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Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, July 22nd, the 203rd day of 2026. There are 162 days left in the year.

Today on KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joins us live… U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-New Hartford)… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Morgan Henze on this weekend’s Ryan Meetup… and a new episode of the popular podcast “Weathered Questions” with meteorologists Kaj O’Mara and Jan Ryherd.

On yesterday’s KXEL Live & Local with Jeff SteinBeth Milito of the National Federation for Independent Business joined us live to discuss efforts to have Congress codify current policy eliminating some government reporting requirements for businesses… Iowa farmer John Gilbert of the Farm Action Fund on why the “Save Our Bacon” Act is bad for Iowa producers… Vicky Hausman of the American Service Project and pollster Alex Lundry of Redbud Consulting on a new survey showing overwhelming support among Iowa voters for a young adult, national service program… KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Denise Schwab and Beth Reynolds on an upcoming fencing/grazing clinic… and Dustin Hoffmann of the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network with an RFD1540 conversation.

Don’t forget…the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood  is on weekdays from 6-8 a.m.

“Prioritiesis the topic for today’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein.

Here’s today’s KXEL Poll Question of the Day:  “How closely are you following RAGBRAI this year?” Weigh in at kxel.com/poll.

Scroll down for today’s KXEL Morning News summary…and as always, contact us via email (kxel@kxel.com) or text (319-235-1540).

Make the most of your day!