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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 2018
Page
1
President Donald Trump introduced a long awaited infrastructure proposal aimed at spurring state local and private investment but the plan faces a tough path in Congress. He urged Republicans to back the effort while signaling potential political pushback and uncertain commitment to vigorous advocacy.
Cedar Rapids officials met with President Trump to press for federal funding for a $750 million flood control system as part of a $1.5 trillion infrastructure package. City Manager Jeff Pomeranz and Mayor Brad Hart joined other leaders in Washington seeking a chance at relief, while officials cautioned funding is not guaranteed.
University of Iowa social work professor Tom Walz died Saturday at age 84 after a fight with cancer. Walz championed people with disabilities and created initiatives to advance their cause. He was pivotal in Bill Sackter’s life, a story later told in the 1981 film with Mickey Rooney that won Golden Globes and Emmys.
Linn County supervisors study a $3.5 million plan funded by mental health tax levy to convert existing space into crisis stabilization detox sobering units and mental health assessments. The center would give police an alternative to jail or hospitals and mirror Johnson County’s access center plans awaiting board decision.
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