randy feenstra, (r) hull said. few lawmakers would disagree. it's a election year for every member of the house, and a third of the members of the senate. >> daugaard delivers his state of the state address this afternoon to lawmakers who have returned to pierre for the 2016 legislative session. daugaard is set to offer his plan to increase teacher pay. last month, daugaard proposed a 4-point-8 billion dollar state budget, which includes more than 80-million dollars in new spending. his budget address also included a proposal to expand medicaid, which is expected to be another key area of debate this year. << >> weather ad-lib a cold front moved through last night and you knew it when it did from the strong wind that took over causing some brief whiteout conditions in and around the iowa great lakes! winds will continue to be brisk this morning with temperatures near 0, allowing windchills to drop into the -20s across northwest iowa. high pressure will move in and help calm us down and clear us out somewhat this afternoon, but temperatures will

randy feenstra, (r) hull said. few lawmakers would disagree. it's a election year for every member of the house, and a third of the members of the senate. >> back to education for a moment... and the problem there are three competeing plans. last spring the house passed a plan for 2016-17 school funding with a 2-percent increase... the senate has passed their own plan with four-percent increase... and, today, the governor told me he supports a 2-point-45 percent increase to basic state aid for schools. i sat down with governor branstad, today, to talk about education, and his priorities that he'll highlight during tomorrow's "condition of the state" speech. look for that story, tonight, on "news 4 at national politics was also at the forefront in northwest iowa today as presidential hopefuls try to win over voters before the nation's first caucus. dr. ben carson stopped at a townhall in denison for his "we the people" town hall. cronk's cafe was full of community members of all ages as the republican spoke about his vision for the country. he b

randy feenstra, (r) hull said. few lawmakers would disagree. it's a election year for every member of the house, and a third of the members of the senate. sioux city's million dollar powerball winner picked up his big check yesterday. joel dominguez bought his ticket at the gordon plaza hy-vee in sioux city. the first five numbers on the ticket matched, but he missed the powerball number. joel, who is 23-years-old, says he always believed he would win a big lottery prize. after taxes, he gets $700,000. he bought a few tickets for the drawing and his wife and family thought he "they couldn't believe it, my wife couldn't believe it. she m me me send her a picture of the ticket. it's a feeling that i never had before that i probably never have before unless i win that one point three four billion dollars you know?" joel dominguez said. joel said he plans to use his lottery winnings to help his family, pay bills and he and his wife both plan to complete their college degrees. the next drawing takes place tomorrow night with a jackpot of a record-br