the two itete i propose spending the most money are on schools and on medicaid. governor terry branstad's condition of the state speech tuesday was not s srt of optimism for many y wa lawmakers. lawmakers. what's exciting is it sounds like the governor is going to put some of his authority initiatives. initiatives to figure out ow this new legislative session can best approach what many believe is a healthcare and school funding crisis. crisis. medicaid is costing more than ever. it is stretching our budget too thin. thin. i agree with him - medicaid does take a big portion of the budget but the reason that it does is because is a catch 22 state senator liz mathis has been fighting hard for medicaid patients to have a voice.she says she's glad to hear governor branstad focusing on medicaid, b thinks he assumes the march first is a done deal. deal. they may ask us tototart all over again

because i think the key thing was we signed up as many of the providers as possible and we got the information out on all l the membersthe question of how much money the state can funnel into schools - is also at the top. top. today i'm proposing an increase of k-12 funding of over onenehundred and fortyfive million dollarsgovernor branstad reaffirmed his proposal -shifting school infrastructure funds to be shared with water ququity.the first ten million each year would go to schools - then leftover funds would go to water quality programs. programs. i believe that you can do both - you dont have to pit one against the other. other. he was talking about the potenenal for the future - we're not looking in the rear of iowans now. now.governor terry branstad received a lot of applause after spending a significant part of his speech touting iowa's clean energy initiatives.he also praised iowa's youngest generations for getting involved in apprenticeship and stem programs.in des moines, steffi

another point madedey the governor today:y: desire to reform the state's criminal justice system. system.branstad says lawmakers should pass legislation to combat domestic violence, human trafficking and improve mental healththbut he also took on sentencing-- saying that time spent behind bars needs to fit the crime, and minor offenses shouldn't jeopardize a juvenile's chances at building a successful l cacaer. state representative ken rizer, of cedar rapids, agrees. "i'm excited because we are kind of on the leading edge of this criminal justice reform to try to align these penalties better." better."rizer says he's working on a bill to change sentencing guidelines for offenses involving cocaine. you likely already know, it's been another bitterly cold day across the area. and it's turning into another very frigid night.this is a live look outside.

joink us with a first check of your forecast. temps are near zero to the single digitsiowa tempswarmest readings are in the s/w s/wclouds are increasing to the west westskies will mostly cloudy wednesday with some scattered lt. snow or flurries. temperatures will rise from 7 atam to 26 at 3pm

happening right now, now,republican presidential front-runner donald trump is in cedar falls.this is a live picture as trump holds a campaign rally at the university of northern iowa's west gym. and trump is not the only one in the area today.a number of republican candidates spent their day memeing with corridor voters.this morning - jeb bush greeted a full room of supporters at the coralville library.bush spoke about creating a better relationship with congress, and improving g cial security for seniors.he also discussed cutting taxes for middle

took time to comment on president obama's final state of the union address. the legacy of barack obama tonight at the state of union will be very different then form his real legacy. his real legacy was obamacare, the stimulus, dodd frank, the massive use ofofexecutive power in may cases. he doesnt have. that's his legacy and it's a legacy that's l)niting our aspirations. the stop in coralville kicked ofofa o-day swing through iowa for bush. on thursday - he'll head to south carolina for the next g-o-p debate. former arkansas governor mike huckabee spoke at american legion post 7-21 earlier today. day. "but when it comes down to it, i still think on the day they go to caucus they start thinking about who's actually qualifien to be president, not who puts on the best show but who is qualified totosit at that desk and make the tough decisions." decisions."huckabee touched on a number of issues including improving naonal security--and taxes.

rapids today for another campaign rally.he says he's excited for a successful run in the iowa caucuses. caucuses. "don't doubt the impact that iowa voters have. i don't, and that's why i'm spending my time here and trtrng to meet with individual iowans and motivate to help us." us."the next republican debate--set for thursday--is on the fox business twork. memeacom says it will offer the network to all of its subscribers for the debate. on the democratic side - hillary clinton is continuing her latest swing through iowa. earlier - the former secretary of state appeared at the univererty of dubuque.she says she's ready to show america what she can do to improve their lives -- and that effort includes building on what president ama did with the affordable care act. ow is it perfect? no it's not perfect but it's a great foundation to build on. and i'm going to work to improve it. let's get those out of pockct costs down" down"rlier in the day, clinton spoke at a campaign rally in ames.

hillary clinton has lost her lead among democratic voters in iowa, at least according to one poll. poll.q.qnnipiac university says bernie sanders is now the front-runner in iowa.the numbers show sanders with 49- percent support over clinton's 44-percent. this is thth vermononsenator's first lead in iowa that is outside the margin of error.the change comes at the 20-day mark until the the iowa caucuses on february first. iowa in focus host kevin barry sat down with hillary clinton in dubuque today.you can see his full one-on-one interview sunday morning at 10-30 on iowa in focus, only on cbs 2. right now, president obama is preparing for his seventh and final state of the union address. many expect it to be radically different from previous years.instead of a laundry list of proposals, the president will likely reflect on his entire two terms and their impact.you can watch the president's address live at

well as live on cbs two iowa dot com. there's a group in iowa taking action to help animals in the state.they're working to make sure dogs are bred in safe and althy conditions.and tonight they're having an informational meeting at the coralville public library. library.that's where cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore joins us live right now.. the meeting starts in a half hour.organizers say not a lot of people know about puppy mills and they hope this too something. something.animal vocates are working to address puppy mill issues with commercial, large-scale breeders.the founder of iowa friends of companion animals says she sees an unexpectedly large percentage of u-s-d-a licensed breeders cited for animal welfare act violations.she says for the past three years she has been working with iowa lawmakers to get oversight at the state level from the department of agriculture. righghnow she says the u-s-d-a is not required to enforce

