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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 2017
Page
1
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids faces a potential windfall as speed and red light cameras remain in place despite a stalled bid to ban them. A legislative shift from ban to regulation failed to pass before session end.
Gov. Terry Branstad said he probably will sign a bill expanding medical cannabis access for seriously ill Iowans, but he wants to guard against unintended consequences that could trigger recreational use. He noted the measure was rushed through in closing hours and will be carefully reviewed.
Cedar Rapids eyes a transformative year as six of nine council seats are unsettled. Five at large seats appear on ballots in November while Mayor Ron Corbett contemplates a governor bid triggering potential runoff and wide changing of local leadership.
Peggy Whitson set the longest time in space by an American, surpassing Jeff Williams with 534 days, two hours and 48 minutes by August 2016, aboard the International Space Station as President Trump called to congratulate.
Former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue was confirmed 87 to 11 to lead the USDA, riding broad support from farm groups while facing President Trump’s proposed cuts. Senators raised questions about impacts on rural areas as Grassley and Ernst pledged collaboration on trade and deregulation.
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