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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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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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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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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Republican senators moved forward with this year’s State Supplemental Aid bill providing funding for Iowa’s K-12 schools — without specifying how much money they will provide.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/7/24
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Scott County supervisors shut down Riverstone Group’s plan for a concrete and asphalt recycling plant in Mount Joy, saying it is a poor fit for the growing business and residential area between Davenport and Eldridge.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/6/24
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Eldridge deputy police chief Andrew Lellig bested five other applicants to win the top job, congratulations and thanks from Eldridge council members, Monday.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/6/24
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Property acquisition? Parks improvements? New equipment?
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/31/24
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Scott County supervisors plan to let Community Health Care operate a homeless medical clinic in part of a little-used county building in central Davenport.
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1/31/24
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Veteran Scott County sheriff’s Lt. Thomas Gibbs is running again for sheriff, this time as a Democrat.
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1/31/24
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Scott, Cedar and Muscatine County landowners have more power than legislators to stop carbon waste pipelines planned through the counties, said two state legislators eager to see Iowa eliminate eminent domain as an option for developers.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/30/24
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Barb Vance has handled taxpayer money 45 years for Scott County, and she’s not done yet.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/30/24
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School alarms meant for fire safety may inadvertently jeopardize lives if Iowa legislators do not pass a bill crafted around North Scott schools’ alarm policy.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/30/24
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Longtime Eldridge city engineer Greg Schaapveld will be the new Scott County Planning and Development director.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/23/24
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Eldridge council members dropped the city’s long affiliation with Brooks Law attorneys and hired Allison Wright, of Pappas and Wright, Rock Island, for the city’s most frequent legal needs.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/23/24
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Eldridge council members were scheduled to consider 14.3 percent raises for public works director Brian Wessel and sewer plant superintendent Tony Rupe as part of a transition plan for consolidating management of those departments.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/17/24
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Princeton’s city trail committee will live on, and consider other uses for the $50,000 the city has saved over the past 10 years for a U.S. 67 trail.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/16/24
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Scott County Democrats echoed the sentiment of President Joe Biden when it came time to caucus: This is not a time to be complacent.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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1/16/24
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Republicans made it to school Monday, filling nearly every space in the snowy North Scott High School parking lot to give the U.S. its first political lesson of the election year.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/16/24
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Scott County’s new information technology strategic assessment advises a bigger staff to collaborate more directly with county departments, not just respond to tech requests.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/10/24
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