Plus. Former Iowa Governor chet culver hasnt given up his fight against iowas medicaid changes. Stay tuned to find out why hes concerned. And. The latest on the controversial transgender bathroom bill in south dakota. Whats next . These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Lukas good morning and thank you for starting your day with us. Im lukas voss. After almost 2 decades without a pay bump, the mayor of sioux city and Council Members are set to get a 50 percent raise. It may seem like a big boost. But many inside city hall say. Its probably time. When comparing the City Councils wages to thier county counterparts, theres a big gap. Woodbury county supervisors earning over 32 thousand dollars a year with their chair netting just under 40grand. But does it justify the City Councils pay increase . Abc9 News Reporter Christina Grijalva has more the mayor of sioux city and Council Members may soon be getting a much needed raise. Its been about 18 1 2 years by the time that the wag
Tim goodning and thank you for joining us tonight im tim seaman. Jenna has the night off. Although officially approved this week by the federal government. Iowas privatized medicaid plan doesnt begin until april first. But that isnt helping those whstill have questions about their service and coverage. As our bria bell found out today, that includes parents of childr who attend therapy for developemntal needs s bria tim,the federal government has given iowa the green light on the anticipated new medicaid plan that will go into affect about a month from now. But some parents dont know the ins and outs of their childrens coverage and say they feel left in the dark. Therapy station in sioux city hopes with the extra time, the Privatized Companies can help better inform concerned parents. The bad things is everyone knows the same amount of information right now which is basically nothing, says hindman. Many parents whos children visit therapy station for developmental issues are covered by
The event. Prprented by the smithsonian and hosted by president barack obama. Celebrated the iconic music man from georgia. The celebration is the 16th and final music Tribute Program to take place at the white house during the obama administration. The president took the podium to speak about the performer. president obama no font needed tonights a little bitter sweet because this marks our final in performance at the white house. I will not be singing, but for our last one it is fitting that we pay tribute to one of our favorites and one of the most brilliant and influential musicians of our times, the late, great genius himself, mr. Ray charles. The program included performances by usher, leon bridges, anthony smollett, the band perry and a host of other singers. The smithsonian salutes ray charles in performance at the white house will air this friday at 8 pm central time. On pbs stations across the country lukas theres a new line of Action Figures. And its all about girl power. Li