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Scott County supervisors chose to decline an appeal from former Iowa congressman Steve King’s Freesoil Foundation board to pass an ordinance restricting carbon waste pipeline development in Scott County.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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7/24/24
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Supervisors agreed to subdivide a 40-acre residentially zoned lot near Blue Grass.
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7/24/24
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After 30 years, and $410,442.19 worth of taxpayer-funded cleanup, an abandoned gas station at 6630 Northwest Boulevard will be auctioned off, along with 60 other properties taken by the county for unpaid taxes.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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7/24/24
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Scott County’s Zoning Board of Adjustment will reconsider Rily Grunwald’s snow tubing hill plan for his Lost Grove Lake area property.
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7/24/24
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Scott County’s casino tax revenue dropped for the second straight year to the lowest levels since the pandemic.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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7/24/24
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Eldridge Mayor Frank King presents a proclamation to Nicolina Pappas and Kamden Palmer in honor of their Skip the Plastic campaign. Eldridge is the 14th town to issue the proclamation urging residents to give up plastic straws and utensils.
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7/24/24
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It was an honor to be elected to serve as a delegate to represent the Republicans of Scott County and Iowa at the historic 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 15 – 18, along with over 50,000 other delegates, media, law enforcement, staff, and visitors. What an exciting four days it was!
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Jeanita McNulty
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7/24/24
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Grandview Farms will add a deep pit beneath a gestation barn on a slab, and modify another barn to increase confined feeding by 187 animal capacity units, or 2.8 percent of current capacity at the Dittmer’s Sheridan Township home barn site, 12090 240th St.
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7/24/24
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We arrived in Milwaukee Sunday afternoon. The Iowa delegation was fortunate to have a fantastic hotel just a couple blocks from the convention center. Since our hotel was in the secure perimeter we learned to navigate that on the first day.
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Michelle Crawford
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7/23/24
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Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann kicked off the process of nominating former President Donald Trump as the official 2024 Republican presidential candidate. Later, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird presided over the nomination of U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance as Trump’s running mate.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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7/16/24
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Walcott City council prepared for Walcott day, approving a parade route, closing appropriate streets, and giving hometown officers a raise for the day.
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Sean Romanick, NSP Intern
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7/10/24
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Dozens of the laws passed during the 2024 legislative session take effect Monday, including measures cutting state boards and commissions, limiting the potency of consumable hemp products and setting new education policies for public K-12 schools.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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7/10/24
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Gov. Kim Reynolds included seven Scott County residents, two from Clinton and one from Cedar County among 196 she appointed or reappointed to Iowa boards and commissions.
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7/10/24
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Look for two Scott County faces on the Republican National Convention floor in Milwaukee next week, celebrating the certain nomination of Donald Trump, and working to unite a coalition of GOP and independent voters both say is essential to a November win.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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7/9/24
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Imagine arriving in Eldridge on U.S. 61 and navigating four roundabouts to reach North Scott High School.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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7/9/24
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Park View fireworks return July 4 after last summer’s drought forced a cancellation.
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7/3/24
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Council members accepted Gee Asphalt Systems, of Cedar Rapids bid of $21,553.04, that will seal:
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7/3/24
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The Iowa Public Information Board on June 12 dismissed an open meetings complaint by Eldridge residents Jason Foust and Katie Milhollin.
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7/3/24
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The June 27 presidential debate drew 51 million viewers nationwide, including a few dozen at watch parties hosted by Scott County Democrats and Republicans.
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7/3/24
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Despite policies the Biden administration has championed to target climate change, recent findings show carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at an all-time high, raising the stakes for November’s presidential election among advocates for aggressive climate action.
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Lia Chien, States Newsroom
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7/3/24
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