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Longtime Quad-City Federation of Labor leader leaving post

Source: Quad-City Times, Nov 23 2012, 11:54pm CST

Jerry Messer, the longtime president of the Quad-City Federation of Labor, is stepping down from that position, a move that will mark the end of a 26-year run in which he exercised significant influence on a range of elections, fr ...

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9 hours ago

Bettendorf, Davenport lead Q-C population growth

Source: Quad-City Times  |   May 23 2013, 12:04am CDT

The cities of Bettendorf and Davenport are garnering the lion's share of population growth in Scott County in the first two years of this deca… The Davenport City Council had little good to say about the property tax relie ...

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12 hours ago

Davenport council pans tax deal

Source: Quad-City Times  |   May 22 2013, 9:02pm CDT

The Davenport City Council had little good to say about the property tax relief package approved Wednesday by the Iowa Senate Wednesday. Davenport alderman voted Wednesday to conditionally provide the due ...

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25 weeks ago


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"I know we’ve got more clout than we had 26 years ago"


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12 hours ago

Iowa lawmakers have deal on low-income health care

Source: San Antonio Express  |   May 22 2013, 8:27pm CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After staunchly opposing an expansion of Iowa's Medicaid program using federal funds, Gov. Terry Branstad has agreed to seek the funding for an alternate health plan for low-income residents. State lawmakers announced a t ...

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12 hours ago

Iowa education director quits for Colorado job

Source: Quad-City Times  |   May 22 2013, 8:18pm CDT

The Davenport City Council had little good to say about the property tax relief package approved Wednesday by the Iowa Senate Wednesday. Davenport alderman voted Wednesday to conditionally provide the due diligence of the Rhythm C ...

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15 hours ago

Lawmakers OK $6 billion bill that funds schools

Source: Quad-City Times  |   May 22 2013, 5:46pm CDT

SPRINGFIELD — Illinoisans soon may be able legally to drive 70 mph on rural interstate highways under a proposal now approved by both the Illi… Carol Lujack and her friends loved spending the day at a center especially designed for ...

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16 hours ago

SCRA hands out $1.6 million in grants

Source: Quad-City Times  |   May 22 2013, 4:58pm CDT

A Davenport church is gathering food donations today to help victims and first responders of the tornado disaster in Oklahoma. DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad and legislative negotiators have reached a bipartisan agreement to use federal ...

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16 hours ago

Governor, Legislature agree on health-care expansion

Source: Quad-City Times  |   May 22 2013, 4:48pm CDT

A Davenport church is gathering food donations today to help victims and first responders of the tornado disaster in Oklahoma. DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad and legislative negotiators have reached a bipartisan agreement to use federal money to expand ...

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18 hours ago

Iowa Senate passes historic property tax cut

Source: Quad-City Times  |   May 22 2013, 2:58pm CDT

SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers applauded Al Bowman during his visit Wednesday to the Capitol, where he was honored for his service as Illinois State … SPRINGFIELD — Nonprofit groups could be left in the cold again this summer when it comes to selling beer at Il ...

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18 hours ago

Federal judge orders child returned to Sweden

Source: Quad-City Times  |   May 22 2013, 2:31pm CDT

A Davenport church is gathering food donations today to help victims and first responders of the tornado disaster in Oklahoma. DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad and legislative negotiators have reached a bipar ...

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