Mayors join river rejuvenation efforts along Mississippi
About 40 Burlington residents attended a meeting on linking Mississippi River communities to attract political and capital investment along the 2500 mile waterway. Mayor Shane McCampbell of Burlington expressed intent to join the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative, aiming to boost growth, environmental sustainability and regional cooperation. The initiative seeks federal grants, private capital, and partnerships with industry to advance tourism, infrastructure, cleanup, and conservation. recent progress includes a House Senate caucus and corporate partnerships with Coca Cola and Walmart. Burlington received a 17.5 million TIGER grant for riverfront and downtown upgrades.
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Shane McCampbell
McCampbell
Mississippi River States
Colin Wellenkamp
Congress
Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative
Wellenkamp
House
Senate
Coca-Cola
Walmart
St. Charles, Mo
Lisa Walsh
F&m Bank & Trust
Walsh
Memphis
St. Louis
Kimmswick
U.S. Department of Transportation
Democrats seek counting of late Winneshiek ballots in 55th House race
Kayla Koether files a petition to count 33 absentee ballots from Winneshiek County in Iowa House District 55 after a nine vote loss to Republican Michael Bergan. Hearing set in Polk County District Court at 1 30 p m. Ballots lacked postmarks but were mailed within legal time, officials say.
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Decorah
Kayla Koether
Iowa
Winneshiek County
Polk County
Koether
Michael Bergan
Bergan
Winneshiek
Clayton
Waterloo
Progressives plan to defeat Ernst in 2020 Cedar Rapids area
A Cedar Rapids group previously backing Blum Thursdays has renamed to Dust Ernst and vows continued activism against Senator Joni Ernst. They hosted a coffee meeting to critique Ernst and Grassley votes on Yemen, urging outreach, postcards, and office visits as they prepare for 2020 elections.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Area
Cindy Garlock
Rod Blum
Abby Finkenauer
Yemen
Bill Rossey
Sharon Poplawski
Ernst
Mississippi
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Iowa
Garlock
Bob Spengeler
Blum
Federal
Finkenauer
Oust
Progress Iowa to host four potential 2020 presidential candidates
Progress Iowa will host Pete Buttigieg Jeff Merkley Eric Swalwell and Andrew Yang as potential 2020 nominees at its December 20 holiday party in Des Moines. Abby Finkenauer and Cindy Axne will join, with doors at 5 30 pm and program at 6 15 pm. Tickets cost 50.
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Progress Iowa
South Bend
Pete Buttigieg
U.S
Jeff Merkley
Oregon
Eric Swalwell
California
New York
Andrew Yang
Temple For the Performing Arts
Des Moines
U.S. House
Abby Finkenauer
Cindy Axne
Towa
Matt Sinovic
Swalwell
Dubuque
Yang
University of Iowa
Maryland
John Delaney
Sioux City
Merkley
Buttigieg
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