics & Campaigns: President Trump’s $15B Mesabi Metallics steel plant pitch is dominating Iowa’s midterm conversation, with Rep. Ashley Hinson leaning in as the project’s political proof point while Democrats press on affordability and the Iran-war/gas-price squeeze. State Government & Elections: Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is urging high schools to register eligible students through the Carrie Chapman Catt Award as absentee voting approaches. Health & Environment: A Reuters report spotlights Iowa’s rising cancer rates as a bipartisan campaign issue, while a new federal-water analysis flags atrazine contamination across hundreds of thousands of river miles. Legal & Federal Oversight: Former special counsel Jack Smith is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, with Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley leading a combative hearing over Smith’s handling of Trump-related probes. Public Safety: FEMA awarded Missouri fire-safety funding that also includes Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska through responder grants. Local Life: Anamosa’s Pumpkinfest returns with an “America’s 250” theme.
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