Local community will do. But theyve heard some common themes. One is the first 1dollar increase coming in january might not provoke much reaction since the minimum wage hasnt gone up in nearly 10 years. But the 2nd and 3rd dollar hikes in 2018 and 2019 might not go unchallenged. One group advocating for the higher minimum wage is gearing up for a city by city struggle next year. I think the first year is agreeable to most places but then its how they feel where do they go from here wapello county, including e ottumwa, could be next with a final minimum wage hike vote set there for tomorrow. Polk county could take a final vote next month and lee county is actively kcrg tv9 news. Its a great start to the work week joe. Will the sun stick around for this evening . An increase in clouds tonight signals the approach of a cold front from the west. Overnight showers and storms develop and stick showers and storms continuing while wednesday and thursday are looking good. By thursday night clou
Homes and farms. We are going to protest the renewable fuel standard, cornbased ehtanol, eliminate job killing regulations like the waters of the us rule and provide desperately needed tax relief. Relief. Keep in mind trump has iowa secretary of agriculture bill northey and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad on his agricultural advisory team. The governors eric is also trumps iowa state director. That night trump rolled out a plan thats a clear attempt to open up a group of voters he doesnt have a strong relationship with. In philadelphia he spoke about making childcare expenses tax deductable to help families. His daughter ivanka is the brains behind it. It. It would have 6 weeks of paid Maternity Leave paid for by what trump says would be cutting out fraud in unemployment insurance. It is worth noting that it doesnt mention anything about be treated like a deductable business expense with additional tax credits for people on the lower levels of the income scale who may not pay enough or an
Drivers more fairly, the Airport Commission took its first step to regulate uber and lyft, classifying them as Transportation Network companies, last week. Officials say theyll be requiring those companies to get permits to operate at the airport for a monthly fee. As far as what the fee will be, thats still under negotiation. But, its about creating parity with our cab drivers. Kevin says he appreciates the change. Perhaps he wont want to give a customer the boot net word. Uber told us the companies do have Service Agreements with airports around the country. And theyre happy to work with the airport on this issue. Fs, kcrg tv nine news. A waterloo man faces Human Trafficking charges. Prosecutors say he come from illinois to waterloo. Lawrence campbell, who is 35, is in the Black Hawk County jail right now. His bond is set at 40 thousand dollars. The charges against him include two counts of Human Trafficking and two counts of using juveniles to commit indictable offenses. Police got
Has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on a great day in all areas. Highs will drop into the upper 70s today with lower humidity levels as well. Our wind will people believe the city is wasting their time and money. The city is holding an inforanal meeting tonight to explain why the city needs updates. The city council wants to fix crumbling sidewalks and put them into neighborhoods where they dont exist. Homeowners will have to cover the cost. Council members say the ordinance has been around for years, they just havent enforced it. Iowa code lets cities assess sidewalks to property owners. Some say the the city council is going about the project the wrong way, but the city 22 20 54;13 the other side of town down there, i can sit in front of my home for hours at night and never see a car go by let alone a person walking the streets 22 08 36;00 we have a Grant Program available that anyone that qualifies for lowincome we have grant money set aside, we also can assess it against their
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