(Radio Iowa) – President Biden is unveiling a two-trillion dollar infrastructure proposal which the administration says will create jobs as it builds new roads and bridges, and improves broadband, water quality, schools and more. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, who’s traveling in Iowa during the Easter Recess, says he’s only read about some of the basics of what’s being called the American Jobs Plan. “I only have a broad outline of it,” Grassley says. “It’s going to, according to the Post, it’s going to take until July to finally pass the legislation so there’s a lot of details that I’m going to have to see through.”

Early reports show the proposal includes 115-billion dollars to repair and rebuild roads and bridges, 100-billion to improve and build new schools, 100-billion for expanding high-speed internet connections, and another 100-billion to improve our power infrastructure. Grassley, a Republican, wants to know where the two-trillion dollars will come from in the budget.  “Paying for it is very, very important,” Grassley says. “The tax policy probably isn’t as important to me as the spending policy.”

The Biden administration says the massive measure includes a series of elements for infrastructure overhauls which are desirable to both Democrats and Republicans. “It really needs to be bipartisan,” Grassley says. “I think that we’ll see how seriously they take bipartisanship. They sure didn’t take it very seriously in regard to the 1.9 (trillion dollar) COVID package that they put together.”

Democrats control the U-S Senate only thanks to the tie-breaking vote of the vice president, while that same party holds a narrow majority in the House.

Police in Creston arrested a man early this (Wednesday) morning for theft of a motor vehicle. 18-year-old Hunter Patterson, of Creston, was arrested at around 6:15-a.m. in the 300 block of N Vine, for Theft in the 2nd Degree. He was being held in the Union County Jail on a $5000 bond.

And, at around 12:30-p.m. Tuesday, 61-year old Kathy Irene Beemer, of Greenfield, was arrested in Taylor County, on a Union County warrant for Operating [a vehicle] without Owners Consent.  Beemer was transported to Union County Jail, posted a $2,000 cash bond, and was released.

Updated: Police in Newton have charged a man with first-degree murder, following a stabbing that took place Tuesday night at an apartment in Newton. Authorities today (Wednesday) said 33-year old Shane Romine Borrego, of Newton, allegedly stabbed 41-year old Randall Clark Mikesell, Jr., of Newton, after the men got into an altercation over property. Newton Police responded to the incident at around 7:19 p.m., Tuesday, in the 900 block of North 6th Avenue East.

Upon arrival, they found Mikesell Jr. unresponsive, laying on the ground and bleeding from his torso. He died at the scene.