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A proposal from the Long Grove fire department to take over the city’s public works building met a cool reception at the city council meeting last Tuesday, Jan. 13.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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1/20/26
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The Scott and Muscatine County Republicans are excited to announce two major opportunities for local voters to engage directly in the 2026 gubernatorial primary process: a Gubernatorial Candidate Forum on Jan. 22, and a first-ever countywide gubernatorial poll at the Feb. 2 Republican Caucus.
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1/20/26
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Iowa lawmakers and community college leaders have found themselves on the same page about the potential benefits of offering baccalaureate degrees based on local needs, with legislation to make that potential a reality already filed.
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Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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1/20/26
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At Scott Campbell’s first Eldridge City Council meeting as mayor, he made his first official list of appointments. But as of Jan. 12, one role remained unfilled.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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1/20/26
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Mayor Travis Volrath named fresh faces to four Princeton boards at the first city council meeting of the year Thursday, Jan. 8.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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1/20/26
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The American Farm Bureau Federation, along with soybean and specialty crop farm organizations, has asked congressional leadership for economic support to “fill in the gap of remaining losses for both field and specialty crop farmers.”
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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1/20/26
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States are passing laws to prevent artificially intelligent chatbots, such as ChatGPT, from being able to offer mental health advice to young users, following a trend of people harming themselves after seeking therapy from the AI programs.
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Shalina Chatlani, Stateline
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1/20/26
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education, for now, is backtracking on plans to garnish wages and seize tax refunds of student loan borrowers in default, the department announced Friday.
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Shauneen Miranda, Stateline
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1/20/26
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Progress on property tax reform leads the concerns of Iowa state lawmakers, who returned to the capitol for the start of a new session Monday.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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1/13/26
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Anyone who might have thought passions around the Eldridge Community Center cooled over the last few weeks was sorely mistaken, as some Eldridge residents and other ECC patrons attended Monday’s city council meeting to protest what they saw as the hasty closure of the center in December.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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1/13/26
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At Monday’s Eldridge City Council committee of the whole meeting, council members got to meet the six individuals who would like to join their ranks.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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1/13/26
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Three residents of Walcott have expressed interest in the city’s open council seat.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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1/13/26
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Scott County Treasurer Tony Knobbe will not run for reelection at the end of his term this fall.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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1/13/26
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Leaders of the Iowa Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee centered their remarks Monday around water quality policies and improvements for the state.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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1/13/26
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Members of the Concerned Citizens of Scott County will host a public meeting next Wednesday on the potential impact of a natural gas power plant proposed for land outside Maysville.
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1/13/26
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Civility and a step back from heated political rhetoric were prominent themes Monday in the opening-day speeches of some Iowa legislative leaders as they launched the 2026 session.
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Robin Opsahl and Kathie Obradovich, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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1/13/26
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As part of its deportation efforts, the Trump administration has ordered states to hand over personal data from voter rolls, driver’s license records and programs such as Medicaid and food stamps.
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Shalina Chatlani, Stateline
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1/13/26
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Five candidates have applied for the open seat on Eldridge City Council, which the council aims to fill be appointment later this month.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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1/6/26
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Scott County supervisors renamed John Maxwell board chair and Jean Dickson vice chair at their organizational meeting Friday.
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Noah Glasgow, NSP Staff Writer
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1/6/26
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With the 2026 legislative session set to start in a week, Iowa House Democrats introduced their plan Monday to tackle one of the biggest issues heading into the year — how to lower Iowans’ property taxes.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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1/6/26
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