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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 2018
Page
1
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley a seventh term Republican was nominated to be president pro tempore by GOP colleagues. The move would place him third in the presidential line, after the vice president and speaker, marking a potential first for an Iowan in decades.
Senator Chuck Grassley says he has no plans to hold a hearing on acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker because a permanent replacement has not been nominated and any hearing would be premature. He notes the Senate will defer to the president on cabinet picks and a hearing will be announced after a nomination.
Kat Russell reports The Gazette details a department program visiting neighborhoods recently hit by fires to install smoke detectors and raise awareness. The effort focuses on vulnerable blocks with prior incidents and aims to reduce future risks.
Cedar Rapids Fire Department hosts a free fundraiser at Central Fire Station on December 1 to aid a smoke detector program. The event features food, a silent auction, and proceeds support the Fire Department's Smoke Alarm Blitz to install and update detectors and prevent fire deaths.
A Gazette report notes a year after internal auditors found security gaps at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, administrators have not corrected issues or produced proof of fixes. Deficiencies included no background checks for construction workers and two registered sex offenders found on site during hospital construction.
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