22:10:23 we have the second largest numberf usda licensed dog breeders in the nation. there are approximately 15,000 adult dogs in those fafalities. facilities. organizers of the event tonight say they are working to put together advocacy groups.we have information on how to get involved on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com. covering the corridor in coralville, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. students at iowa state university are going to experience a big change of pace compared to the time that, historically, has been reserved for veisha. veisha.the university is planning two events to replace what was the annual festival. they include a cherry pieiesale around valentines day, and an art celebration in april.next year, the university is planning community service projects and a parara.e changes come after riots broke out during viesha in 20-14, causing extensive damage and leading the university to officially can the festival whh had been running for

coming up on the cbs 2 news at six, taking the food outside. outside.iowa city is looking for food truck vendors.how to become one and why you should

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vibration syndrome" could mean about you tomorrow on cbs 2. the city of iowa city is seeking new streetside food vendors. vendors.the city isn't just giving away applications, however.six, three year permits will be issued allowing vendors to sell food from carts in the pedestrian mall as well as on a portion of iowa avenue.five vendors currently have active permits, which will expire this spring. the city says it's interested in vendors who intend to sell food during the day, instead of only during nights and weekends.applications are due february first. lots of sunshine out there today but it didn't do much to warm the temperatures. chief meteorologist terry swails has your weatherfirst forecast to help you plan your evening. temperatures are in the single digits to near zero zeromost of northern iowa below zero this morning morningskies are mostly cloudy cloudymost of the midwest is very cold in the range of 0 to 20 degrees degreeswind chills of 0 to -15 common commonclouds will develop tonight with a bit of lt sw orlurries wednesday. warmer thursday! thursday!clouds are pushing in from the west westlight snow of 1/4"4" wedndndaysatellitewarmer a a

above freezing thursday thursdayclouds tonight will bring a bit of light snow or flurries wednesday wednesdaybecoming mostly cloudy and cold with lows zero to -9 9mostly cloudy and warmer with a bit of light snow or flurries. highs 20-28 20-28temperatures will be mild thursday. some snow showers friday will be followed by

coming up in ssports sportsit's round between iowa and michchan state -- why the hawks aren't thinking about the past as they prepare for their trip to east lansing -- next on cbs 2. 2."cbs 2 news coects with you.call us at 1-800-222-kgan email us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on facebook at facebook/kgan cbs 2.

weeks ago... iowa pounced on michigan state... beating the number-one team in the country and snapping a nine-game losing streak to the spartans... on thursday... they'll try to snap another streak... it's been a long timimsince the hawkeyes last won in east lansing... the last time?... way back in 1993... since then... iowa's dropped 18 straraht in east lananng ... but coach fran mccaffery and his team isn't thinking about that this week... i don't think you can put too much into... hey they've beaten you a ceain amount of times... because they're one of the premiere teams in the country.. the bottom line is.. you go on the road... you have to execute... both teams know each other... we're in the big ten so there's nonosecrets... michigig

knows michigan state... we proved that we're a better team the first time and we're looking to prove we're the better team this time well... good news fofothe hawks -- fran mccaffefe said that anthony clemmons -- who has been dealing with an injured hip -- is good to go against michigan state - the senior guards is still receiving treatment --but said -- quote out" with the national championship game over -- there's only one more thing to do to wrap up the college football season -- release the nal polls -- that happened this afternoon and the hawkeyes are sitting prprty iowa end the year 9th in the a-p poll and 10th in the coaches -- it's kirk ferentz's 5th -- top 10 finish -- in the last 14 years -- and expect the hawks to be ranknk at the gining of next season -- because they're 16th in e-s-p-n's way too early top 25. reports out of ames are saying -- iowa state offensive lineman -- daniel burton is leaving the team -- - e cyclone guard started 26 games over the past 3 seasons --

losing 5 -- full or part time -- o-line starters from last season -- nothing officall has been released from the university. in cedar falls -- deondre hall and tim kilfoy have been named to the college sporting news -- fabulous 50 -- f-c-s all american team -- hall who led the valley in interceptions -- was tabbed a fabulos 50 -- first teamer -- kilfoy was an honorable mention. friday tom brands and the hawkeyes travel to madison to take o obarry daviviand the badgers -- yes, that barry davis -- the former hawkeye who's a 3 time national champion -- and who brands trained with when he was wrestling at iowa -- no matter a caca car.r. "i was a true freshman and i went home and i was bored after about two and a half days... and it must have been coincidence and he said hey i need guys in iowa city can you come back and i didn't have a vechile at the time, but i giddy uped... i got on a horse

city from shelden.. on horse back.. " we will be right back to ke e last look at your forecast

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mostly cloudy wednesday with some scattered lt. snow or flurries. temperatures will rise from 7 at 6am to 26 at 3pm

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