In des moines november 14th. Itll be moderated by c b s john dickerson. 3 Iowa Governor Terry Branstad was getting asked some questions. About the effort to privatize iowas Medicaid Program. Critics want to know about how much money might be saved. How contracts have been awarded. And how the plan will affect patients. Later today. A legislative Oversight Committee will hold the first of two hearings to go over these privatization plans. The governor says the move will mean more streamlined service at a lower cost. And iowa is doing the same thing that half the states in the u s have already done. 3 the dept of Human Services has shared with me the spreadsheet and the citeria and the approach that they used. I think that we acted in an appropriate way. And we feel confident. And just as 25 other states have been able to move forward with 3 this. Iowas Medicaid Program gives care to poor children. Families. Disabled people. And low income adults. Its paid for with more than 4 billion do
Shopping center and Residential Development going up across from the Unitypoint Health st. Lukes sunnybrook medical plaza. The 50 Million Dollar project includes a 30 Million Dollarar Shopping Center and a 20 Million Dollar set of new apartment buildings. The citys 7 point 1 Million Dollars in assistance will come from a tif fund and be phased in over time. 3 the citys assistance is tied to howowfast it builds out, so the faster they build the more assistance would be available. They have a minimum assessment agreement eventually up to 30 Million Dollars, so they were required under the agreement to have a 30 Million Dollar tax value at t minimuimim 3 construction for the project is likely to begin this spring. The council also considered Additional Development around the southbridge rail yard. A 30 Million Dollar facility that was set to open this fall. But later delayed. Nono. Thousand dollar grant 3 two spirit lake men are facing several felony charges tonight. 20 year old Travis Jo
When she was hit. She was initially taken to cherokee Regional Hospital and later flown to Mercy Medical center in sioux city. Her condition is unknown. Kelley was taken to the Plymouth County jail. Additional charges against him are pending. 3 3 and a sioux city teen is facing charges of Involuntary Manslaughter in the death of a west high senior in april from a k2 overdose. 18 year old rose mouw mau entered a written plea last month in Woodbury County District Court to charges of Involuntary Manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance. Prosecutors y shes the person w w sold the k2 to austin mccloud. Mccloud died of an overdose of the drug this april in war eagle park. Mouws trial is set for april 26th, 2016. 3 3 first it was a tribe in south dakota. Now a native american tribe in siouxland is set to vote on legalizing marijuana. 3 the omaha tribe of nebraska will vote tomorrow whether to allow the recreation and medicinal use of marijuana on the reservation. And whether to al
Source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. First, meteorolog t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on snow to overspread the area during the morning commute. Many areas should see around an inch of snow, though some isolated 2 reports cannot be ruled out either. The bottom line is that the commute will likely turn slick, even with minor snow accumulation. This system should be out by noon at the latest, with clouds holding on the rest of the day. Quiet weather is likely from thursday through at least early monday with cooler temperatures as well. Our next system of any impact isnt out there until day 6 or 7 in the forecast. Have a great day today am snow likely high 2430 winds w 510 alo 27 dbq 27 winds w 515 alo 12 dbq 7 iow 17ttmorrow mostly cloudy high 1723 winds w 1020 alo 18 dbq 20 iow 22tomorrow night partly cloudy low 39 winds w 515 alo 5 dbq 8 iow 9 Coralville Police are looking for the suspect who robbed a wendys officers say they were called to the wendys on Com
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