We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUEâ€Â will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?
IS IT TRUE around 11:00 today local candidates running for public office will be filling their campaign finance reports? Â …we are hearing that one candidate has raised an impressive sum of money for his political war chest? Â …we are hearing rumors that when this candidate publically releases his campaign finance report today it will cause his political opponent a major heartburn?
IS IT TRUE we just received word concerning the candidates running for Vanderburgh County Commission finance reports? Â …that since May 11, 2018, Jeff Hatfield has raised a whopping $192,078 and has $52,722 on hand? …since January 1, 2018, his opponent Mike Duckworth has raised $99,000 and has $18,971 on hand?
IS IT TRUE that we been told by reliable sources that the new owners of Ellis Park (Saratoga Gaming of New York) is considering an unsolicited offer from and out of state gaming establishment to sell the track to them?
IS IT TRUE that Evansville has one of the most charismatic and hard working Mayors in years?  …Mr. Winnecke is also very personable and likable? …we wish that he would put more focus on budgetary issues and stop going along with every capital project that comes along?  …that Mr. Winnecke has a lot of talented people that surround him and he should start seeking their advice before he agrees to invest money on big-ticket items?
IS IT TRUE we expect that the most current State Board Of Accounts audit of the City Of Evansville will be released at the end of this month?  …we are told that the questionable costs findings listed in this audit will be interesting?
IS IT TRUE we are also told that the practice of not posting unrecorded accounts payable in a timely manner will soon be coming to an end?  …that Finra and the SEC are requiring cities with populations greater than 100k to submit the year-end financial report to the State Board of Accounts by using the accrual method of accounting starting in 2019?  … that the good news is that it looks like the City Controller of Evansville will be required to record unpaid bills at years end even if they are have not been paid?
IS IT TRUE that City Council Finance Chairmen, Jonathon Weaver recently informed members of City Council that the City has a spending deficit of $13 million so far this year?  …right after Mr. Weaver informed Council members about the unacceptable deficit spending habits of the Winnecke Administration members of City Council immediately voted to approve the 2019 City budget by the vote of 8 to 1? …you guessed it, Mr. Weaver was the only Council member that voted “NO” to approve the 2019 City budget?
IS IT TRUE we are hearing that the forensic audit of ECHO Housing Corp. may have been completed? Â …if this information is correct we wonder why the results haven’t been made public?
IS IT TRUE we are told that many people are getting tired of receiving letters from the HomeServe USA Repair Management Corporation of Norwalk, Ct. concerning an exterior water service line coverage program offered by them to Evansville Water and Sewer customers?  …we wonder when a customer of the Evansville Water and Sewer Department sign up for this water line protection program does the Evansville Water and Sewer gets a financial kickback from the Serve USA Repair Management Corporation of Norwalk, Ct?
IS IT TRUE that Steve Hammer was recently was defeated in an extremely competitive Republican primary race for County Commissioner but he still remains involved in our community? … that Steve Hammer continues to be active in Vanderburgh County CASA, “A Hundred Men Who Cook”, “A Hundred Guys Who Cares”, YWCA Of Evansville, Ziemer Society Of St. Vincent, helping with the “Mickey’s Kingdom” playground project at Sunset Park, attempting to coach his daughter 3rd grade basketball team at St. Ben?  …we would also thank him for hiring long-term unemployed veterans to work at the Roca Bar-North and helping to feed the less than fortunate citizens of our community?  …we commend Steve Hammer for continuing to be a caring and productive citizen of our community?  …we also like his choice in a life mate? …Steve wife Ashely is also supporting his effort in helping our community to become a better place to live and raise families?
Todays“Readers Poll†question is: If the election was held today in the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor race who would you vote for?
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Another fine example of the right-wing, who claims to be the party of “family values”
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Pro-Trump pimp, Nevada GOP assembly candidate Dennis Hof dies after rally, birthday party with Grover Norquist, Joe Arpaio and porn legend Ron Jeremy
“Dennis Hof, the notorious pimp and Republican candidate for Nevada’s state assembly, died hours after a combination 72nd birthday party/campaign rally attended by GOP tax fighter Grover Norquist; Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was recently pardoned by President Donald Trump, and porn movie legend Ron Jeremy”
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/16/pro-trump-pimp-and-nevada-gop-politician-dennis-hof-dies-after-rally.html
Complaint: TX Democrat Party Sent Altered Voter Registration Forms to Noncitizens
Posted on October 18th, 2018
(INDIANAPOLIS, IN.) – October 18, 2018: the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) today alerted local, state, and federal law enforcement to campaign mailers directed at noncitizens in south Texas which encouraged voter registration via altered forms indicating they were U.S. citizens….
https://publicinterestlegal.org/blog/complaint-tx-democrat-party-sent-altered-voter-registration-forms-to-noncitizens/
https://publicinterestlegal.org/blog/complaint-tx-democrat-party-sent-altered-voter-registration-forms-to-noncitizens/
Yawn
RIght-wingers like Cruz have been violating election procedures for YEARS without any punishment. I’ll believe this one AFTER an investigation
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Ted Cruz Campaign Sends Mail To Voters That Resembles Legal Summons
The campaign of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who is seeking re-election this year, has sent mail to voters this month in envelopes marked “OFFICIAL SUMMONS” and “OPEN IMMEDIATELY”
Texas Penal Code 32.48 states that you can not falsely send a ‘Summons’ in order to induce someone to take an action
This is the same crap Cruz did in 2018
Ted Cruz’s campaign is under fire for sending potential caucus attendees a official-looking mailer that gives them and their neighbors a score for past election turnout and implores them to caucus Monday night to improve those scores.
