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Black Hawk, Scott County sued by pro-life group in Chicago

By James Ledbetter | Oct 21, 2020

Black Hawk and Scott County are being sued in federal court by the Iowa Voters Alliance (IVA), a pro-life group in Chicago, according to KWWL.

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Reynolds' new state budget could give residents a 25% tax credit

By James Ledbetter | Aug 5, 2020

Gov. Kim Reynolds recently signed off on the 2021 state budget, which includes $6 million that will be used for the 2021 Endow Iowa tax credits.

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Scott County to mail absentee ballot request forms

By James Ledbetter | Jul 22, 2020

Roxanna Moritz, who is the Scott County auditor recently announced that she will soon mail absentee ballot request forms out to all the county's active registered voters due to the growing COVID-19 cases.

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Food banks in Eastern Iowa see an uptick in food insecurity

By James Ledbetter | May 28, 2020

Mike Miller, president of River Bend Food Bank located in Dubuque and manager the St. Stephens Food Bank, said both food banks have given out 34% more food in the month of April than their usual amount in the past 12 months, according to KCRG 9.

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Family Restaurant in Davenport reopens

By James Ledbetter | May 21, 2020

Regular customers filed into Family Restaurant in Davenport when they reopened on May 16. However, the restaurant manager sayid she got the green light to reopen on May 15 but they weren't ready.

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Clinton County reducing number of polling areas

By James Ledbetter | May 5, 2020

Clinton County officials are reducing the number of polling areas from the usual 26 down to five polling areas, according to Eric Van Lancker, Clinton County auditor and commissioner of elections.