AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEducation & Equity: Iowa’s Department of Education awarded more than $2.35M to expand therapeutic classrooms, including grants for districts like George-Little Rock, aiming to support students with emotional or behavioral needs. Workforce Training: Ellsworth Community College and Iowa Western Community College received $2M to build new regional career academy centers, while Northeast Iowa Community College won a $420K Lowe’s Foundation grant to expand hands-on electrician training. Community & Aging: First Interstate and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines pledged $12,000 to the Putnam County Senior Center, boosting meals, benefits help, and connection. Health Leadership: UnityPoint Health-Cedar Rapids CEO Casey Greene was named to Becker’s “240 Community Hospital CEOs to Know” list. Civic Life & Voting: Republicans asked a judge to loosen Iowa’s absentee ballot signature-verification rules, a move tied to the state’s closely watched Senate race. Immigration & Accountability: An Iowa man claims visa delays stranded him in Canada for a year and is suing the U.S. State Department; meanwhile, an immigrant-led group criticized U.S. Marshals’ Iowa enforcement sweep.
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