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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 2002
Page
1
Cedar Rapids new ballpark is expected to exceed budget by several hundred thousand dollars. Other items include Hakim Hill's guilty plea in a separate case and coach remarks on Reggie Evans's performance.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack asks lawmakers to tap up to 120 million in emergency reserves to avoid deeper cuts to the General Fund. He warns a 2.6 percent additional cut could disrupt schools, proposing borrowing from a 400 million reserve and repaying by increasing revenues in 2004.
Gov. Tom Vilsack asks Legislature to use up to 120 million in emergency reserves to balance this year's budget with a March 1 deadline. If lawmakers do not act he will order a 2.6 percent across the board cut over four months. A GOP leader calls it a last resort and the plan would cut most agencies 2.6 percent next year while sparing education Medicaid public safety defense and corrections.
James Q. Lynch notes low turnout at Cedar Rapids precincts with Rick Becker attending alone, GOP organizers lamenting limited participation while Linn County Green Party sees 30 attendees. Parties aim for 25 000 participants in state caucuses across Iowa.
The Senate unanimously confirmed Michael Melloy of Cedar Rapids to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, vacating his Cedar Rapids district seat. Melloy will join 11 judges in St. Louis serving Iowa and six Midwest states, with a 91 to 0 vote.
The FBI issued a high level alert asking law enforcement and the public to watch for Yemeni national Fawaz Yahya al Rabeei and about a dozen associates possibly plotting an attack in the United States or against U.S. interests around February 12, 2002. The warning, tied to detainee interviews, urged detentions of the named individuals and described them as extremely dangerous.
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