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Annual ethanol production in Iowa reached a new peak last year of 4.6 billion gallons, according to data compiled by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association.
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Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/7/24
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Members of an Iowa House panel did not advance a bill Wednesday that would remove “gender identity” as a protected class under the Iowa Civil Rights Act and classify “gender dysphoria” as a disability.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/7/24
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Bill Northey, who was Iowa’s top agriculture official for more than a decade and a leader at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, died at the age of 64.
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Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/7/24
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Many of the opponents of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to modify the states’ Area Education Agencies asked Wednesday in subcommittee meetings for more time to study the problems raised by some school districts and a consultant hired by the governor’s office.
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Robin Opsahl & Kathie Obradovich, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/7/24
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Scott County supervisors prepared for this year’s elections by buying $416,000 in new pollbooks, bumping pay for many poll workers, and changing to lump-sum or bundled payments that cover a minimum guaranteed hours.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/7/24
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Sheriff Tim Lane will seek his third term as Scott County sheriff, leading a department he joined 35 years ago.
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2/7/24
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Property acquisition tops the Eldridge council list to commit federal pandemic aid by year’s end.
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2/7/24
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Scott County’s entire state legislative delegation – eight Republicans and three Democrats – are invited to the Scott County Farm Bureau’s annual legislative forum, 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Scott County Library, 200 N. 6th Ave., Eldridge.
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2/7/24
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Eldridge council members agreed to bump up the town property tax rate by two cents, which will bring in $3.44 million in property taxes.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/13/24
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Seven of 11 Scott county state legislators took 17 questions at the first of legislative forums this year, continuing a 55-year tradition in Scott County.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/13/24
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Education advocates this week urged Iowa lawmakers to set the funding rate for public schools quickly to help school districts budget for the upcoming school year amid other potential education funding changes.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/14/24
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Legislation that was advanced Monday by an Iowa Senate subcommittee would allow livestock feedlots to spread manure in fields without the approval of state regulators in certain situations.
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Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/14/24
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Rep. Gary Mohr has introduced a bill requiring local school districts and law enforcement to collaborate on a security plan that would be vetted by authorities, but not made public.
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2/14/24
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A five-member utility advisory committee will guide Long Grove’s electric, water and sewer services, advising the council on rates and expenditures.
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2/14/24
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Long Grove will turn this year’s Sunday, June 9, Strawberry Festival Day into a weekend of activities, with two extra days of live music, a car show, family games and other surprises.
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2/14/24
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Long Grove is looking to revive a park board with five members who can implement a new park plan, identify long term needs and promote park use.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/14/24
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Six-percent negotiated wage increases next year for county jail staff won’t be enough to resolve staffing shortages that threaten to significantly change jail operations, Sheriff Tim Lane told supervisors.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/20/24
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Eldridge mayor Frank King swore in Andrew Lellig as new police chief.
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2/20/24
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A police officer who is twice convicted of operating while intoxicated would automatically lose law enforcement certification under a bill that received preliminary approval in the Iowa House on Wednesday.
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Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/21/24
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In the final day before the first legislative deadline, House lawmakers passed a school funding proposal for the upcoming school year — as well as a measure to increase teacher salaries.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/21/24
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