if they were state officials, subordinate to the state legislature, the state legislature could tell them don't advocate pay raises, don't advocate this for health and benefit. >> you couldn't say don't advocate this with respect to the state legislature, but they could say that's not going to be the subject of discussion at the bargaining table. those are two different things all together. >> we need to dr-- collective bargaining is unique because it requires public officials to negotiate and mediate any impasses with unions. state legislatures could close their door -- >> suppose the union has an article or a public relations campaign to protest merit pay. i take it that's a chargeable expense. >> yes. under leonard. >> so collective bargaining in this instance subsumes and includes this wide ranging effort to have a public relations campaign in favor of principles that some of its members strongly object to. >> exactly, your honor. if they were really state officials subject to subordination by the state legislature, the state legislature could say don't run public relations campa

but of course if the, if they were state officials subordinate to the state legislature, the state legislature could tell them, don't advocate pay raises, don't advocate this for health and benefit. justice sotomayor: well, they wouldn't say, don't advocate this with respect to the state legislature, but they could say that's not going to be the subject of discussion at the bargaining table. those are two different things altogether. mr. carvin: well, again, we need to distinguish between collective bargaining and lobbying. justice sotomayor: exactly. mr. carvin: exactly. and here's the point, they couldn't. collective bargaining is unique, because it requires public officials to meet and negotiate in good faith and mediate any impasses with unions. none of that exists in lobbying, for example. state legislators could close their door whenever they want. justice kennedy: aren't charges -- suppose the union has an article or a public relations campaign to protest merit pay. i take it that's a chargeable expense. mr. carvin: yes, under lehnert. justice kennedy: so collective bargaining in this i

million dollars next year, due to it's growing student population and reduced funding from the state legislature. meanwhile, the district has to hire 24 positions for the new "grant ragan elementary"... scheduled to open in the fall. this morning we'll get an update on state policy agendas for the new year... governor branstad will deliver his annual "condition of the state" at 10 a-m. we'll stream the speech live from the capitol on our website "whotv dot local blood centers are trying to make a comeback from dangerously low supply levels... "live serve" in des moines says it recently dipped below a one day supply for all blood types. that blood eventually benefits 90 percent of the population, though less then 10 percent of people donate annually. and officials say donations are important because one pint of blood could save up to 3 lives. the moment it dips below a one day supply, it's critical because we can't meet the needs of out hospital patients. they need it for routine surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatments or if there was a traumatic situation in order to donate, you need to

returns that's if a bill pre-filed in the state legislature gets passed this session. it was filed by upstate representative neal collins and jonathan hill... both filed similar bills after the deaths of two k9 officers...one named fargo in richland county...the other, hyco...in anderson county last october. both were shot to death in the line of duty. collins says currently the sentence for killing a k9 is one to five years...but if this bill passes..that could be lengthened up to 10...a penaltyanderson county sheriff john skipper says is more than fair. 3 3 "five years didn't seem appropriate to us, so we at the sheriffs office are on board with getting stiffer penalties." penalties." 3 "these are not just tools for law enforcmeent, they are living breathing beings."the bill was pre-filed last month and will be introduced next week when the legislative session begins. 3 3 we are also told that that bill would require convicted killers of k9 officers to pay full restitution to replace those dogs. in anderson county andrew reeser fox carolina news tonight. 3 n

i was elected in 2010 to the state legislature. i served as a public education standing committee chair for two terms, i was a majority whip and last year i became speaker of the house. i would put my money on the state and the legislatures of this country every single time. i'm not talking republican states. i'm talking every state, republican or democratic majority -- they balance their budgets. they manage the policies in front of them. we as a nation need to look at our state wherever we live and say we know the newly elected representatives, assembled members, senators, they can do this job. see inat 38 states and i the state that i grew up in, i see a great opportunity. . the toolbox to do the job -- tools in the toolbox to do the job that the people should be provided. you get to those 12 states and you see very different set of rules. we have worked with other states that have been impacted this way. this is a conversation that needs to be much broader. you heard from mr. rotonda. you heard from george. what we did as a stat

