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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 2016
Page
2
Iowa City and surrounding areas experienced unseasonably warm February weather with highs near 65 degrees. Residents embraced outdoor activity from parks to golf while predicting a cold front with a 40 percent chance of snow Monday night into Tuesday.
Iowa Workforce Development Board voted to forego recollection of 434000 paid in 2014 to 1552 claimants after a faulty phone system caused nearly 910000 in erroneous payments. The move follows an audit showing wider errors. officials call for using interest earnings to cover the loss while stressing credibility and public trust.
Des Moines Water Works faces mixed views on who should pay to cut nitrate levels as 60 percent of Iowans support continuing the water quality lawsuit against drainage districts in northwest Iowa. CEO Bill Stowe says support grows for addressing the environmental problem.
Insight pages report diverse opinions on water quality in Iowa. A Selzer poll of 804 adults shows 63 percent approval of current efforts and 43 percent backing Branstad's tax extension plan, with 49 percent opposing. A Des Moines utility lawsuit targets drainage tiles blamed for nitrate runoff into the Raccoon River.
The World Wildlife Fund survey shows North America's monarch butterflies rebound according to Reuters. The Gazette incorrectly named the survey sponsor in a Friday photo caption and will publish a correction in this space with contact numbers for comments.
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, established 1883, is published daily at 501 Second Ave SE. It lists subscription rates of 8 dollars weekly or 416 dollars yearly for in-state delivery, 468 dollars yearly for out-of-state delivery. Postmaster address changes go to Gazette Co. Inc. in Cedar Rapids.
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