AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoElection Aftermath: Iowa Democrats won the governor’s office, U.S. Senate seat and three House seats, breaking the Republicans’ state House supermajority. Governor-elect Rob Sand is building a bipartisan team and says compromise will be essential with Republicans still holding legislative majorities. Jobs & Health: John Deere plans to close two Iowa plants as part of a restructuring. The state, meanwhile, is receiving $216 million in federal funding to expand rural health care. A new study finds Iowa’s rising cancer diagnoses are driven largely by early detection of prostate and breast cancers, while cancer death rates have fallen. Des Moines: A new city pilot will give some people experiencing homelessness a safe place to store belongings. Privacy: Cedar Rapids will let its Flock license-plate camera contract expire in February and shift to Axon technology, with no planned increase in cameras. High School Football: Audubon returns to the UNI-Dome Wednesday to face unbeaten Gladbrook-Reinbeck in the eight-man semifinals.
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