i had worked with kevin in the state legislature. he was my leader in the state assembly. i know kevin mccarthy very well. effect of the freedom caucus wanting a fresh face and .ooking at the leadership everybody was taking that next step and they said we want to change. kevin recognize that. when kevin decided to take a step back, that is when the conference really rallied behind paul ryan. it was a tough decision. i am very happy. i got to know paul when i was helping with trade promotion. he's very bright. i am very excited for the chance to work with him. the only female speaker was nancy pelosi. i have spoken with her little in in-depth conversations. i haven't spent a lot of time with her. two boys. girls and girls works forwork at&t. and 19.oys are 20 they go to school at villanova in pennsylvania. they were all very involved in student government. my daughter at middlebury college ran for student body president. she lost. she ran as an outsider. it was a great experience for her. any of them will ever pursue this line of work. nobody in my family was involved in pu

i think any state in this country regardless of the makeup of their state legislatures would do well have this kind of autonomy and be a state on equal footing, and that's why i'm here today. and truly as you go back wherever you're from, i think a robust discussion about this even in the questions and answers we've had today challenging what we've spoke about today, let's do that because i think there's critical issues that face all of us and i thank you for your time. [ applause ] >> thank you, speaker hughes. in just a moment we'll talk the opportunity for those of you here in the auditorium to pose some questions, but join me in thanking our panelists. [ applause ] >> becky, you can indicate how long we can go here, but we'll open it up to some questions. questions anyone here might want to pose to members of our panel. right here. >> you mentioned on the federal lands of oil and gas [ inaudible ] 306 days or something. what would be the average day on, say, utah lands, state lands in utah? >> could you clarify? average day if it was changed over or as it currently sits? >> yeah.

17th amendment, including the senate that wouldn't be elected by we the people, it would be state legislatures, we have this time system of the electoral college that prevents direct election and i think all of these are worth talking about. if you look at the states and i can play the federalist hats, the states are laboratories of experimentation of democratic governance for better and for worst. were we need to get to the questions. you years ago commissioned a great project where you were asked me and a bunch of other colleagues to write about constitutional stupidities, what was the worst provision of a constitution. out of all of remaining aspects that publius that he discusses, what did he get most wrong? >> it's easy to on the electorate college, at a deeper level where it gets more nine is federalist 49 which runs completely counter to the inspiration that i get from federalist 1 and federalist 14 about thinking for ourselves including the possibility for white radical, thinking for ourselves. number 49 is the attack on thomas jefferson, you know, as i said before, you might actually

it tells them -- they give the state legislature has given them the right to do that. what would take away from their right to say know? you can't bargain on the spur to the topics? >> the first amendment. the scope of collective bargaining is something the state can dictate. it can never dictate the union's position, that is my point. if they were state officials, the state legislature can tell from don't advocate pay raises, don't advocate this for health and benefits. >> when you say don't advocate this with respect to the state legislature, they could say that is not going to be subject of discussion at the bargaining table. those are two things what -- >> we need to distinguish collective bargaining from lobbying. collective bargaining is unique because it requires public officials to negotiating good faith and mediate any in passes with the union. none of that exists in lobbying, state legislators could close their doors. >> suppose the union has an article or public relations campaign to protest merit pay? i take it that is a chargeable expense, so collective ba

tom wolf, has indicated that he will campaign for republicans as well as democrats through the state legislatures long as they are "reasonable and responsible." now, what that means, no one knows for sure, but it can't make some democratic leaders in this state very happy. >> i can't imagine. all right. jeff. >> the one group that we didn't talk about that could be as unpopular as a whole than attorney general kathleen kane are pennsylvania judges, given porngate and all the news we're seeing about the -- the awful stuff we're seeing. there's gonna be a ballot question on the election this year that's gonna enable pennsylvanians to vote whether or not they want to allow judges to serve up to age 75. sounds reasonable, right? not this year. don't see it happening. >> all right. nia. >> well, hillary clinton, when she came to philadelphia for a fundraiser, made a real point of going to mother bethel a.m.e. church to meet with african-american ministers. you could look at it and say, "well, why that church? it's not the biggest. it might only be the most known around the city. however, the a.m.e.s

