Grassley Is Concerned With Biden’s Spending
(Washington) — Republican U-S Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is concerned with the way President Biden is wanting to spend trillions of dollars on various projects. Grassley was asked about his thoughts of the administration’s first 100 days. Grassley says no other president has wanted
to spend so much money within the first few months.
Grassley says Biden is not the same today as president, as he was when he was a U-S Senator from Delaware.
Grassley says there are several issues in which Republicans are willing to work with the president, if only he would be willing to have bi-partisan efforts. Grassley says both political parties can agree on many items contained in the proposed infrastructure bill, if the bill would only focus on true infrastructure components.
The Iowa Republican Senator says Biden has thrown items, such as expansion of Medicaid spending, into the mix of the infrastructure bill, which according to Grassley should be dealt with separately. Grassley says about two trillion dollars of the proposed bill has nothing to do with infrastructure.
Grassley shared his comments with Iowa news reporters during his weekly news conference held this (Thursday) morning.
Iowa Senate Approves Ban on So-called Vaccine Passports
(Des Moines, IA) — The Iowa Senate is sending the governor a bill to ban state and local governments from issuing I-D cards that prove someone received the COVID-19 vaccine. Senate President Jake Chapman from Adel opposes the idea of so-called “vaccine passports.” Chapman said, “we will protect Iowans
from being forced by tyrannical governments to inject their body with chemicals that they may or may not wish to have.” Governor Reynolds called on lawmakers to pass the measure. Iowa employers may still ask employees if they’ve been vaccinated, but the bill forbids businesses, non-profits and
other institutions from requiring customers and visitors to provide proof they’ve been vaccinated. Health care providers can still ask patients and visitors whether they’ve been vaccinated.
Woman Pleads Guilty in Deadly Shooting at Davenport Chuck E Cheese
(Davenport, IA) — The woman charged in a fatal shooting at a Davenport Chuck E. Cheese restaurant is pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter.
Twenty-five-year-old Treshonda Pollion previously pleaded not guilty to the second-degree murder of 29-year-old Eloise Chairs. Witnesses told police that Pollion and Chairs got into a fight last October and they heard one gunshot before Pollion left Chuck E. Cheese. Chairs later died in the hospital.
Officers located a shell casing at the scene. Pollion will be sentenced June 4th and also ordered to pay 150-thousand dollars in restitution to the victim’s family.
Occupant Found Unconscious in Cedar Rapids Apartment Fire
(Cedar Rapids, IA) — The Cedar Rapids Fire Department is investigating a fire early this morning (Thursday) that left one person in the hospital.
Crews responded to a fire in an air conditioner in a three-story apartment building and found flames on the exterior. Firefighters entered a patio door and found an occupant unconscious on the floor. The victim was rushed to the hospital. No word on their current condition. Officials say the fire was contained to the first floor and they’re trying to determine the cause.
Marion School District Taking Survey of New Mascot Options
(Marion, IA) — The Marion Independent School District is conducting an online survey to pick a new mascot. Administrators are asking students, staff, alumni and the community to consider the Wolves, Storm or no team name.
The survey says under Wolves the student section could be called the Den or the Pack. The student section might be named the Atmosphere or the Eye under the Storm. The survey will be on the district’s website until May 9th.
Marion was going to change its mascot from the Indians to Mavericks before learning Maverick was the name of an early 1800s Texas rancher and slave owner.
