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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 2019
Page
1
Governor Reynolds proposed a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights for felons after completing sentences. The plan stalled at a key deadline in the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature and will not be considered this year, drawing a disappointed response from Reynolds who vowed to continue the effort.
At the Iowa Capitol a modest expansion of the medical marijuana program advanced. The amendment would let physician assistants and nurse practitioners identify eligible patients while limiting possession and product potency. The added cap aimed to gather enough Senate votes to move the bill through the Judiciary Committee and stay viable for the session.
Wet spring has Jones Golf Course in Cedar Rapids delayed reopening while three other city courses already open. Officials target a partial reopening by May 27 and full 18 holes in early June as crews replace control boxes clean cart paths and remove debris after flooding.
The Trump administration plans to shift most food safety inspections in hog plants to the pork industry as early as May, cutting federal inspectors by about 40 percent and replacing them with plant employees. Training and oversight would be at plant owners’ discretion, with no limits on slaughter-line speeds, a move Iowa officials say will push safety testing toward preventing food borne illness while maintaining federal oversight.
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