and one by a state supreme court, one by a state legislature. you have to make sure you understand what the state law is in each jurisdiction. but, as a general rule, the attorney general is the chief legal officer of the state and independently elected and has -- we don't have a unitary executive at the state level. and the state attorney general has the constitutional authority to state the legal position of the state government in court. and the attorney general takes an oath, and my perspective always as a state attorney general was i had an obligation to take the constitution seriously and to state the correct legal position. and if that meant that i had to confess that a state law was unconstitutional, i did so. if, you know -- i didn't think that it was productive to have debates about doing my job. see, we've seen in the context of the marriage litigation -- a year ago i gave a lecture at case western, and i criticized the conservatives who say that the answer to the marriage litigation was to say, well, i'm doing my job, i'm defending st

over two-thirds of the state is owned by the federal government. the legislature and people of utah and the governor, they all agree could not string a fiber-optic cable across the state without getting permission from a bunch of faceless federal bureaucrats in washington, d.c. that's not what the framers intended. it's not the way it was in this country until about 1976. people don't seem to understand it. now what the federal land policy and management act tells us in 1976 is that 12 of the 50 states are going to be treated second-rate. not on equal footing. we didn't know that at first, the way was phrased, still allowed some sales. but the way it was interpreted we figured out the federal government is not about to allow these 12 states to be like all of the others. we have this problem, but what is being done? well, what we don't have to do is what they're doing in oregon now, that is take over federal buildings. no, the constitution has given us a remedy, provides the states have the power to sue the federal government for violation of their rights. i'm real

the slaughterhouse act was a product of a corrupt state legislature. back then government at all levels of louisiana was notoriously corrupt. ok. [laughter] strike the backbend. [laughter] government in louisiana has always been notoriously corrupt. in the wake of the civil war men saw opportunities for personal profit from public improvement, particularly if they could work with the state for authority or funding. as a result, there were many exclusive franchises including a state lottery, state inspection, and construction of the navigation for a private company were adopted and navigation and drainage canals were adopted. for example, the franchise granted to a private company to establish a monopoly louisiana state lottery around the same time as the slaughterhouse act was passed was well known to be a product of bribes. when you think about it louisiana has led to some of our most famous and infamous cases. ,laughterhouse, cruickshank ponds versus louisiana and plessy versus ferguson are all involving louisiana. let's not be too hard on louisiana

the state senator was arrested at the state capitol last year and the vermont state legislature has had this dilemma ever since about what they want to do with their indicted state senator who kept coming to work after he was out on bail. finally this week, just yesterday the vermont state senate voted to suspend him as a senator. he's the first vermont legislator ever stripped of his powers in that state. but the litany of sex assault charges against this guy from multiple women, some of whom were girls and not women during the alleged events of which he is accused, those have been rattling around behind the vermont state legislature like cans tied to its bumper for almost a year now. and everybody thinks of i think new england in general, vermont in particular as hippie-dippy, liberal, low-key, very blue states. but you look closely, and politics there are not only more rough and tumble than you might think, they're more scandalous than you might think and they are more bipartisan than you might think. that state senator who just got tloep out of his seat while facing these lurid char

so we decided to go through the state legislatures and of course i think you mentioned at the beginning of the program the states -- 24 states have adopted this law in just a little bit over a year. it has lived with almost unanimous support on about a margin of 99 to one. it is left, right and everybody in between type of issue. >> host: in going after this issue, why did you decide to lose his or her site. what about, multiple sclerosis, someone with debilitating pain, why focus on terminal illness when there are people who are living with difficulties in other ways. >> guest: well, we designed this law so that it will prevail in the u.s. supreme court should the fda tried to challenge the authority of the state. and we know that one of the things in previous cases that has been important to the chorus is the safety question. focusing on folks with terminal illnesses where their lives really to hang in the balance, where they really have no other option changes that equation. we are not talking about brushing medicines for teenagers with pimples or a cough medicine. this is for boys w

if the state legislature will consider it. it would allow concealed permit holders to carry their guns in the open.. 3 but law enforcement and city leaders from around the state are *not happy about it. here in tampa: the mayor, police chief, and state attorney all say the proposal would jeopardize tourism, the public, and especially police officers. the tampa police chief says "open carry" would create respond to shooting scenes. he says it would be nearly impossible for officers to make split-second decisions about who is good and who is bad. and during a news conference tuesday, they argued that it would hamper tampa's economic development and tourism effort: 3 the next time the bill could come up is thursday morning, though that won't be confirmed until later today. democrats in the house expect the bill to pass there, but say the key will be the senate, which recently rejected a bill that would have let students carry on college campuses. 3 3 4 hillsborough county uber drivers are working to file a class action lawsuit aga

