Called for iowa to go above that, but so far, it has not earned enough support to pass. Pass. In t t antime, leaders in Johnson County have authorized a new minimum wage. Right now, it stands at 820 an hour and will climb over the next sever months monthsbefore settling at 1010 an hour next year. Now, another corridor county is looking at following suit. Fox 28 News Reporter Marissa Scott has more on the debate debatenow spreing to linn county. County. If the skills set matches it, we dont have any problem with that. That one cupcake place owner John Pinkerton says he already pays his employees more, based on their age and experience. And down the river at batas restaurantntowner joel kane agreeslinn county should raise the minimum wage. One thing that it doesit gives people more incentive kane says when owners invest in their employees, employee turnover is down and they dont have to work two jobs to pay the bills. As cost of living tends to go up, its kind of one of those things you
Now, t odds of winning are one in 292 million. But, one individual who purchased a ticket in sioux city got pretty close the ticket was purchased at the gordon plaza hyvee. The first five numbers on the ticket matched, but missed the powerball number. The ticket still holds a 1 Million Dollar value. Turning our attention to politics, proposals to expand medicaid and raise south dakota teacher pay are expected to dominate the 2016 legislative session lawmakers return tuesday to pierre, where they must set the state budget and will tackle a session. Gov. Dennis daugaards plan to expand medicaid comes with plenty of conditions. Its also unclear how lawmakers will raise pay for south dakota teachers, whose salaries are lowest in the nation. The iowa legislalare is expected to tackle k througug12 education and Water Quality initiatives in the session that begins monday. The democratic controlled senate and the republican led house have long been at odds over how much money to spend on educa
The weekend starts off with a slight chance for snow. And colder temperatures. Much colder air returns sunday through the start of next week. Three weeks from today. Iowans will cast the first season that could end with our first woman elected president of the united states. This morning at the iowa statehouse a different Glass Ceiling was shattered. Nats of wooden mallet hitting wooden plate for the first time a session of the Iowa Legislature was gaveled in by a madam speaker. Speaker of the house Linda Upmeyer this morning. She replaces the retired kraig paulsen. And steps up to a seat once filled by her father. After recognizing the significance of the day, upmeyer got down to business in her opening address. She touched on one of the education spending. 112135112212 in each of the last five years, we have found a way to increase funding for schools. We will increase funding for schools again this year. However, we should recognize that the needs of our schools and students extend
Close knit family. As you can imagine, this is a very difficult time for our family. Laura wednesday, his parents dan and wanda, decided to hold a , press conference inside Mercy Medical center to tell drews story. Such a tragic thing. I would just hate for another family to experience this. Laura they say drew was a quiet kid who never told them anything was wrong. But they found this excerpt in his prayer journal, written shortly before his death. What can i learn through my loneliness . Am i to find fellowship with others or remain alone . Laura drews parents believe his decision to take his life was an impulsive one, in a time when many teens feel hopeless. The brain is not developed yet, unfortunately, which leads to impulsivity and rash decisions. Other kids to know that asking for help is not a sign of weakness. You have got to grab hold of somebody, your parents especially. They are the ones who love you the most. Laura s parents take comfort knowing many of his organs will som
Human trafficking is not something youd expect to see in eastern iowa communities. But its here and Law Enforcement is working everyday to fight the crime across the state. One of the hardest obstacles is recognizing victims. Victims. Cbs 2s joe huisinga joins us live right now from our newsroom with more on a new campaign to raise awareness. Karen the signs of humnan trafficking can be hard to see and the victims of it can feel invisible. The Blue Campaign is a National Effort to draw attention to possible red flags. Today we heard from a trafficking survivor who hopes awarness can help others like her. Her. I was just scared of being in this man said hey lets go ill take you somewhere were they cant bring you back and i went for it and when we arrived i quickly figured out what was going to happen to me. Christi was 18 years old when she fell into the world of Human Trafficking in dubuque. Dubuque. They pray on the most vulnerable members of our Society Youth people that are kind of