AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoProperty Taxes: First-half property tax payments are due Sept. 1, with online payments accepted until Sept. 30 and late payments accruing 1.5% monthly interest. EMS Funding: Iowa County supervisors are weighing how new property tax limits could force cuts without an EMS levy, after years of ambulance shortages and long response delays. Campaign Fuel Costs: Rep. Ashley Hinson says she texted House Speaker Mike Johnson to return to Washington to tackle diesel prices after Congress canceled a session. Ag & Water Quality: Democratic Iowa Secretary of Agriculture nominee Chris Jones says water quality and cancer are driving his push to change ag policy. Health & Schools: Iowa’s school vaccine requirement debate is back in the governor race, with GOP candidate Zach Lahn backing elimination. Public Safety Tragedy: A 10-year-old student and a fifth-grade teacher died after a field trip incident at Lake Macbride/Coralville Reservoir. Community Events: The Iowa Gold Star Military Museum hosts a WWII living history and USO-style dance at Camp Dodge this weekend. Environment & Farming: A wet fall could make corn silage drier at harvest, while drought conditions keep easing in northwest Iowa. Sports: Iowa women’s soccer drew Penn State 1-1; Iowa cross country logged nine personal bests at the Gans Creek Classic.
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