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
Chilly. Danville 39. 46 oakland and San Francisco with 42 in napa. We will be looking at another day of spare the air, poor air quality for today and tomorrow in the north bay. But also the south bay look at poor air quality. It looks like we may not escape january dry all together. Ill explain. A couple chances of rain coming up for the week ahead. Thats coming up. Carolyn. Thank you. Bay area residents wasted no time to get to the beaches to take advantage of unusually warm weather. However, those that go out today need to be aware of some serious downside. Abc7 News Reporter Lisa Amin Gulezian has the story. Reporter they were taking in the lights, the sites, and the warm temps along the embarcadero. Getting outside was top of mind for just about everyone this winter day. I dont know if this has anything to do with Global Warming or Climate Change, but ill sure enjoy it. It wasnt hard to find people in shorts and a tshirt. It was 70 degrees. Typically this time of year its in the 50
A little bit to mix things up but still looking at a sparetheair day. With poor air callty in the north bay and south bay. Ill let you know how much the new weather system will cool us off and the chances of rain coming up. Carolyn. Thank you. Bay area residents wasted no time to get to the beaches to take advantage of unusually warm weather. However those that go out today need to be aware of some serious downside. Lisa amin gulezian has the story. They were taking in the lights the sites, and the warm temps along the embarcadero. Getting outside was top of mind for just about everyone this winter day. I dont know if this has anything to do with Global Warming or Climate Change, but ill sure enjoy it. It wasnt hard to find people in shorts and a tshirt. It was 70 degrees. Typically this time of year its in the 50s here. Its beautiful, especially since theres no fog along the coast bunks below the surface, a potential for problems is brewing. Theres a High Surf Advisory in effect. Many