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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 2017
Page
1
President Trump signed executive actions to accelerate the Dakota Access and Keystone XL projects, rolling back environmental safeguards and backing fossil fuel infrastructure. The move raises questions about progress on the nearly finished Dakota Access line and the previously unapproved Keystone XL.
Senate confirms Nikki Haley as ambassador to the United Nations while thousands protest. An Army Corps review and expedited approval are ordered, and TransCanada is invited to resubmit the Keystone XL permit under possible negotiation. The company says it will file a new application.
The president spoke in the Oval Office with reporters present and said any new pipeline should utilize American steel, a stance not reflected in his executive actions. The note appears on page 10A under pipeline coverage.
Hundreds of protesters crowded the Capitol as Senate File 2 moved forward. The bill would end a federal Medicaid waiver funding family planning agencies, replacing it with a state funded program that excludes abortion providers, financed through a Social Services block grant.
Iowa legislators weigh a traffic camera ban and a proposal to block Friday night Hawkeye football broadcasts. The measures also seek to abolish county pay boards as part of broader state budget and governance discussions.
Dr. Percy G. Harris, Cedar Rapids first Black physician and community leader, died at 89. He led St Luke's cardiology program in 1976, joined the state Board of Regents in 1977, raised funds for Jane Boyd House, and served with the NAACP while guiding medical examination in Linn County. Memorial arrangements noted.
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