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Rep. Mike Sexton, chair of the Iowa House agriculture committee said his early priorities for the upcoming legislative session include a grain indemnity bill, an elimination of the wool checkoff program and preparations for foreign diseases that would impact livestock.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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1/15/25
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a third regulatory reform under the Packers and Stockyards Act, with the latest regulation giving greater stability and fairness to chicken farmers working for major meat companies, according to an announcement Tuesday.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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1/15/25
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Eldridge council members Monday gave up the park board's dream of building a recreational pond.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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1/14/25
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Princeton Presbyterian Church surprised city council members with $16,000 in donations as a way to say “thank-you.” The church recently closed after having served the community since 18 charter members launched it April 14, 1854.
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1/14/25
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Princeton council members are prepared to borrow enough money to cover an estimated $2 million resurfacing of River Drive from end to end, and from the railroad tracks to the riverfront curb.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/14/25
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A new traffic signal could be in place on LeClaire Road by late fall.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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1/14/25
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Next month, supervisors are expected to hear details of a $56,010 space assessment done by Wold Architects and Engineers, hired by the board in June.
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1/8/25
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Iowa Senate District 35 candidates Katie Whittington and Mike Zimmer will take questions at a candidate forum, 6 p.m., Jan. 16, sponsored by the Grow Clinton and DeWitt Chamber and Development Company.
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1/8/25
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The State of Iowa has agreed to delay next month’s planned enforcement of a new law restricting the sale of vaping products.
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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1/8/25
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Corn farmers in Iowa, and across the country, will have “full and fair” access to markets in Mexico after a United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, panel found Mexico’s bans on genetically engineered corn were against USMCA commitments.
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Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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1/8/25
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Iowa’s latest reduction of income tax rates has gone into effect for 2025.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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1/8/25
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley will retake the position of Senate president pro tempore when Congress convenes Friday.
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1/8/25
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At a special nominating convention on Saturday, Jan. 4, Katie Whittington, a mother, wife, and advocate from Clinton won the Republican nomination for Senate District 35. Governor Reynolds called a special election to fill the vacancy created by her selection of former Sen. Chris Cournoyer to be Lieutenant Governor.
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1/7/25
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The Scott County sheriff says although an Iowa Senate committee has rejected his ethics complaint against the state’s new lieutenant governor, he intends to pursue the matter.
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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1/7/25
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The special election to replace now-Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer in the Iowa Senate will be Jan. 28, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Monday.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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12/30/24
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Longtime public education professional, coach, and president of the Central DeWitt School Board Mike Zimmer is seeking the Democratic nomination to run for the Jan. 28 special election in Iowa Senate District 35, covering parts of Clinton, Jackson, and Scott counties.
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12/30/24
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Baker Tilly US, LLP has released an audit report on Scott County, Iowa. The County had local tax revenue of $375,642,082 for the year ended June 30, 2024, which included $19,401,214 in tax credits from the state. The County forwarded $356,240,868 of the local tax revenue to the townships, school districts, cities, and other taxing bodies in the County.
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12/30/24
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As Iowa lawmakers get ready to reconvene Jan. 13 for the 2025 session with new members, leaders said they are heading into the session with expectations to take on property taxes, changes to the state’s higher education system and immigration policy, among other issues.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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12/30/24
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Eldridge City Council members began conversations about detention pond maintenance at the Dec. 16 meeting. Although no decisions were made, council member Brian Dockery said he wants to have the issue resolved by March, before spring maintenance begins.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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12/23/24
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The Eldridge Utility Board decided to table further discussion of future chemical fluoridation of the municipal water supply.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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12/23/24
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