70 come with questions for Scott County legislators

Scott Community College forum attendance doubles from last month

Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor

Posted 3/11/25

Half of Scott County’s legislative delegation took questions from the biggest forum crowd of the year, who wanted answers about some of the partisan clashes coming out of the Iowa statehouse.

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