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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 2017
Page
1
The Iowa Legislature pushed key measures past the first funnel deadline amid high emotions and crowded committee rooms. Republicans highlighted progress on work injuries, immigration enforcement, and voter verification while aborning bills on abortion limits and death penalty reform fell short. Senate and House leaders stressed momentum remains on track for priority bills.
Iowa marks winter warmth with maple sap rising crocuses blooming and insects reemerging as February ties for the second warmest on record. Dec through Feb average statewide temperature hits 22.1 degrees with five of the 10 warmest winters occurring in the last two decades.
Cedar Rapids readers learn that Iowa’s February was the second warmest in 145 years with an average statewide temperature of 34 degrees, 10 degrees above the normal. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker notes the warmth spurred earlier maple sap flow and early crocus blooms. John Myers of Indian Creek Nature Center cites sap activity as a result.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he will recuse himself from investigations tied to the 2016 presidential campaign and any Russian interference. He said ethics officials recommended avoidance due to his campaign involvement and that he agrees to step aside from current or future probes. The move followed reports of two meetings with the Russian ambassador.
The House of Hope in Cedar Rapids occupies a 1910 gray blue four square at Second Avenue and 18th Street SE. Renovations on Frankie House 8A aim to repurpose the carriage house for classes and a common area while preserving historic details, but a proposed city ordinance change could widen scrutiny on outer structures and renovations.
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