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AG Todd Rokita Assists Hoosiers Victimized By Hackers Following Donations To Freedom Convoy

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AG Todd Rokita Assists Hoosiers Victimized By Hackers Following Donations To Freedom Convoy

Attorney General Todd Rokita is helping protect Hoosiers impacted by hackers who infiltrated a crowdfunding website that was facilitating donations to the Freedom Convoy.

Hackers broke into the GiveSendGo website earlier this month and obtained records of online donations to the Freedom Convoy — a group of truckers and other pro-liberty individuals protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions. The demonstrators have rallied at several U.S.-Canada border crossings and elsewhere.

A database containing donors’ names, zip codes and emails became publicly available as a result of the hack.

“Our data privacy team sprang into action and identified Hoosier victims,” Attorney General Rokita said. “We are emailing them to put them on notice and advise them on steps they should take at this juncture to protect themselves — and we are standing ready to assist them further however we can.”

Of approximately 92,000 donors, Attorney General Rokita’s team has identified 519 Indiana residents who donated a total of $27,524.

Most demonstrators affiliated with the Freedom Convoy have simply participated in the time-honored tradition of peaceful protest, Attorney General Rokita said.

“The hackers’ primary objective is to squelch free speech through their harassment and intimidation of the protesters,” Attorney General Rokita said. “But Hoosiers will not be silenced from speaking out in defense of their liberties, whether through direct participation in rallies or through contributing resources to fellow patriots staging the demonstrations.”

Attorney General Rokita’s team continues to investigate this breach and the subsequent use of the data. A Canadian hacker has claimed responsibility for this incident.

Anyone who believes their personal information has been compromised — through any type of breach or scam — should file a complaint at indianaconsumer.com or call Attorney General Rokita at 1-800-382-5516.

 

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Supporting Hoosier Farmers

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Supporting Hoosier Farmers

by Wendy McNamara

Indiana farmers feed Hoosiers and the world, helping the state rank 10th in total agricultural production, according to the USDA. To further advance this vital industry, I voted for bills to support Hoosier farmers and agriculture education programs
The demand for homegrown products continues to increase, and local entrepeneurs should not miss the opportunity to meet the need. Currently, home-based vendors who make, grow or raise their products can only sell their goods at farmers markets and roadside stands. Under legislation I supported, these vendors would also be able to sell certain products at a variety of locations, including from home, online, through shipping and at any location where they can sell directly to consumers. Providing this much-needed flexibility would be especially beneficial for rural Hoosiers because access to farmers’ markets can be limited.

In some schools, students, like those in FFA, raise animals and grow to produce to sell to school cafeterias, which is a valuable hands-on experience in both agriculture and business. I supported legislation to increase the number of products a school can purchase from an agricultural education program from $7,500 to $10,000 without going through a competitive procurement process.

This bill would really support schools with farm-to-cafeteria programs and encourage others to consider implementing similar educational opportunities.

These legislative efforts promote locally made, grown and raised foods, which help preserve our state’s rich agricultural heritage and support local economies. To follow these bills through the legislative process, visitiga.in.gov. 

FTC Probe Of Pharmacy Benefit Managers Stalled After Tie Vote

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FTC Probe Of Pharmacy Benefit Managers Stalled After Tie Vote

Mackenzie Bean 
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The Federal Trade Commission will not immediately investigate pharmacy benefit managers” drug pricing practices after a deadlocked vote Feb. 17, according to Bloomberg Law.

Commissioners were split 2-2 along party lines in deciding whether to study PBMs’ reimbursement rates and whether their practices unfairly favor affiliated pharmacies over independent or specialty ones. Republican members Noah Phillips and Christine Wilson voted against the proposed study after expressing concerns over its design, saying it would not adequately measure how PBMs may affect out-of-pocket drug costs for consumers.

The vote comes amid calls from pharmacy associations and patient advocacy groups to investigate PBM practices, which have traditionally not had strong federal oversight, according to Bloomberg Law. Before the vote, pharmacy leaders testified that low reimbursement rates set by PBMs were threatening to put independent community pharmacies out of business.

