Eldridge city council and staff filed Freedom of Information Act requests to compel the city utility board to divulge text, emails, bylaws, and meeting recordings.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/12/24
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A bill that would expand the time period in which deer can be killed to prevent damage to crops and trees did not get support from an Iowa Senate subcommittee on Monday.
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Iowa Capital Dispatch
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3/13/24
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The City of Davenport is taking the state auditor to court over an investigation into $1.9 million in settlements paid out to former city employees.
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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3/13/24
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Long Grove could learn a lesson from Eldridge when considering a new utility board.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/19/24
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A nine-page letter from Eldridge council members states utility board members are unaware of their employees’ specific performance issues, and accuses utility manager Jacob Rowe of lying to members of both boards in public meetings.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/19/24
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A bill allowing state agencies to have annual audits performed by private accountants was returned without recommendation to the House State Government Committee by a subcommittee March 12.
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3/20/24
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House lawmakers approved legislation March 13 that would provide funding for schools to implement safety measures — including allowances for schools to pay for arming staff.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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3/20/24
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A bill that would prohibit Iowa food processors from using misleading labels on fake meat products was advanced by a House committee on Tuesday, ensuring it will remain viable after a legislative deadline this week.
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Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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3/20/24
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A new analysis of the federal government’s enforcement of animal-welfare laws has found that regulators penalize only 1 percent of the breeders who are cited for violations.
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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3/20/24
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The Iowa House passed legislation March 11 on local storm water and top soil regulation after the same bill failed the previous week.
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3/20/24
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Despite a slight reduction in expected incoming taxes, the Revenue Estimating Conference predicted Iowa will collect about $9.6 billion in the current fiscal year as Iowa lawmakers begin review of individual income tax cuts proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds and lawmakers.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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3/20/24
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School districts would be required to report to a state board if they take disciplinary action against licensed employees for “grooming” or abusing a student under a bill passed by the Iowa House March 11.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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3/20/24
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As lawmakers ended the second funnel deadline of the 2024 legislative session, many of the priorities laid out by Republican leadership at the beginning of the session remain in limbo – while many more were taken out of the running for consideration.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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3/20/24
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Eldridge city staff emailed this letter at 1:57 p.m., Friday, March 15, to the North Scott Press. Assistant City Administrator Jeff Martens wrote, “In the interest of being transparent the attached letter was emailed to the Utility Board by the Mayor this afternoon.”
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3/20/24
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Kay Pence, chair of the Scott County Democratic Party, filed to run for Iowa House District 70, on March 15, the same day local school districts were required by law to certify their 2025 school year budgets.
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3/20/24
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Shive Hattery will conduct a traffic count and data analysis on East LeClaire Road, from First Street to Scott Park Road, and offer a full report by mid-summer.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/20/24
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Join Princeton elected officials 6-10 p.m., March 23, for Battle of the Bars, a night-long fundraiser for the town of Princeton, culminating in a gun raffle.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/20/24
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Scott County supervisors agreed to River Valley Coop’s industrial rezoning request to add liquid ammonia storage to operations just south of Dixon at Allens Grove Road and 295th St.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/20/24
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Eldridge city staff and council on Tuesday disclosed they placed two utility employees on paid leave and launched an investigation that city administrator Nevada Lemke said arose from responses the utility board provided to the city’s Freedom of Information Request.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/26/24
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Jeff Bloemker, Davenport banker, has announced he is running for a seat on the Scott County Board of Supervisors and will be participating in the Republican primary in June.
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3/26/24
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