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Jim talks with Beth Richardson, Canadian Counsul General in Minneapolis, about the increasing tension between the US and Canada. Jim also talks with Joseph Patrick Dooley of the St. Patrick Society of the Quad Cities about the St. Patricks Grand Parade that spans Rock Island and Davenport.
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Jared Abbott, director of the Center for Working Class Politics, talks about the realignment of working class voters to the Republicans and Trump, how Democrats can win them back, the importance of proper messaging and language, the tie between economic and cultural issues, and presidential candidates with the most appeal to working class voters.
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Illinois 94th House Representative Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) is supporting a proposal to repeal two laws that constrain law enforcement departments from assisting agents from the Department of Homeland Security.
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Josh Higgins, Republican candidate for the 94th State Representative in Illinois, talks about his candidacy, his background, key issues, and much more.
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The bill, SF2252, would amend the state’s major economic growth attraction, or MEGA program, to include sports stadiums. Currently, the program allows tax incentives for advanced manufacturing, biosciences, or research and development. It’s available for businesses that invest at least $1 billion in Iowa.
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Utilities Director Laura Williamson says the city inventoried 4,900 lead and galvanized pipes. She says the first phase of the program will include 400 properties in the vicinity of 4th Street and 16th Avenue.
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Jim talks with Moline Mayor Rayapati about the state of the city and what we can expect in this new year.
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The Iowa and Illinois American Civil Liberties Union held a virtual informational session on Monday night, February 2nd, regarding municipalities' use of automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras.
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The city of Moline is continuing to transform itself, according to an optimistic “State of the City” address given Monday morning, February 2nd, by Mayor Sangeetha Rayapati.
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Davenport residents wanting to learn more about the ins and outs of municipal operations can apply to the city’s citizens' academy.
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Quad Cities Interfaith held a vigil and call to action regarding the federal government’s immigration crackdown and activities by agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Friday night, January 30th, at Zion Lutheran Church, Davenport.
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Timothy Wu, professor at Columbia Law School and former White Houseadvisor on tech and competition policy, talks about his new book, The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity. We discuss the initial promise of the Internet and what went wrong, how tech platforms choked off competition, platform power in health care and housing, the role of "couch lock" and convenience in creating dependency, whether AI will break platform monopoly power or extend it, the implications for our economy and democracy, and recommendations on how to address platform monopoly power.