AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoHeat Safety at Kinnick: Iowa Athletics is expanding heat protections for Saturday’s Hawkeyes vs. Northern Illinois opener, letting fans bring unlimited sealed water bottles and empty refillable bottles, with 4,000 refills handed out at gates A, B and M, plus added cooling first-aid areas and on-site University of Iowa Health Care staff. Education Savings: Iowa Treasurer Roby Smith announced a third fee cut for the ISave 529 plan, dropping the account fee to 0.15% (effective Sept. 1) to help families keep more money for college and training. Health Policy Poll: A new American Cancer Society poll finds 65% of likely Iowans back a cigarette tax increase tied to prevention programs, with Iowa candidates split on how to fund addiction-fighting. Agriculture & Water Quality: Secretary Mike Naig says Greater Des Moines Watershed cover-crop enrollment topped 300,000 acres this fall in state cost-share programs, with signups continuing through Sept. 9. Local Storm Damage: Hull customers saw outages after late Tuesday storms with 70-mph winds and hail; power was fully restored by Wednesday morning. Sports Preview: K-State soccer heads to Iowa City unbeaten after a scoreless test vs. Nebraska, while Iowa enters with a strong early scoring start.
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