last year, the state legislature gave sc state more than 600 thousand dollars to demolish them after they had deteriorated beyond repair. while no final plans have been made for the space, converting it to green space is among the proposed ideas. the highest court in the state has a new chief on the bench. this afternoon in columbia, costa pleicones was sworn in as chief justice of the south carolina supreme court. pleicones served as a supreme court justice for nearly 16 years before he was selected to serve as chief. he is a graduate of wofford college and the usc school of law and has a long history of service in the midlands. he replaces justice jean toal, who retired after 27 less than a week before lawmakers return to columbia for the legislative session- they're already debating the big issue for the year- roads. will whitson takes a look at the discussion at this year's legislative workshop. the house attempt at road funding reform came to a grinding halt in june as last year's legislative session came to a close. it's one of the first bills on the block when the senate retur

. >> look at the states, some of the states and some of the governors and state legislatures they have bills to pay, too. they have reforms they have made in places whether it comes to pensions or labor reform or how they spend money on education. federal government is can look at states that have to balance the budget. there are ways but if you do it in a responsible name, it is important 6789 >> we need a cap on the absolute number of employees that work for the federal government. we need a cap on how much the government is spend on pensions. we need a cap on the overall threshold and we need to have a conversation with all of the folks that rely on entitlements. we are going to reach a point transform them and reduce the cost associated with them. conversation. same kind of external force that changes us that we see in the private sector. >> part of that includes let's turn the camera back on us. we need to do a better job of addressing the issues. both the "washington post" called it arab austerity. budget control act went into effect. 2.7%, nine-tenths of aof percent. we in the m

. >> state action would be required for any change to take effectat , and state legislatures to determine the limits, but the of them. >> are skipping the academy awards, jada pinkett smith says that sheke made the announcement over the growing controversy over the lack of diversity among theon nominees, her husband will smith did not do not get nominated despite his acclaim for his performance in the movie

. >> reporter: some medical marijuana advocates in the state legislature call this a missed opportunity. state senator jeff clemons has been trying to legalize medical american since 2011. he will be voting for the >> we're requiring the public to do what we couldn't do ourselves up here. and still haven't been able to. >> reporter: the ballot initiative would allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana for people with aids, epilepsy and cancer. mat gelka, newschannel 8. >>> the legislature is considering a bill this session that would allow medical marijuana to be used on terminally ill patients. >>> a bill that would allow florida gun owners to openly carry their weapons is now moving forward. bill house. if the bill is passed, concealed handgun holders would no longer be required to hide their handgun. >>> the committee ran out of time due to a lengthy debate. if enacted the bill would prevent clergy from being sued if they turn away gay couples who want to marry. >> this is an extra layer of protection to give parishioners comfort that they don't have to worry about being persecute

until the state legislature approves it...separatey. and if a group sponsors a refugee...who later commits an act of terrorism...that sponsoring group ... coulbel legally responsib in another "statehouse watch" tonight... a bill protecting people... who film or photograph officers... without threat of arrest... is now in the state senate. the measure approved yesterday...follows the officer-involved shooting... of walter scott... in north charleston... former officer micheal slager... is charged with murder...in scos death. the charge came ... ae bystander's video...showed slager...shooting scott in the back. the bill protects bystanders... who are in public... where thea right...to be standing. some senators are concerned... about the possibility... of bystanders getting too close. tonight... we're learning more about the trial odylann roof... the acedcharleston church shooter. the "post and courier" repot.around -600- people will besummoned jurors. that's double the number brought in... typically... becefthe nootof t e roof... facingm

