Government
Local government news from WVIK Quad Cities NPR.
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The Davenport city council will vote soon on two executive orders made by Mayor Mike Matson.
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The city of Moline recently adopted its lowest tax levy rate in over 30 years.
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The mayor of Rock Island has chosen a candidate to fill a vacant city council seat.
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The city of Bettendorf is planning for its population to continue growing in the next twenty years.
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GovernmentIllinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi talks about his role as Ranking Member on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
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Mayor Mike Thoms hopes lawmakers will keep Rock Island in mind when making budget and grant decisions this year.
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The city of Davenport is asking a judge if it needs to release a letter from former chief administrator Corri Spiegel.
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GovernmentDemocratic State Auditor Rob Sand said Thursday a law passed last year to limit his authority has allowed a state agency to keep him from viewing key documents, and he warned that a new bill advanced this week by Republicans in the Iowa Senate would further hamstring his ability to root out government waste, fraud and abuse.
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Davenport is limiting public comments at its city council meetings, starting next week.
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker visited the Aldridge Early Learning Center in East Moline Tuesday morning.