Join Princeton council members 6 p.m., Thursday, at city hall to thank volunteers serving on community boards.
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4/12/23
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Nevada Lemke says her six years with the city of Davenport provided a variety of leadership roles that groomed her for city administration.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/18/23
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Stormwater and road work in Mount Joy will consume all of the $5 million in federal pandemic aid supervisors allotted, but won’t cover even half of the needs identified in a new engineering study.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/18/23
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Scott County will take on a countywide ambulance service and add nine new full-time positions as part of a 2023-24 budget that cuts the tax rate a fraction for rural property owners, and leaves the rate unchanged for city property owners.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/18/23
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Iowans may soon be able to buy and sell unpasteurized milk if a bill passed by the Iowa House this week becomes law.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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4/19/23
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Iowa senators passed changes to Iowa’s child labor laws early Tuesday to allow 14- to 17-year-olds to work longer hours and in restricted fields with parental permission.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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4/19/23
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Scott County Supervisors voted April 13 to make MEDIC a countywide department, assuming its fleet of vehicles and three buildings.
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4/19/23
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New street repair estimates exceeding $2.2 million prompted some Princeton council members to suggest foregoing a trail plan, and instead borrow to improve River Drive, Third, Fourth and Fifth streets.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/19/23
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Princeton resident Bill Grunder said the ballot box is about the only place Iowans can seek relief on recent property value increases.
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4/19/23
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Thirty-two Scott County property taxpayers already have signed up for formal assessment reviews that begin in May.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/19/23
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The Iowa Board of Regents has settled 2023-25 contract negotiations with the state’s public university unions, ending with a 3 percent base wage increase with United Faculty, SEIU, and the Campaign to Organize Graduate Students.
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Eleanor Hildebrandt, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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4/26/23
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Republican senators advanced a new traffic camera bill that they said would allow local governments to use the technology to address real safety concerns while putting some limits on using cameras to generate revenue.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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4/26/23
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A representative of Sen. Joni Ernst will hold office hours on Thursday, May 18, at Eldridge City Hall from 10-11 a.m.
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4/26/23
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Eldridge’s first police dog will be a German Shepard named, “Marty.”
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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5/2/23
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Valley Construction crews have 54 workdays left on their $4.8 million contract to widen First Street and LeClaire Road, and city engineer Greg Schaapveld told council members Monday it will be close, but he believes they’ll make it.
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5/3/23
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Scott County supervisors Tuesday morning committee meetings move to 8:30 a.m. beginning May 9.
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5/3/23
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Lawmakers delivered on the Iowa Farm Bureau’s top priority: Strict limits on property tax increases, with more public votes on big capital projects, whether town councils or county boards borrow or not.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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5/10/23
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The Iowa Legislature passed many significant — and many controversial — pieces of legislation in the four months of the 2023 session, but many still await Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature before becoming law.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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5/10/23
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Scott County’s Eldridge warehouse has persistent roof leaks that are affecting auditor and health department storage areas.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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5/10/23
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Princeton is seeking engineering firms to design a recreational trail along U.S. 67 that some council members want to route closer to the river.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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5/17/23
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