a sales-tax break the state legislature gave amaz i 20-11 ... runs out at midnight. that means you'll be paying taxes on things you buy from the online retailer. but - it will add tensf millionsf dols ace cool castle ...that'pt an nld. in canada, after two months construction, the city of edmonton's first ice castle opened to the public wednesday afternoon. the frozen creation, which includes thousands of icicles, was carved and sculpted by hand. the resulting structure weighs more than 27-thousand tons ... and stretches over an acre of snow. once inside the display, visitors will have the chance to crawl through tunnels, ride down secluded caves. at night, l-e-d lights embedded in thick ice make the castle glow with vibrant colors. a utah- based company is behind the attraction, which runn until it melts. thanks for joining i see you on the carolinas c-w.. and we'll b back hert11. until then you can get the latest updates by logging on to wa dotm we're sending it over to seven on main, where

to this is iowa state representative, the youngest woman serving in the state legislature. so, you are working with a group called make it work here in iowa. quick, before we jump into the credits of the show. what are you doing. >> a. >> focuses on family economic issues. tired bat presidential candidates talking about family values without having policies that value families. so we're working on issues such as equal pay or equal work, and we have knocked on 14,000 doors and have 4,000 commitments and then we have over 600 ambassadors have sheard their struggling.

(gfx out) standup: the governor's asking the state legislature for 28.5 million dollars in aid. as for the mayor, she was in washington dec yesterday and met with president obama. adriana diaz, cbs news, flint, michigan. ((brian loftus)) lead poisoning in children can cause developmental issues, learning disabilities and hearing loss./// ((brian loftus)) > scary moments.. for some california drivers. the rockslide.. that fell into traffic.. scaring people on their way home from work. and taking a live look outside our bank of america camera... showing clear skies on this wednesday afternoon. sherry's got a look at your forecast.. coming up.. in just a few minutes./// > now nevada'sj@j@ on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. she'll get the job done for us. this is 8ne

. >>> bill in the florida state legislature could make 20 minutes of recess mandatory every day. requiring free play reses. schools would ghot be able to withhold it for behavior or >>> given his approval for a reworked head injury settlement between college athletes and the ncaa. a deal hammered out after he rejected the initial agreement in 2014, krug hockey and other contact sports, and also suggested some changes before he gives his final approval. >>> new screening recommendations with mental health and pregnancy. all women who are pregnant or given birth should be screened for depression. saying that maternal mental ill ps is more common than thought. screening them 18 and older about the mental well-being. this was published in the american journal million association. >>> coming to the rescue of a >> what they're delivering to the people of flint, michigan. >> and a warning for apple users, the tricks hackers are using to get your information. that's in the tech minute. >> serving up a whole new level of drama on the kardashians. what's new in ron's life. >> reliving a me

road to the white house coverage continues with chris christie addressing the new hampshire state legislature in concord this is 60 minutes. >> thank you very much. how completely fabulous to be in the house dominated by republicans. [applause] that is okay. hey, let me say this, i just got done with my state of the state with the house controlled by democrats. i thank you for giving me the opportunity to come before you today. and i don't see from the perspective of governor of a the neighboring regional state who understands both the challenges they face every day in the opportunities that are presented every day. those challenges and opportunities are made more difficult to deal with on the challenger side and less advantageous on the opportunity side. more and more involved what you were elected to do. headed take care of those you were elected to represent every day. so i bring this race for president the perspective of the government for six years and it makes it more difficult to do that. we look at some of the biggest problems that we face i was happy worked with folks in the senate a

today--- the state legislature could approve 28-million dollars in additional ting. the money would bottled water and filters. it would also cover services to watch for developmental delays in children. you decide 2016-- four days to go-- until the iowa caucus -- and the presidential candidates are out in full force. the republican field, minus donald trump, will have one more chance to sway voters in the hawkeye state -- when they go face- to-face in tonight's fox news debate. fox's joel waldman has more from washington. : slug: bc-fox-85- aehq:-gop-debate- preview-update-1/27 category: national/ politics/ aehq item: 85 block: evening slug: aehq: gop debate preview update 1/27 (joel waldman aslive pkg) source: fox trt: aslive runs 1:40 notes: ++trump sot -- andatory courtesy: "the o'reilly factor" / fox news channel (already burned into video)++ florida is cleaning tornado blows the winds from that storm -- flipping up. plus-- after a proposal to move jim morrison's grave to central florida... officials from his estate are saying "no way!" staying in jail. that stor

