Right now, lowpaid workers in linn county are one significant step closer to a ra. Raise. On a four to one vote closer to a raise. On a 41 vote linn county supervisors passed the first wading are reading a minimum wage increasing if passed it would increase 7. 25 rate to 10in to 25 an hour by 2019. Fox 28 News Reporter joe huis favor of the raise. Reporter they want to raise it to give workers a liveable pay. We are in the position because state has to the done anything in almost 10 years. Reporter the supervisors generally agree on the 3 dollar increase over 3 years but today they removed an automatic raise based on the Consumer Price index every year after 2019. I just dont believe in tying the hands of future policy makers to a formula. That are at that particular minimum wagewhile the county is sold on a wage increase some members of the public are not. Richard bice is a retired Business Owner who continues richard bice is a retired business own here mentors young companies. The on
Support as the Campaign Shifts to dozens of other states set to hold primaries and caucuses in the coming weeks. Weeks. Turning to the democratic race, vermont senator Bernie Sanders will easily take tonghts primary. This was a state clinton won during her unsuccessful 2008 campaign, but was unable to repeat that performance tonight. The candidates themselves are only beginning to respond to tonights results. Results. For more on that, we turn to fox 28 news anchor and host of iowa in focus kevin barrykevin. The thing to know about tonight is that the winners came out exactly as hampshrie pretty easily there could be a few reasons behind that. What might be mo influential is that all his talking about Border Control could loom pretty large in a state thats battling a heroin epidemic thats been traced back to mexico. The bigger story is john kasich. He finished 8 8 in iowa and in New Hampshire reviving the latest reaction on social media. Coming up at the bottom of the hour, we take a c
Opportunity and empowerment so every single american can have that chance to live up to his or her godgiven potential. And then and only then can america live up to its full potential. Potential. Our experts tell us from here clinton will only get stronger because she has a campaign thats already set for a national campaign. Since Bernie Sanders took everyone by surprise they say he likely doesnt have the infrastructure in place to compete much after these early primary states. Super tuesday could be the first time when voters really see that. Kevin barry fox 28 news. The Clinton Campaign says march is all about the math. Tonight former president bill clinton is on the campaign trail for super tuesday. Tuesday. Spent the day with crowds of voters in oklahoma. He told them Republican Debate on thursday night proves Hillary Clinton is a better choice. For like a minute and a half the three leading candidates were talking together first i thought it was like a musical trio nobody stopped
Cruzs and rubios because Trump Supporters are drawn to him becuase of his personality and tv exposure and less through grassroots outreach. That works fine for a trtritional primary but a caucus like the ones in iowa and nevada require more of a Time Investment that might hurt trump like it did in iowa. Marco rubio also needs to keep making decent showings proving to the establishment wing of the party that he can edge out john kasich whos actively stealing support from the florida senator. You look at second choice preferences, if you get rid of kasich, almost all of those second choice preferences go to rubio. Rubio. The numbers are coming in right now well have the latest details about whats happening in nevada tonight coming up at 9 30. Kevin barry fox 28 kevin thanks. The democrats are preparing for saturdays primary in south carolina. Carolina. Thats where former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and vermont senator Bernie Sanders held a town hall meeting tonight. Well have more
Well have more on the history of the bus Company Coming up at 6 00. For now reporting live in flushing, ida siegal, news 4, new york. Focusing on the weather. This is what were dealing with. Flood cigarette making a mess of queens, new jersey and beyond. And in other spots, snow is piling up tonight. Storm team 4 meteorologist janice huff is tracking this for us. Long island gets the top numbers anywhere from 2. 8 inches in bedfordstuyvesant bed up to 6 inches. New canaan 3. 5 inches of snow. Not much in the city. Just flurries. Its coaching down lightly across much of long island. Across to brookhaven, West Hampton Beach into fairfield the next storm system is on the way and were trfcking that in our direction. Should be here tomorrow. This will affect new jersey where you have winter storm wa ings and advisories. That goes into effect tomorrow. In the meantime theres also the problem with high tide this evening because of the high tide for these areas. A bit more flooding this evenin