Highlights in this edition:

• Tax Receipts from Sports Wagering Continue to Grow in Iowa
  • In Fiscal Year 2025, $16.2 million in sports wagering tax revenue was collected
• Public School Instructional Coordinator Numbers Increase 504%
  • According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Instructional Coordinators are staff members responsible for supervising instructional programs at the district or subdistrict level, which includes curriculum development and in-service training for staff
• House Passes Rural Health Transformation Plan Bill
  • This session the legislature began funding radon test kits, and this application builds on that by funding 30,000 radon tests annually and subsidizing mitigation for 500 rural homes per year to combat lung cancer rates in rural Iowa
• Drive to Raise Speed Limit to 60 MPH Speeds Up After House Vote
  • Senate File 278 raises the maximum speed on state-regulated two-lane roads from 55 to 60 miles per hour on July 1

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