Highlights in this edition:

• Florida’s DOGE Efforts Identify Nearly $1 Billion in Wasteful Local Spending
  • Several counties were spending tax dollars on divisive DEI programming of all varieties, including “transgender humility” training
• SBA Approves Low-Interest Disaster Loans for July Flooding
  • Homeowners, renters, businesses, and most nonprofit organizations in Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Polk, Story, and Warren Counties whose property was damaged or destroyed by this disaster can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the SBA
• Truth Bombs About School Choice
  • Each student who qualifies to receive an education savings account (ESA) receives $8,148 in their account while public school students receive up to $22,000 per student with all the funding streams public schools receive
• Legislature Focuses on Combatting Fraud and Waste in Welfare Programs
  • HF 1049 prohibits Medicaid funds from being used for transgender surgeries
• Sand is Slow to Protect Kids Online
  • After almost eight years in office, Rob Sand has finally realized House Republicans were right
• Democrats Oppose Creation of Medicaid Fraud Elimination Task Force
  • Despite criticism, Iowa has conducted more investigations with fewer staff than other states

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