Handed over to three private Healthcare Companies and will no longer be run by state government. But lawmakers in the senate still want to stop that from happening. Today senators debated on a bill introduced by democratic senator pam jochum that would stop the privatization of medicaid in iowa. 11 18 15 so heres it folks we have a chance today to say, stop. Lets start over. Lets come together as iowans we did that on the iowa health and wellness plan we can do it perfect; its not. But it doesnt need this. 01 24 the Senate Debated and passed the bill 29 to 19. It had support from just three Senate Republicans. They agreed the privatization efforts were moving too fast. Governor branstad introduced the with the january 1st. But the federal government stepped in, noting the program wasnt ready, and delayed that start date to march 1st. Governor branstad says privatizing medicaid will save the state as much as 51 Million Dollars in the first six months. The majority of Senate Republicans
Lorettas death. A prominent Des Moines Community leader will be laid to rest next week. The funeral for former Principal Financial ceo david hurd is set for wednesday. It will be at First Unitarian Church in des moines at 10 30. A Community Visitation will be held on tuesday at the Capitol Square atrium. The 86 year old died on saturday after falling from the 22nd floor of the plaza condominiums downtown. The Missouri State trooper charged in the death of a clive man faced a judge this morning. Anthony piercy faces one count of involuntary manslaughter. Piercys arraignment was this morning in morgan county, missouri. Back in may 2014, investigators say Brandon Ellingson drowned while in handcuffs and in Police Custody at the lake of the ozarks. More than a year after a special prosecutor cleared piercy of any wrong doing, a new Prosecutor Says he life jacket on the college student. If convicted he faces up to 7 years in prison. The iowa utilities board could make a decision on the cons
A man convicted on two counts of first degree murder is now dead. Elias back in september of 2015, Jerry Dillinger shot and killed Loretta Dillinger and another man. During his Court Appearance earlier this year, he plead guilty to both charges of first degree murder. After pleading guilty, dillinger declined a trial and asked to be sentenced on the spot. Dillinger was to serve two consecutive life sentences at oakdale prison. And was ordered to pay restitution to both loretta and the robinson families. Today, he was found dead from an apparent suicide at the iowa medical and Classification Center in oakdale. Elias also new this morning a young metro man Brandon Ellingson was taken into custody in 2014 by trooper Anthony Piercy on suspicion of boating while intoxicated. While handcuffed, he fell overboard and drowned. Earlier this month a special prosecutor in the case filed Involuntary Manslaughter charges against piercy, who authorities. This morning, piercey had his first arraignmen
Bruce, according to Library Officials this means cuts in a lot of different places. Including fewer outreach programs and staff members. Both the ladd library and this Downtown Location will also be forced to close one day a week. While workers say theyre not sure of specifics, they have studied what hours and days are less busy over the past several months. That data will help officials begin to make decisions. Dozens of volunteers spent hours Gathering Signatures to get this levy on the ballot. Those people say theyre disappointed with tonights results. 20 29 46 this is not a win for the people who have to use the library as a lifeline. Its a loss for them, im sad for them. Im also sad for the people of cedar rapids, because this is a quiet economic engine that makes this city stronger. Right now, the library has the largest circulation of any library in the state. But this vote means the library will not have the Officials Say thatll mean fewer books, magazines and times to check ou
Road for any 70s for a while as november reality moves in later this week in the form of a cold front. This front should generate some rain for us late thursday into thursday night. While a shower may linger through sunrise in our eastern counties on friday, this system will largely be gone and off to the east. Itll be much cooler too, with highs of only 5055. Enjoy your day thanks kaj. Cedar rapids voters rejected a tax levy to fund the public library. Now Library Officials say theyll have to start making cuts. Nearly 55 percent of voters said no to the special levy that would have raised an estimated one point six Million Dollars each year. It needed a simple majority to pass. The levy would have raised property taxes about 23 dollars a year for the owner of a home with an assessed value of 150 Library Officials say theyll look at cuts in several places to make up for the funding deficit. Thatll include fewer outreach programs and fewer staff members. Itll also mean closing the libra