Unless it is first approved by the fda. Reporting live in studio, bria bell abc 9 news. Tim Iowa Governor Terry Branstad got the chance to stop by our abc9 studios today to speak on his goals for the hawkeye state. Caling it one of his bolderst proposals ever. The governor is asking the legislature to extend the states one cent sales tax earmarked for School Improvements gthrough 2049. A 20 year extension. The plan calls for the fuirst 10 Million Dollars in new revenue to again go to schools with additional dollar targeted for Water Quality improvment in the state. Almost 5 billiion dollars. The plan has receuived a luke warm recepton in des moines but he told me the dollars make sense. Sales tax unlike uncome tax doesnt vary as much. In a year like this where farm income is down, farmers arent paying as much in taxes, but people are still buying things and so the sales tax is a pretty stable reliable source of income and thats why we think these projections are attainable, said govern
An find our schedule one week in advance at cspan. Org and let us know what you think about the programs youre watching. Joined a cspan conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. Next, todays washington journal. We started our program with an update on the situation in ferguson missouri. Then took your calls. This is about 45 minutes. Host a very good monday morning to. First headline front pagesyo frm papers around the United States and outside the country as well on the situation in ferguson. Us. The front page of the st. Louis postdispatch, clashes, chaos, please again used tear gas on ferguson protesters. The to the globe from candida come extraordinary circumstances is the headline there. Mstances is the headline. State police attempt to calm protesters. You can see one of the pictures from the protests there. To the denver post, feds take a larger role. Holder orders a new autopsy. A report says the teen was shot six times. Finally, usa today, groups in ferguson, th
Accused of aiding sixteen egyptians belonged to a organization its often a euphemism for the knob and also other. It all. Despite breakthroughs it is still very much touch and go in ukraine. The dissolution of the government and repeal of harsh anti riot last parliament now debating the extent of an amnesty bill for those arrested since prove you approach a red demonstrations erupted two months ago when in the opposition there is dissent in the ranks it seems when it comes to honoring its side of the bargain. Tension his time between two groups of Anti Government protest is activists from all of her crib trying to force members of a more minutes and want to end their occupation of a government building in kiev other than the agriculture ministry. Its a no decision was made for them to vacate the building and there was consultation. We greeted the two of them will write the code one stillness proper wheel moves and oftentimes they will continue defending the democratic choice of ukraine
Effort. But first people across egypt are voting for a new president. Former army chief abdelfattah elsissi who is the strong favorite to win the election cast his vote early. Polling stations are heavily guarded and its taken place amid security and eu and African Union have observers to monitor the vote. The vote is over two days and it comes after three years of political turmoil, in july last year they talked about Mohamed Morsi and the next day a crack down and the army has a state of emergency and curfews and the Muslim Brotherhood band a month later, the second time it has been ban since 1954. The new antiprozest law ensued in november, soon afterward the Muslim Brotherhood is declared a terrorist group. Religious groups are banned under a new constitution, the Prime Minister had a resignation the following month. In march the coup maker abdelfattah elsissi quicks as army chief to run for president and Leonard Smith looks at the frontrunner and will do a bit later but first on r
Meeting face to face with the opposition for the very first time. We start this hour with a breaking news report. Word of a shooting at the Columbia Mall in baltimore. One person shot and theyre now warning people to stay away from the mall. Well bring you more on the story as it develops. Meanwhile its the third anniversary of the egyptian revolution that toppled the government of hosni mubarak, and the streets of egypt are now volatile. Two divided exploded in cairo. A car bomb has gone off in the city of suez. Seven people have been killed mike hanna take a look back at egypts very rocky history. Its another round referendum on another constitution. Egyptians again going to the polls in a democratic process that has been overshadowed by Political Division and violence. Three years since the popular revolution that brought down hosni mubarak, but peace by the people is still to be realized. Its a promise that briefly shunned as people voted on what was recorded as egypts first democr