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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 2018
Page
1
In Des Moines Gov. Kim Reynolds used her Condition of the State speech to push tax reform workplace training and expanded mental health aid as she declared Iowa's condition strong.
The governor used the annual joint session to call out sexual harassment as a destructive force and flag problems in Medicaid management affecting more than 600,000 low income Iowans. She praised women speaking out about harassment, noting a recent $1.75 million settlement by a former Republican Senate staffer.
Gazette Des Moines reports Gov Kim Reynolds and major legislators reached broad budget goals for this year and next. They differ on funding details and methods, signaling potential implications for program commitments and state finances.
Iowa Republicans push using windfall tax cuts to cover a 34.7 million shortfall and delay reserve repayments to fund a 54 million state aid boost for K 12 in 2019. Sen. Charles Schneider of West Des Moines calls it a good start amid legislative concern.
The Cedar Rapids City Council approved a 2150 foot flood wall up to 18 feet tall at the Quaker Oats edge of downtown to upgrade protection beyond the 2008 level. The $17 million project includes upgrading pump stations and relocating a 36 inch water main. federal grants cover about 1.7 million. Work starts August with completion in 2021 and a follow on flood gate project on Union Pacific tracks is planned.
Senate Democrats publish the closed door transcript of Fusion GPS co founder Glenn Simpson to counter GOP claims the FBI relied too much on the Steele dossier. Grassley denounces the move as undermining committee oversight while Feinstein argues the transcript exposes mis info and preserves the FBI's credibility.
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