Of the Bakken Pipeline need to use eminant domain to secure a path for the project, its apparently ok with Iowa Governor terry branstad. That project, also known as the Dakota Access pipeline. Is upsetting several siouxland farmers whos land is needed for the pipeline across the state. Eminant domain allows the state to take private property for public use with financial payment to the land owner. Brandstad says theyre not taking the land away. Theyre simply putting a pipeline under it. I think eminant doman should be used only sparingly. I think there are times appropriate, so dont statement that eminant domain should never be used. Jessica rae added he thinks iowa utilites board to decide if its necasary to domain. And the laws that are in place give the utilities board the responsibility to use eminant domain if apropriate. Jessica rae when we come back. Ill have more on the bizarre story from omaha about a woman breaking into a zoo to pet a tiger. Stay tuned for that story. Scott w
Rachel ramos, abc9. Jenna mike hammond. One of the cofounders of Gateway Computer Company and a sioux city native has died. Hammond passed away at his sioux city home thursday. He was 53 years old. Hammond co founded gateway. In1985. I n a sioux city farmhouse. The Company Later moved to a spotted cow building in sioux city. Those who worked him say he had a huge personality. That helped shape the image of the company. He had incredible loyalty among the gateway employees and i know all of them really mourn his loss, he was tooyoung, but the legacy he left on gateway is permament, said jim wharton, friend of mike. Gateway became an major success. By shipping computers success. By shipping computers straight to customers in boxes with a spottedcow design. Tonight at ten well have more on mike hammond. And his legacy. And well hear from his friends who are coming toegether tonight to honor him. Tim donald trump is set to officially nenehampshires republican president ialprimary. Trump wi
Reporting live, lukas voss abc9 jenna yet on what might fire. The family is getting some help from the red cross as far as a the time being. Tim if the developers pipeline need to use eminant domain to secure project, its apparently ok with Iowa Governor terry branstad. That project, also known as the Dakota Access pipeline. Is upsetting several whos land is needed for the pipeline across the state. Eminant domaine allows the state to take private property for public use with financial payment to the land owner. Brandstad says that theyre not taking the land away. Theyre simply using the land and putting pipeline under it. And that iowa has many different types that go through the state. I think eminant doman should be think there are times that it may be appropriate, so dont statement that eminant domain should never be the governor added that he thinks its best for the iowa utilites board to decide if its necasary to use eminant domain. And the laws that are in place that gives the u
Decision of legalizing medical and Recreational Marijuana in the hands of their citizens. Tomorrow the tribe will hold a referendum to see what people think. The people will be voting upon three different memos including medical usage of marijuana, recreational usage of the drug, and growing Industrial Hemp on the reservation. Some citizens believe it will be a positive thing for the community and will bring in more money for the reservation. If its going to create some jobs and provide the tribe with some revenue, which we need, then im all for it, said citizen barry w. The memo does not allow tribes to legalize marijuana, but it does allow them to work wiwi local us attorneys to do so if they chose. The attorney generals native amercan issues subcomittee has reviewed the memorandum from the Deputy Attorney general in 2013 and has since been considering the impact marijuana has on indian country. Rachel the nebraska general work closely with the Us Attorneys Office enforce the control
In des moines november 14th. Itll be moderated by c b s john dickerson. 3 Iowa Governor Terry Branstad was getting asked some questions. About the effort to privatize iowas Medicaid Program. Critics want to know about how much money might be saved. How contracts have been awarded. And how the plan will affect patients. Later today. A legislative Oversight Committee will hold the first of two hearings to go over these privatization plans. The governor says the move will mean more streamlined service at a lower cost. And iowa is doing the same thing that half the states in the u s have already done. 3 the dept of Human Services has shared with me the spreadsheet and the citeria and the approach that they used. I think that we acted in an appropriate way. And we feel confident. And just as 25 other states have been able to move forward with 3 this. Iowas Medicaid Program gives care to poor children. Families. Disabled people. And low income adults. Its paid for with more than 4 billion do