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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 2011
Page
1
Iowa review flags $3.757 million in FEMA billings for dam work and lake bed improvements. About $1.182 million deemed questionable and $842,000 disallowed but potentially allowed with more documentation. Remaining $1.71 million requires no action. $18,514 categorically disallowed. Quote from James Graham expressing disappointment.
In Cedar Rapids at Prairie Creek Elementary School the bus crew assists students with disabilities. Driver Tammy Bell operates the wheelchair lift while Al Hale stays aboard to help twins Nick and Gwen Johnson, ages 10, with cerebral palsy. Hale helps Gwen settle with a caregiver-made pillow as Lift Bus No. 1 fills.
Iowa City and Cedar Rapids districts report numbers of bus drivers and aides, with College Community Linn-Mar and 2 College Community noting aides like Al Hale helping on routes. Officials say safety is the key benefit for students with special needs and preschool Head Start rides.
Legislative Services Agency notes post census changes with about 761,589 per congressional district total and state levels: 60,927 for State Senate districts and 30,464 for State House districts in Iowa. U.S. Census Bureau figures underpin the estimates.
The Gazette reports Iowa legislators will see the 2011 statewide redistricting plan for the first time as packets arrive at their desks. Maps drawn by the non partisan Legislative Services Agency could affect the political futures of about 150 Iowa lawmakers.
The Gazette outlines online updates and explains what the maps mean to residents. A public hearing is scheduled for 6 30 to 9 p m April 6 in 104 Washington Hall at Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids with Kirkwood Blvd address provided.
Tokyo officials weigh entombing the Fukushima Daiichi site in concrete as workers counter radiation and seek containment after the worst nuclear disaster in 25 years. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano ruled out salvaging reactors 5 and six as recovery costs and risks rise.
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