in the throes of depression, because there wasn't a lot of available funds, the state legislature enacted a state income tax. our state income tax is dedicated to public education. still, with that income tax if he were to look you were to look at a national rating, utah has more and the least amount of arriving per child of any state in the country. so, we feel the impact of not being able to access land or use some of the other practices and policies that other states are able to do is to find something as critical as the public schools. if the environment is something you care passionately about and i believe much of the stewardship or the idea we would stop disposing of land like the country had up to 38 states with 12 states where they decided maybe not, i think that 76 legislation was done in regards to try to improve or protect the environment. today we can show you the stage management of land protects the environment and make sure the forest fires don't rage beyond the inevitable acres that are damaged. on environmental concerns you can meet a verifiable argument we can be better

years...that's if a bill pre-filed in the state legislature gets passed thisis session. 3 it was filed by upstate representatives neal collins and jonathan hill...both filed similar bills after the deaths of two k9 officers...one named fargo in richland county...the other, hyco...in anderson county last october. both were shot to death in the line of duty. collins says currently the sentence for killing a k9 is one to five years...but if this bill passes..that could be lengthened up to 10...a penalty anderson county sheriff john skipper says is more than fair. 3 3 3 3 "five years didn't seem appropriate to us, so we at the sheriffs office are on board with getting stiffer penalties." penalties." 3 3 "they are living 3 breathing beings." beings." 3 the bill was pre-filed last month and will be introduced next week when the legislative session begins. 3 in cherokee county...deputies are investigating a home invasion and break-in near the gaffney prime outlets. outlets.this is a look at the scene on nancy creek earlier this afternoon.the sheriff tells us no one was hurt in the break-in...

for the state legislature. 3 plus: new this morning: roll tide... right to the top. college football has just crowned its newest champ. 3 3 ((walter)) good morning.. and welcome to good day tampa allen. ((jen)) and i'm jennifer epstein. those stories in a minute, but now, a first look at 3 your chilly forecast... with dave. 3 3 3 3 3 a developing story right now for tampa drivers. if you're hitting the road within the hour... there's a big detour you need to know about on i-275 3 for the past five hours... cars have been detoured from the end of the howard frankland bridge onto detour should last at least another hour. right now, workers are doing a big shift to the northbound lanes: they will shut down the old lanes and open the new ones. the old lanes were narrow, winding and had dips in them, the new ones will be wider, straighter and even. this project started in 20-12. but to drivers, it feels like it started eons ago: 3 this morning's detour will take you from kennedy, to dale mabry, to cypress and to himes. but it should wrap up by 5-30 a-m. after that, all th

today, the state legislature could approve 28 million dollars in additional funding. the money would pay for more bottled water and filters. it would also cover services to watch for developmental delays in children. on the business watch-- wendy's... now launching a cyber- security investigation. if you have eaten there recently-- you may want to check your credit card statement. earlier this month-- wendy's learned of what it's calling "unusual activity" on customer cards. the ohio-based company has gotten complainsts of fraudulent purchases--from cards used at its locations. wendy's is now using cyber-security experts to investigate the issue. disney's "e-s-p-n wide e of sports"... could soon get a lot wider. the orlando sentinel reports-- disney has filed plans to build a 286- thousand square foot venue at the sports complex. the project would take up ten acres-- and have its own parking lot. but now word yet what exactly will be toss to john at the your first headline 5es from "the hill." it reads... "500- thousand foreigners overstayed visas in 2015." -.*jjjfore

and since then, a local lawmer has decided to take the sue to the state legislature. the ll wasutorward b moment replican pa lundeen. he says it would ban metne dispensing witn one-thsand et of a school park or daycare center but 's whe it face uphi climb... the bill iassigned to the use "sta" ... "military" anderans affair committee. they call that t "kill committee" because verfew bills actually advance out of there. "i'm a little concerned that it's been sent the but at the same time, ie been aure that we're going toave a pocy conversati, and a thoroughne at that. anthat's what i'asking f, that thiget a fair hont hearing for the people of colorado." ndeen's bill is co-sponsored in the ste senate k so if it fails in coittee in the house, lundeen hopes the bill will get a send chance in the sete. wel stay on top this sty and bring you the latest updes as they come in on air and onlinet koaa dot com. reporting li icoloradospris, joaa wise, news 5. today... colorado springs firefighters coinueinvestige three fires that sparked in ju a matterf urs yesterday! one at the

