At home in the heartland: Four days after being bypassed as Mitt Romney’s running mate, Gov. Bobby Jindal is back in Iowa raising funds for the GOP presidential candidate. The Des Moines Register reports Jindal will be at Romney campaign events in Marshalltown and Cedar Falls today. It’s the second time Jindal has campaigned in Iowa for GOP presidential candidate Romney. When he was there in late July, Romney was overseas and Jindal was still part of the vice presidential buzz.
House hunting: Steve Jobs’ Palo Alto home—which has served as a sort of mecca for Apple fans since the company founder died last year—was burglarized last month for more than $60,000 worth of items. Major media outlets however, are just reporting the burglary today. The Los Angeles Times says the home was an easy target, and a recent book about Jobs spell out just how lax security was at his home. Read the full story here.
Leveling the playing field: The Louisiana Department of Education today announced the launch of Believe and Include, a $4 million competitive grant program that will provide funding to schools to develop innovative programs that help students with disabilities achieve proficiency to meet the more rigorous Common Core State Standards. Applications are due Sept. 15, with recipients to be announced in October. Complete details on the grant and application requirements are available here.
