DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 29, 2019) — As we prepare for tomorrow, Public Works has posted the following update. Please share with your audiences and reach out if you have any questions.

What do Parking Ramps, Compost, CitiBus, and Solid Waste Collection have in common? There are changes to all due to extreme cold.

The longest partial "government shutdown" in US history ended on January 25. To get Leviathan's gears turning at full speed again, President Donald Trump said uncle on funding for his pet border wall project in return for a three-week "return to normalcy."

More interesting than the (quite possibly temporary) end of the "shutdown" is the direction things were taking right before the wall funding came tumbling down.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (January 29, 2019) — The Lee McAllister Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2011 by his family. This scholarship honors his desire to help young people pursue education and become productive members of their community.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, (January 28, 2019) — Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE), a trusted local news provider and leading platform for advertising in 49 markets, announced today that the company has reached an agreement to purchase the print and digital assets of two Wisconsin publications, the Kenosha News and the Lake Geneva Regional News, from the Kenosha-based media company United Communications Corporation.

On January 23, the President of Venezuela's National Assembly, Juan Guaido, was sworn in as "interim president." In what was presumably a pre-coordinated move, Guaido's administration was quickly recognized by the governments of the United States, Canada, and several countries in Latin America.

DAVENPORT IA (January 25, 2019) — Hi everybody! What a day! This weather is so challenging, isn’t it? A little car trouble in this weather is just such an absolute nightmare.

DES MOINES, IA (January 24, 2019) — Today, Gov Kim Reynolds and Lt Gov Adam Gregg are beginning their Condition of the State Tour. The following events are open to credentialed members of the media:

Thursday, January 24th

Gov. Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Gregg visit Council Bluffs TradeWorks Academy

Thomas Jefferson High School

2501 W Broadway

Council Bluffs, IA

2:00PM

 

DES MOINES, IA (January 24, 2019) — Today, Gov Kim Reynolds and Lt Gov. Adam Gregg are beginning their Condition of the State Tour. The following events are open to credentialed members of the media:

 

Thursday, January 24

Gov. Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Gregg visit Council Bluffs TradeWorks Academy

Thomas Jefferson High School

2501 W Broadway

Council Bluffs, IA

2:00PM

 

Friday, January 25

Des Moines, Iowa (01/23/19) — Tomorrow, at 9:00AM, Thursday, 01/24/19, after having won in district court initially, The ACLU of Iowa will present oral arguments in its Good-Beal transgender medical-rights lawsuit in front of the Iowa Supreme Court.

Hi everybody!  Are we done with all the snow and cold yet? Whew! How long before spring arrives?

But for now, let me remind you of a few City of Davenport items. First, don’t forget that at tonight’s City Council meeting new firefighters will be sworn in. The meeting gets underway at 5:30PM in the Council Chambers.

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