AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoUI Health Care Parking Fight: University of Iowa Health Care is raising parking permit prices for many of its nearly 20,000 employees, with some increases reported as high as 240%, prompting a petition with thousands of signatures urging management to cut rates. Iowa State Fair Politics: At the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox, candidates including U.S. Reps. Zach Nunn and Ashley Hinson and Sen. Chuck Grassley met fairgoers, while gubernatorial hopefuls Rob Sand and Zach Lahn laid out priorities. Tariff Brinkmanship: Sen. Chuck Grassley weighed in on Trump’s tariff threats against Canada, calling it a “wake-up call” as negotiators race to avoid new duties. State Fair Highlights: The Iowa State Fair rolled out a bid for the world’s largest pizza party and a green tomato pie competition honoring a longtime judge. Local Courts: A North Polk school board member accused of assaulting a 14-year-old at a Winterset track meet was acquitted, with the case dismissed and not refiled. Nonprofit Finance Watch: IRS Form 990 rankings show Muscatine’s Center for Social Action led its city in government-grant share of revenue in 2024.
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