Shower possibilities later this afternoon and evening. Wind out of the east and south calm. There is the cloud cover with scattered showers. Theyll become more widespread as the day roles on. Full forecast for you coming up in about 10 minutes time. Kelly . Today linn county supervisors held a meeting to discuss the minimum wage. One local group was there to help push the issue forward. Cbs 2 News Reporter Stephanie Johnson is in studio to tell us more. Reporter two members from the group showed up at todays meeting to show support for the increase of minimum wage. They got there point across without uttering a word. Minimum wage workers want their voices heard. Its been since 2009 and the minimum wage has been increased. The workers deserve a raise. The issue has been well 02;04;05 it is important to me. Its important to make my Community Better and to help ben rogers agreessot 01;55;35 it helps them with basic needs or even begin to climb the oneone of the ladder so that is one of th
After intense pressure from the public and lawmakers, the drug Company Mylan has now caved on the cost of the epipen. Epipen. The life saving shot will now also come in a generic brand. Brand. The cost of emergency shot during an allergic reaction has ballooned in recent years its right now more than 6 hundred dollars. The announcement means a generic version would cost about half as much as the current price. While the Company Works on that, some First Responders say theyve managed to find an even cheaper solution. All our emts to draw their own medications. The cost savings has bled over to our patients, and also to our depar department. Other companies are also looking for new technologies to compete against the epipen shot in the open market. Iowa senator Chuck Grassley is among the lawmakers pushing for the chang. Change. In a statement, senator grassley said quote this sounds like good news but the details are important to know. Grassley says he will continue to work with the foo