Just last week a new law was signed in Iowa, in honor of seven year old Kadyn Halverson.  Kadyn was killed while trying to board her school bus last year.

     Now Kadyn's Law could become law across the nation.

     It increases penatlties in Iowa for those who violate school bus stop arms.  
     But now congressman Bruce Braley wants it to become a federal law by October of 2014.

     Braley says, "If they don't do this over the next year and a half they would risk losing 10 percent of all federal highway funds each year until they do."

     Braley's approach into strong-arming states is similar to what was used to strengthen seatbelt and drunk driving enforcement nationwide.

Mid-American Energy's plan to build a nuclear power plant in Iowa stalled Thursday.

Democrats failed to have enough votes to get the measure through a Senate committee.

The Commerce Committee was scheduled to take up the proposal but the meeting was canceled minutes before with two Democrats absent.

Environmental groups are lobbying lawmakers to kill the measure.

It will be brought up again next week to see if it has the votes to move forward.         

     Gas prices are expected to be on the rise this summer.  At the same time, Iowa may be paying more in a gas tax too
     Gas prices right now are the highest they've ever been at this time of year, averaging $3.54 a gallon nationwide.