Midwest Week
Summary: A weekly review of the major stories with the reporters who covered them, hosted by Herb Trix.
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Illinois now has its first state budget in two years, but it doesn't answer some important questions, like how k-12 schools will be funded.
As the state's new fiscal year begins, Iowa's new governor faces some serious problems, including the budget.
On Midwest Week, preserving historic homes in the Quad Cities - from the early 1800's and the 1950's.
Cutting spending, programs, and jobs - that's how Western Illinois University is trying to survive the two year state budget impasse.
On Midwest Week - Senior Voice the publication and Senior Voice the advocacy group.
As the longest serving governor in US history prepares to leave Iowa for China, a former county treasurer and state senator takes his place.
Time is running out for the governor of Illinois and the legislature to break a two-year deadlock, and agree on a state budget.
On Midwest Week, on and off the ice, it was a mostly successful season for the Quad City Mallards.
From old favorites to small experimental productions, summer means great theater in eastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois. And this week on Midwest Week, our annual preview.
Following this week's induction ceremony, the Quad City Sports Hall of Fame now has more than 100 members.
Collective bargaining, gun rights, and school funding are just a few of the issues debated by the Iowa legislature this year. And on Midwest Week, a look at what happened.
After years of trying to re-gain control of the riverfront, Davenport may lease a section for truck parking.
On Midwest Week, the John Deere Classic is now 20 years old - not the tournament but the sponsorship.
Nine years after a record-setting flood, Cedar Rapids is still trying to recover, now beginning to work on a floodwall.
On Midwest Week, the motions have been heard and ruled on, so now Stanley Liggins can be tried for the third time for murder.
