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The Senate has approved a short-term spending bill to fund the government until March 14.
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WikipediaThe University of Dubuque President Travis Frampton, Senator Chuck Grassley, Governor Kim Reynolds and UD Board of Trustees made the announcement Friday morning, Dec. 13th. The release states this would be the first new medical school in the state in over 125 years. -
Christine Dahl/Christine DahlDr. Dahl released her book at September's end, and she's going to push forward promoting it into the new year. -
All is Calm continues at The Black Box Theatre, 1623 5th Avenue in Moline, Thursday through Saturday, December 19 through 21 at 7:30 p.m. -
Brady Johnson/WVIK NewsHumility Homes & Services Chief Development Officer Megan Brown-Saldana provides an update and background on the Davenport non-profit operations. -
Brady Johnson/WVIK NewsIowa’s 1st District Congresswoman Mariannette Miller Meeks is heading back to Capitol Hill next month after winning re-election last month. We spoke this week about her narrow victory and priorities in the next Congress. -
Streamline Architects/Davenport City CouncilThe Davenport City Council, during their regular meeting on Dec. 11th, postponed a hotel proposal to their January 8th Committee of the Whole meeting.
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CourtesyLeader Automotive was accused of deceiving customers about car prices and availability, posting fake reviews, charging customers for add-ons without consent, and failing to share that customers were buying cars imported from Canada. -
Image by Victoria Loveland from PixabayYou’ve likely heard about how expensive college has gotten. Maybe you’re putting a huge chunk of your paycheck towards student loan payments. Or you’re wondering how you’ll afford to send your kids to college. What you may not know is the problem is especially bad here in Illinois. But now, a group of politicians and advocates in the state have a pretty revolutionary plan to change that. -
Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP FileU.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen says he's frustrated it's taken lawmakers so long to come with a plan to fund the government into the new year, but the Quad Cities Democrat says there are several parts of the stop-gap budget bill he supports. -
Peter Hancock/Capitol News IllinoisPublic schools in Illinois have enjoyed several consecutive years of substantial increases in state funding, thanks largely to steady growth in state revenues and a new funding formula that lawmakers approved in 2018.
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The University of Iowa College of LawWashburn has been dean of the law school since 2018. He says the Legislature has had a chilling effect on higher education. -
Michael LelandThe recent outbreaks at several poultry operations in northwest Iowa are connected to a virus circulating in wild birds. A different strain infected 13 dairies and 3 poultry operations in late May and June. -
John Pemble, Natalie Krebs, Madeleine Charis King, Lucius Pham/Iowa Public Radio2024 was marked by a string of natural disasters, the Caitlin Clark effect and many newsworthy moments — and moments of resilience — along the way.
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U.S. Department of AgricultureIncoming president Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on products from countries such as China, Mexico and Canada. Many economists and commodity groups say these import taxes could boomerang and harm U.S. agriculture. -
Teresa Homsi/Harvest Public MediaMany Midwest states and outdoor organizations are now trying to reach groups that haven’t historically participated in hunting — including women. But while women make up about a third of new hunters, many face barriers to break into and continue with the sport. -
Kate Grumke/St. Louis Public RadioLegal agreements govern the Great Lakes and some river systems in the U.S., but the Mississippi River doesn’t have a compact. Some mayors on the waterway think it’s time to change that. -
Keith Weller/U.S. Department of AgricultureThe new strategy aims to pinpoint where bird flu exists in the U.S. and halt its spread. There have been hundreds of cases in cattle and dozens in humans.
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