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Davenport Republican David Pautsch will run again against Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks for the GOP nomination to seek the Iowa First District Congressional seat.
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3/4/25
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley joined an Iowa Farmers Union virtual town hall on Monday to discuss federal actions that have impacted farmers in Iowa, including freezes on grant programs and imposed foreign tariffs.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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3/4/25
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A bill advancing in the Iowa House would change parts of the process for election recounts in Iowa, including a new composition of election recount boards and lowering the margin at which the state will foot the bill for a recount.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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3/4/25
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An Iowa House subcommittee advanced a bill Thursday that would require water use permits be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in terms of “beneficial use.”
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3/4/25
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Long Grove tap water would taste better and require less softening under an estimated $3.5 million treatment plan advanced by the council.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/25/25
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As the bidding process begins for the water tower on South 16th Avenue, Eldridge Utility Board members also discussed the prospect of the project being pushed to the spring of 2026.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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2/25/25
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Iowa’s Republican legislative agenda faced scrutiny from six supporters peppering legislators Bobby Kaufmann and Kerry Gruenhagen with 90 minutes of questions Saturday morning at the Dixon American Legion.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/25/25
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Rep. Bobby Kaufmann and Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen host listening post forums, Saturday, Feb. 22: 10 a.m., Dixon American Legion and noon, Blue Grass Fire Station, 606 West Mayne St., Blue Grass.
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2/20/25
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Manatts Inc. of Camanche was awarded a $1,092,424.80 contract Monday to resurface South 1st Street.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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2/18/25
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The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision and ruled that the public should have access to county-supervisor applications maintained by Scott County.
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/18/25
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Council member Adrian Blackwell reminded the council of the fire Feb. 4 that destroyed a home on Saint Andrews Circle. Blackwell said the council should once again consider hiring a full-time fire chief.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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2/18/25
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Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill from a House subcommittee last week to expand and update the Iowa fund that covers farmers’ losses when a buyer goes bankrupt.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/18/25
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The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Feb. 13 it had detected the highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in Buena Vista County.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/18/25
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Brenna Bird joins GOP attorneys general backing Trump's access to Treasury Department payment system
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a group of 20 states filing a brief in support of President Donald Trump’s administration and Elon Musk amid lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of actions taken by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/18/25
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A Quad City legislator said he is among those leading the fight for a bill banning towns, counties and school districts from hiring lobbyists at the state Capitol.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/18/25
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is heading back to Iowa this month as part of a new tour criticizing the Trump administration and associates like Elon Musk.
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2/18/25
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WASHINGTON — Farmers across the United States are finding themselves in precarious economic positions, as they attempt to navigate a strained farm economy and a barrage of executive orders from the Trump administration that put some farm programs in limbo.
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Allison Winter, States Newsroom
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2/18/25
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A passion for public service fuels Eldridge’s newest city clerk.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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2/11/25
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Look for charcoal gray and black on the Eldridge horizon.
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2/11/25
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More than 14,000 Scott County registered voters have been declared inactive, and alerted they need to register again to vote in the next election.
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2/11/25
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