We will begin with campaign 2014 and the tone of this election cycle. What is it like in your state . You can send us a tweet or join the conversation on facebook. Start dialing in now. The National Journal has this headline on their website. Not, politicalr ads have been more negative than ever. A recent study shows that an u. S. Senate races, 55 of ads over the last two weeks were onlyive, which means they criticize the opponent, another 17. 5 were contract ads, ads that mentioned both the opponent and the sponsored favorite candidate. As for gubernatorial and house races over that. Frome than 40 negative the New York Times this morning, evidence suggests the democrats have an edge in the battle for the senate. Column bye upshot nate . Hen. Ate coe writes, the party is benefiting from running more effective campaigns. Democrats have an edge on the air with ads, with one notable exception, and a significant advantage on the ground contacting voters in some of the years most crucial co
Here and they are here to help us. We should not use fear to not advantage of this issue to stabilize our economy and ensure healthca healthcare opportunities. Talking about tools, it makes more sense to get government of peoples t healthcare because the estimates 80 drop in 60 to all aspects of healthcare. Hat is the difference from eople who do the hipaa compliance. We could handle our own healthcare out of hurry hip pockets. Is more sense than these plans. Federal lked about the musing that they would keep their bargain. Arizona work with immigrati mmigration if we have an antagonism toward the federal government . We will have new leadership in the federal government in two and in the interim i want to make the case for what we and im o it arizona willing to work with anyone. Stated shows i i want to reach across the aisle. Is get ould like to do our dollars back in this state so we can be in charge of many programs. Work with the federal government but i would like to be the gover
Year 2015 budget. It closes that 200 million budget gap with different means. Finding efficiencies in agencies across the district and talked about tough choices that her staff made looking at reducing medicaid reimbursement rates in the district, making them closer to the national average. Thats a savings of about 9 million, for example reducing funding for university of the District Of Columbia by 5 . Same with reducing Facility Maintenance funding by 5 . She also discussed the need for new revenue. In all about 26 million would be generated by increasing d. C. Sales tax from 5. 75 to a full 6 . Increasing fees on parking by 4 to incentivize use of mass transit and hiking the tax on e cigarettes in d. C. To the same rate as other Tobacco Products here. She says her staff was innovative and creative but at the same time cost sensitive. Mayor bowser we closed the budget gap with some tough decisions and im going to ask you to weigh those and weigh those heavily. I know that you take yo
Worker who is not being identified right now contracted ebola while volunteering in sierra leone in a treatment unit there. After an examination, n. I. H. Doctors say the patient is in serious condition. The patient was transported to the u. S. In isolation on a chartered plane overnight. This just in from Prince Georges County now. Home owners could soon see an increase in property taxes. The proposal to hike taxes was Just Announced at a budget meeting and tom roussey is live in Upper Marlboro with how much more people could be paying and where this money is going to go. Tom . Yeah we just attended a long press conference for the county executive here in the county building. A lot of documents they handed out, too, that were still going through right here. Bottom line is hes calling for the first time in 35 years for Prince Georges County to raise the property tax rate. This is video from the press conference that wrapped up about a halfhour or so ago. Bottom line is if you own a 200
Without a trace. These notices warning customers to be careful are posted throughout the establishment. Sources tell abc 7 news at least one other Dupont Circle bar saw the same problem pop up in recent weeks. Peter posted on yelp and found other victims. Were going to the police on monday. Hopefully, theres power in numbers and they can do something about it. Again griffin is not the only business we understand. Theyve taken some theft reports and some lost property reports but they need victims to come forward so they can piece this all together and figure out who is responsible. And how theyre pulling this off. Reporting live from northwest, im jennifer donelan, abc 7 news. Abc 7 is also on stormwatch. Ahead of some heavy rains that will be soon soaking this area muddying the start of the weekend. Chief meteorologist doug hill is here with when things will fire up. Doug . Thats part of the problem. Grounds are pretty soft and muddy right now and the potential of more than an inch pe