The mailer earned a public rebuke from the Iowa secretary of state, who said it was “not in keeping in the spirit of the Iowa caucuses,” and some of the Texas senator’s fellow 2016 candidates, including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, whose campaign sent a similar, if less official-looking, piece of literature.
According to pictures posted on Twitter, the mailer – emblazoned at the top with the words “VOTING VIOLATION” states, “You are receiving this election notice because of low expected voter turnout in your area. Your individual voting history as well as your neighbors’ are public record. Their scores are published below, and many of them will see your score as well. Caucus on Monday to improve your score and please encourage your neighbors to caucus as well. A follow-up notice may be issued following Monday’s caucuses”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-cruz-campaign-sends-controversial-mailers/
Trump More Involved In Stopping FBI HQ Move Than Previously Known, Emails Show
“President Donald Trump was more instrumental than previously known in scrapping plans to move the FBI headquarters out of Washington to the DC suburbs, according to newly released internal government emails”
Trump tries to allege that not moving the FBI would save money, however “A financial analysis conducted by the GSA’s inspector general, however, concluded that constructing a new FBI building in downtown DC would actually be more costly than relocating the bureau”
Trump had a clear interest in the FBI property being developed before he was President, but after he became President and was not allowed to invest in the project, his interest became ensuring no other developer could buy the property, convert it and compete with the Trump hotel
“Many years before becoming President, Donald Trump expressed interest in the FBI headquarters moving out of Washington, D.C. so he could acquire the land on Pennsylvania Avenue and redevelop the property, which is directly across the street from the Trump International Hotel. However, after he was sworn in as President, and became ineligible as a federal employee to obtain the property, he reportedly became ‘dead opposed’ to the government selling the property, which would have allowed commercial developers to compete directly with the Trump Hotel”
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/18/politics/trump-fbi-building/index.html
It sounds like Weaver is posturing to run for mayor next year as a deficit hawk. That will make an interesting election since Weaver is way meaner than the likable Mayor Winnecke. What has not been established is whether either of them can master budgetary arithmetic.
Yoda, Beaver v Winnecke the Pooh?
Scary that Weaver does not understand the difference between a Purchase Order and an Invoice.
I find it interesting that nobody has mentioned that MOSBY voted YES for this horrible Winnecke budget but yet everyone thinks she loves the Police and Fire so much. The 2 biggest contracts have not been negotiated yet and even one of the Union Reps for the Fire Department begged the council to NOT vote on this terrible budget until the Police and Fire contracts were negotiated. If MOSBY is such an advocate for the Police and Fire then she would have voted NO for this budget. It may have passed anyways however it would have told the rank and file with the Police and Fire Departments that she actually cares about them instead of just using them as a show piece. She just uses them when she needs them for endorsements. I sure as heck hope ALL of the local Police and Fire Unions remember this when it comes to next years election endorsements!!!!
Look what Mexico is paying for:
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Mexico Sends Federal Police To Intercept Caravan After Trump Threatens Border Closing
After a stern warning from President Donald J. Trump about the consequences of a caravan of Honduran migrants swarming the U.S. border, Mexico has reportedly dispatched two Boeing 727s filled with Federal Police to intercept the mob.
“Five hundred federal police officers in riot gear arrived on Wednesday in Tapachula, Chiapas on the border with Guatemala, where some 4,000 migrants are now marching northward,†the report said….
Wednesday, Big League Politics reported on a video shared by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) which showed members of the migrant caravan being paid along their journey.
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz shared footage Wednesday showing women and children being paid cash to join the migrant caravan that is hurdling toward the U.S. Southern border.
Gaetz suspected that George Soros cash was being used, based on very clear-cut evidence of George Soros involvement in recent political matters including the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process.
https://bigleaguepolitics.com/mexico-sends-federal-police-to-intercept-caravan-after-trump-threatens-border-closing/
Great news for Republicans, Hillary may run again!
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“Longtime Hillary Clinton adviser Phillip Reines says the chances of Clinton running for president in 2020 are “not zero.”
“It’s somewhere between highly unlikely and zero,” Reines told Politico in an article published Friday. “But it’s not zero.”
Reines was an adviser to Clinton’s 2016 campaign and played the role of then-candidate Donald Trump during mock debates. Since Clinton’s stunning defeat, Reines has continued to talk up his former boss and believes she should be included in the discussion as a possible 2020 candidate.
“It’s curious why Hillary Clinton’s name isn’t in the mix—either conversationally or in formal polling—as a 2020 candidate,” Reines said. “She’s younger than Donald Trump by a year. She’s younger than Joe Biden by four years. Is it that she’s run before? This would be Bernie Sanders’ second time, and Biden’s third time. Is it lack of support? She had 65 million people vote for her.””
https://freebeacon.com/politics/longtime-clinton-adviser-clinton-running-somewhere-highly-unlikely-zero-not-zero/
Is It True that many readers like to read the “Is It True?” columns, and would like for the comments to stay ON TOPIC, and not be filled with people spewing political turmoil under the real names of politicians? I for one am so very tired of trying to find something helpful and relevant in the comment section of the CCO. We have lots going on in this county…let’s focus on fixing our own “opportunities.” Republican, Democrat, or Independent…we’re all in this together.
I agree with you. All the crap R.R. and J.B. post I can see on Fox or MSNBC or CNN. I don’t need to see it regurgitated on here every day. I think we have enough in city and county government to discuss. I thought the name of this site was the City-County Observer.
You may not like what they say , that’s your right,,,however they have their rights also ,,it’s called the 1st Amendment
Steve Hammer is the man!
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