Quad-City Times

The Quad-City Times is a daily newspaper that comes out every morning from Davenport, Iowa. It serves the Quad Cities area, which includes Davenport, Bettendorf, and Scott County in Iowa, as well as Moline, East Moline, Rock Island, and Rock Island County in Illinois. In addition to its main coverage area, the Quad-City Times reaches readers in several surrounding counties, including Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Louisa, and Muscatine in Iowa, and Carroll, Henry, Mercer, and Whiteside in Illinois.

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Iowa governor signs tax incentive overhaul bill that includes credit claw back for layoffs

18 hours ago | qctimes.com | Maya Marchel Hoff

DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation Friday that will repeal, adjust and create multiple tax credits, including ones awarded to businesses for research and development. Senate File 657 contains 17 provisions, including the creation of tax credits for film production and sustainable aviation fuel, as well as the elimination of older credit programs.
Week in Iowa: Ernst hires a campaign manager hire, a truck hungry bridge and a triceratops skeleton coming to Iowa

1 day ago | qctimes.com | Maya Marchel Hoff

Welcome to Week in Iowa. Even with the wildfire smoke and incoming summer heat, it was a busy news week in Iowa. Week in Iowa usually starts off discussing politics, but there's a human interest story to shine light on today: the Big Lake Park "ripper." What is "the ripper"? No, it's not a new roller coaster, it's a railroad bridge in Council Bluffs that is known for ripping the tops off of large trucks that dare to drive under it.
Reynolds signs bill reducing unemployment insurance taxes for Iowa businesses

1 day ago | qctimes.com | Maya Marchel Hoff

PLEASANT HILL — Iowa businesses will see a $1.2 billion reduction in unemployment insurance taxes over the next five years under legislation signed by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds. The governor signed Senate File 607 at US Erectors, a steel erection company in Pleasant Hill, on Thursday, surrounded by US Erectors employees, state lawmakers and officials.
Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst hires campaign manager to oversee 2026 reelection bid

2 days ago | qctimes.com | Tom Barton

Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst has hired Iowan Bryan Kraber to manage her reelection campaign. Ernst is serving her second, six-year term representing Iowa in the U.S. Senate and is up for re-election in 2026. She told reporters in 2024 that she intended to seek a third term, but has not formally launched a reelection campaign. Wednesday’s announcement, though, sends a clear signal that the Republican incumbent is building an operation to run for a third term.
Iowa DOGE Task Force floats consolidating counties, other changes during second meeting

2 days ago | qctimes.com | Maya Marchel Hoff

DES MOINES — Consolidating Iowa’s counties and benchmarking state employee benefits to those in the private sector were some of the ideas suggested during an Iowa DOGE Task Force meeting as ways to streamline state government and pare down state spending. Created by Gov.
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2 days ago | qctimes.com | Katelyn Metzger

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Lee Enterprises data breach affects 40,000 people, employees being notified

3 days ago | qctimes.com | Gretchen Teske

A cyberattack on Lee Enterprises has reportedly affected nearly 40,000 people. A filing in the Maine Attorney General's office this week showed 39,779 people were affected in total. A request for comment from Lee Enterprises was not immediately answered Wednesday morning. A company email to employees noted the company completed its investigation into the data impact of the recent breach and are in the process of notifying those whose personal information was affected.
Western Iowa residents express concerns about water quality, shortages during roundtable

3 days ago | qctimes.com | Maya Marchel Hoff

EXIRA - For nearly a month, residents of Exira and a handful of other towns in western Iowa were under a water boil advisory. In early May, the Regional Water Rural Water Association in Avoca warned residents in multiple counties, including Shelby, Audubon, Cass, Harrison and northern Pottawattamie counties, to conserve their water during a drought. Then, on May 10, Regional Water directed them to boil water after its distribution system lost pressure, which could lead to bacterial contamination.
Former Davenport alderwoman Judith Lee announces run for mayor

3 days ago | qctimes.com | Sarah Watson

Former Davenport alderwoman Judith Lee plans to run for mayor, she announced on Tuesday. Lee filed paperwork with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board May 28 and said she plans to mark the start of her campaign with a public event June 9. Her campaign is "rooted in accountability, transparency, and public service," Lee said in her announcement. Voters elected Lee to represent the 8th Ward in 2019 and 2021.
Photos: Moline's bass fishing team prepares to compete at state

4 days ago | qctimes.com | Katelyn Metzger

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