3 nat sot maybe we should boycott starbucks. On the eve of the fourth republican debate. Donald trump sought to win over christian evangelicals in illinoisangry over a decision by starbucks to replace its christmas themed cups s with what the Company Calls s a simple red design sot trump if i become president , were all going to be saying Merry Christmas again, that i can tell you. The latest polls show the billionaire candidate in a statistical dead heat with ben carson in south carolina. Despite looming questions over carsons personal story. In an appearance monday on fox news the former neurosurgeon fired back against the media for vetting claims hehead angegeissues as a child sot carson i would much rather lose an election, than to lie. Carson and marco rubio are getting a boost from a new mcclatchymarist poll. Unlike trump, it found the more candidates, the more they like them. sot rubio in this election we are not just choosing the next president but we are choosing the direction
Louisiana pkg boehner the budget deal is poised to be House Speaker John Boehners office. It essentially prevents another Government Shutdown and puts off a debt crisis. hrem02 dc feed lawmakers leaving while leaving negotiations with the white house that stretched until almost midnight uonday, s hrem02 dc feed rep. Darrell issa r ohio 16 49 down the government i also dont want to be part of doing be part of doing nothing so hopefully this middle ground is something i can support i file the 144page bill calls for an increase in spending of dollars over two covers defense and domestic programs. Reforms to Social Security Disability Insurance and lifts 2017, well after the president ial election. Some conservatives want more. sot hrem2 dc feed rep. John fleming r louisiana 17 06 has never shown an interest in reforming entitlements 10 faced a fast approaching november 3rd deadline to avoid a debt default. A vote on the ryan vo a day before paul ryan is set to be elected the news. 3 democ
Is some sort of controlled substance. And this is only a fraction. Fraction. This was actually an owi fatality, the user o o this and the driver of the vehicle died in an accident. Deputy tim smith says jones county has seen more drivers under the influee over the past several years. Years. Theres a huge problem and it seems to be an increasing problem with drugrelated accidents, drugrelated crimes. His job now nowis to patrol looking for those drivers. Hes a certified drug recognition expert. Expert. In jones county, our biggest problem is prescription pills and gegerally ththe are benzos, xanax, valium and benzos, xanax, valium and methamphetamine. Ne. We see probably about one third of our impaired driver cases being something other than alcohol. Sheriff greg graver says having a dre is one of the most beneficial tools they possess. Possess. We are trained to do field sobriety on people who are impaired or under the influence of alcol, but there is very litt training that is provide
Than marissasawhile we wont have a White Christmas here in the corridor, you dont have to go far to find it. A light to moderate snow fell across parts of central and northeast iowa today, just in time foror christmas. But it did produce some difficult driving conditions, especially north of des moines. Some storm cleanup was quired today in parts of cedar rapids. Yesterdays thundersrsrms brought strong winds that knocked trees down at a farm on the north side of town. Nobody was hurt but a nearby home did have some roof the corridor dodged the winter tornado outbreak last nightht others were not so lucky. Lucky. The National Weather Service Confirms two tornadoes touched down near the quad cities last night. One of the tornadoes was rated an efone with winds of about 100 miles per hour. No one was hurt, but some small buildings were damaged. More that 100 homes were destroyed further south in mississippi and tennessee in a deadly outbreak of severe weather. The storms are now blamed f
Iowa medicaid recipients feel like their voices have finally been heard. Heard. Working together were seeing that we do have power, all the sudden that one person, one vote, that sticking together is starting to make a differenen. Federal administrators have put the states transition to privatelyrun program on a 60day wait. So people like rhonda have more time to digest all the new information. Information. This gives us more time to become informed on our insurance choices. Choices. This just gives them more time to do that, more time to make a decision and to talk with their physicians and find out just what the plan is. Ssator liz mathis says although the delay was a smart move. Recipients should know the transition will happen eventually. Eventually. We cant really stop an executive order from the governor but we can clearly create legislation that allows for oversight, thats the main thing that were gonna be working on. On. We want it to be thought out. Which is whatathis says wil