AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCTE Access Fight: Iowa’s Department of Education is telling districts and community colleges to bar undocumented students from college-level CTE classes tied to Perkins funding, after federal guidance was changed and a judge blocked it in some states. Federal Courts & DOJ Clash: Senate Judiciary records allege Jack Smith’s team bypassed DOJ filter protocols to access private texts from 44 members of Congress, reigniting separation-of-powers fights. Election Security Debate: Trump’s primetime claims about China “compromising” voter rolls are being met with pushback and fact-checking, while declassified documents name Iowa among states flagged. U.S. Senate Watch: Chuck Grassley opened day 2 of Todd Blanche’s AG confirmation hearings as the nomination remains tangled in DOJ “weaponization” accusations. Iowa Local Government: Wapello County is weighing a jail expansion referendum after a study lays out two costly options to address overcrowding. Community & Civic Life: Gladbrook’s Legion Auxiliary sent a junior to Iowa Girls State at Drake University, and the Meskwaki Nation marked Proclamation Day with events across its settlement. Public Safety: An Iowa man is credited with pulling two teens from a burning car after a train crash.
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