Midwest Week
Summary: A weekly review of the major stories with the reporters who covered them, hosted by Herb Trix.
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Now that some of the preparation work is finished, actual construction of the new I-74 is next. On Midwest Week — an update and a timetable.
Is there hope for an end to Illinois' long budget impasse ? Can the so-called "grand bargain" end two years of bickering between the governor and leaders of the General Assembly ?
On Midwest Week, the mayor of Muscatine and the city council have not been getting along - in fact the council is preparing to remove Diana Broderson from office.
New rules for collective bargaining are now in effect for thousands of state workers in Iowa.
Following the governor's budget message on Wednesday, is there any hope for an end to the long state budget impasse in Illinois ?
After years of planning, and going to court, Rock Island County is ready to build a new courthouse.
Now that it has new owners, residents of Galesburg are wondering what will happen to the Sandburg Mall - a once busy retail hub in Knox County that's mostly empty now.
In Davenport, a new budget and help for a major new employer are in the works.
While some other professional sports teams have come and gone, hockey has survived, and mostly thrived, in the Quad Cities. The Mallards are now celebrating their 20th season. On Midwest Week, Herb Trix's guest is Jeff Wendland, sports copy editor for the Dispatch and Rock Island Argus. You can also hear Midwest Week on WVIK Fridays at 6:20 pm, during All Things Considered.
From near extinction, Illinois and Iowa are helping bring back the bison.
Some new faces, and a new majority, will take over in Des Moines next week when the new legislative session gets underway.
Now that the dust has settled, what will be the impact of the Future Energy Jobs Bill - the bill that'll keep the Cordova nuclear plant open.
On Midwest Week, some young men from a tough neighborhood in the Quad Cities struggle to carve out careers in music.
What began as an officer-involved fatal shooting in southeast Iowa two years ago, has now become a fight over open records and video from police body cameras.
On Midwest Week, who runs the Niabi Zoo now, and how that might change in the future.