kcrg t-v nine's dave franzman reports that so far not a single state legislature has proposed making the change. back in 2003, iowa lawmakers, and many in other states, did drop the drinking limit for driving under the influence. but one lawmaker remembers it wasn't exactly the argument for safer roads that did it. "the reason why it passed is because of the threat of loss of highway funds and even with that, there were a number of people who voted against the change " passing the lower limit 45-million dollars in federal incentive road funds during the next three years. senator hogg believes it might take something similar from the federal government to get lawmakers interested now. but some would support the zero...point...fi ve drinking limit common in foreign countries. verna kuehl lost a daughter in an accident in which alcohol was involved and would support a point zero five limit. "i would think that would make people consider drinking less and being more aware of the situations before they get behind the wheel of a vehicle i think it would be good to have something to make you

the state legislature has unanimously approved 28- million dollars to address the water. the emergency spending bill includes money for bottled water ... filters... and services to monitor children for developmental delays caused by the contamination. the money will also help flint test and monitor its water. this state funding allocated since the lead contamination was confirmed in the fall. in w-s-l-s ten economic news... local business leaders travel to richmond to talk to senator stanley. all week... senator bill stanley has been meeting with people from the district. today... the senator met with the executive director of the cross roads institute in galax and the pittsylvania county farm bureau. he's also talked with farm bureau constituents from carroll county about their legislative and policy priorities. senator stanley says he will continue to fight for legislation that promotes the agriculture business and the small family farm. a salem woman didn't know much about playing the virginia lottery's powerball game but that changed after her million dollar win. the

republicans in the state legislature want to reduce funding and that is part of the reason why only three people at the dmv do the special licenses. now they are asking people who have paid for the appointments to come forward and they are reassuring them that they will not be in trouble if they did. >> there is no penalty on them because they are the victims. the have not done anything wrong. we want to know about the bad people who are courting these appointments.>> reporter: the dmv reservation system does not allow you to change the name on the reservation. 9 news found a way that a site could be used -- of the site could be used by scalpers. there is more on our website at 9news.com airstrikes targeting isis. the u.s. coalition had 19 at the first of the year. strikes had isis tactical units battling backers and other targets. >>> a terrorism investigation has been open in texas. police shot and killed a man as he turned out to be wearing a fake explosive belt. he was carrying a piece of paper with an isis flag on it. this took place one year exact -- -- exactly one year after the at

the state legislature in full swing and moving to the right but open carry may be in trouble in the state senate. we'll take it to the round table. good morning, welcome, glad you could join us. unless you have been off in an ashram studying zen with your master, you undoubtedly know the iowa caucuses are tomorrow night and so much is riding on the outcomehere. a relatively small number of mostly white voters in a mid western farm state will go to neighborhood schools, libraries, city halls to cast their votes for president. these will be, of course, the first votes cast in this election cycle. so the results will have an outsized influence on the primaries down the road. floor da's primary is march 15th. which is where our friend, colleague and comoderater of this program glenna milberg is standing by live in des moines. glenna, good morning. so another hectic day for@ the candidates, i imagine, right? >> i think hectic is probably an understatement. the schedule is amazing and they@ are coming off what i am going to guess is not much sleep anyway. this morning a lot of the candidates st

. >>> republicans in the state legislature are introducing a bill to make it easier to sentence convicted murders to death. colorado requires all 12 jurors to decide life or death. the new bill would lower the requirement to a decision of 9 of the 12 jurors. supporters say the unanimous decision is too high a bar. we reached out to governor hickenlooper's office for his stance. the governor is opposed to the death penalty. >>> the east high school student who sparked a gun square last month will transfer schools, elhadji samba dioum is holding a bb gun. instead of expulsion, he will transfer to the contemporary learning academy, a school focused on students in danger of failing to graduate. his attorney said the whole thing was a prank gone bad, he could resume playing basketball for east as part of the agreement. >>> smash and grab burglars lately has the police with a proactive approach, a security check up. 9 news reporter jessica oh has the story from wheat ridge. >> we originated in 1912. >> thieves targeted him weeks ago. warren cob wants to do everything to make sure it doesn't hap