Agreement on k12 Education Funding is onenef the Top Priorities for lawmakers as they come into work this morning. That was one of the lingering issues last year that led to a weeks ng impasse between republicans and dememrats. Some lawmakers say governor branstads veto of the 55. 7 Million Dollar agreement lawmakers eventually came to simply added insult to injury. Representative ken rizer told us yesterday that hes optimistic lawmakers can Work Together and find a solution much faster this year. He says working with the Governors Office will be a big part of that. I think its really important that theres good cocounication between the legislature and the Governors Office so that there are no end of session surprises, and from what ive seen so far, the communication between the senate and the house and the Governors Office rizer believes that how lawmakers settle on education spending and how quickly will set the tone for the rest of the session. Rizer wasnt the only one concerned wit
Medicaid system. K12 Education Funding as their top priority. You might remember that last year, lawmakers went several weeks past their deadline on coming to an agreement on that issue. And it finally ended with governor branstad vetoing the 55. 7 Million Dollar agreement the legislature finally came to. Representative dave jacoby says democrats and republicans will need to sort of re learn w to Work Together on the issue. Weve dug quite a deep hole with what the governor has done to education ithe last fouor five years. So now we have to make an incremental improvement. And incremental to me means at leaea 3 percent allowable growth. Jacoby also wants to see the state create more incentives for teacher Leadership Programs and other lawmakers we spoke with say improving iowas Water Quality, helping small and upstart businesses get off the ground, and Domestic Violence prevention are on the agenda. In des moines, brady smith, kcrg tv9 news. With just weeks left until the iowa caucuses,
W7iowas lawmakers are a c des moines this morning for the start of the legislative session. Representatives and senators want to follow up on some things from last year, while keeping their eye on new developments this year. Kcrgtv9s brady smith is live in des moines this morning. Brady, what can we expect this session . Most of the lawmakers we spoke with yesterday say theyre keeping an eye on the states move to private management of its medicaid system. But theyre really looking k12 Education Funding as their top priority. You might remember that last year, lawmakers went several weeks past their deadline on coming to an agreement on that issue. And it finally ended with governor branstad d toing the 55. 7 Million Dollar agreement the legislature finally came to. Representative dave jacoby says democrats and republicans will ned to sort of re learn how to Work Together on the issue. Weve dug quite a deep hole four or five years. So now we have to make an incremental improvement. And
Cities across iraq. Most of the more bomb attacks targeting Police Stations. The single largest incident took place in the city placequd, southeast of the capital of baghdad. The violence is a major crisis for Iraqi Security. Terrorists attacked the all too familiar in iraq. 13 last within just a few hours is extreme, even for this war torn country 13 blast. A suicide bomber killed at least 14 people and wounded doze more at a Police Station in baghdad. The deadliest attack occurred in qud, southeast of baghdad. Here, too, a suicide bomber blew off the side of a vehicle outside a Police Station. Authorities say 20 Police Officers died and around 90 were wounded. Insurgents also targeted Government Security forces in basrah, kirkuk and other cities in what appears to have been a coordinated terrorist campaign. The onslaught comes amid the final withdrawal of u. S. Combat troops. Authorities say the bombers seek to show that Iraqi Security is not up to the task. Earlier, i spoke to our N
He was found dead hours later. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. President trump says he and the democrats are closer to agreeing at least 300 billion in a stimulus deal to help Small Businesses in the us, hit hard by the pandemic. Mr trump also said he would use the defence production act to compel one us facility to produce at least 20 million test swabs per month. New yorks Governor Andrew Cuomo says hell launch an aggressive Antibody Testing Campaign Next week, to see how many people have had the virus. He also said the coronavirus outbreak there is on the descent. 40,000 people have now died of the virus in the us. And in the uk, a delivery of vital protective equipment for healthcare workers which was delayed is now due to arrive in the next 2a hours. The government said it was working to ensure the shipment from turkey which includes 400,000 gowns would reach front line staff in the coming days. Well have more on that in a moment, but first heres Pre