“Two members of the FTC just let the worst actors in the market off the hook,” B. Douglas Hoey, CEO of the National Community Pharmacists Association, said in a Feb. 17 statement.

The association called on FTC Chair Lina Khan to bring the issue to a vote again as soon as possible.

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, a national group that represents PBMs, pointed to drugmakers’ pricing practices as the root cause of high drug costs and said it looks forward to working with the federal government on ways to improve medication access and affordability for consumers.

“PBMs are holding drug companies accountable by relentlessly negotiating the lowest possible cost on behalf of patients and are driving and delivering local competition that patients are demanding,” the association said in an emailed statement to Becker’s.

FOOTNOTE:  Posted bty The City-County Observer without editing or bias.

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VU finishes Region 24 schedule with overtime defensive win over Olney Central

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VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers finished off their Region 24 schedule and a stretch of seven games in 12 days for the VU men’s team with a big 56-53 overtime win over the Blue Knights of Olney Central College.

This game Saturday night was going to be an offensive struggle from the tip, with the Blazers holding a narrow one-point lead midway through the first half.

Vincennes gained an advantage late in the first half with a big 16-3 scoring run that gave the Blazers a 12-point, 23-11 lead.

Olney Central would close out the first half with a response of an 8-0 scoring run of their own as the Trailblazers headed into the locker room at the break leading 23-19.

The Blue Knights looked to continue to ride this momentum in the second half, but neither team could seem to score.

Olney Central took the lead back just after the midway point in the second half on an 11-0 scoring run to take a seven-point lead.

Vincennes rallied back on their home floor to take the lead back at 42-41 with 1:22 remaining on the clock.

After a pair of free throws by freshman Brevin Jefferson (Indianapolis, Ind.) VU held a three-point lead.

The Blue Knights raced down the floor and found open space to hit a three with under five seconds to play to tie the game and send it to overtime.

The defensive battle held strong in the overtime period, with the Trailblazers taking a one-point lead with 32.9 seconds remaining.

Lady Blazers hit 15 three’s in sophomore night win over Olney Central

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VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers celebrated the VU careers of six sophomores Saturday night in style, hitting 15 of 29 three-point shots in the Lady Blazers 101-58 win over Olney Central.

The Lady Blazers started four sophomores Saturday against the Blue Knights and early on the new lineup had trouble getting on the same page which allowed Olney Central to jump out to a quick five-point midway through the first quarter.

VU responded to go on a 13-1 scoring run to take a 19-12 lead. Vincennes closed out the first quarter with a six-point advantage.

The Lady Trailblazers got a few shooters into the game in the second quarter and the shots immediately began to fall.

Sophomore Anete Bluma (Saldus, Latvia) and freshman Cherrelle Newsom (Indianapolis, Ind.) entered the game and each hit three three-pointers in the quarter, as Vincennes held a 55-33 lead at the break.

The Lady Blazers continued to grow their lead in the second half, opening the third quarter on a 14-4 scoring run.

Sophomore center Macy Michels (Teutopolis, Ill.) got in on the three-point action to hit a pair of long-range shots in the quarter.

 

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Records, PRs Fall For Track & Field At Indiana State Open

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – For the fourth meet in as many tries this season, the University of Evansville track and field team rewrote the record book on Saturday, as graduate student J.J. Pedersen (Milford, Conn./Platt Tech) and senior Taiza Alexander (Berea, Ky./Berea Community) both set new school records at the Indiana State Open in Terre Haute.

Pedersen beat the UE indoor school record in the 3,000-meter event by over six seconds, as he placed third overall with a time of 8:48.59.  Alexander, meanwhile, tied her own indoor school record in the long jump with a distance of 5.15 meters.  Overall, Evansville set 14 different individual personal-best marks at the meet as well.

“Overall, I thought that we did a great job today across the board,” said UE track and field head coach Don Walters.  “We have been stressing the importance of teamwork all week, and the team really bought in today and were pulling for each other, and it helped big time.

“J.J. was outstanding in his race today, and really smashed the old school record.  And, I thought that Taiza was locked in today and jumped really well.  Those are good signs with the conference championships coming up next weekend.”

Pedersen led a group of six men to PR on Saturday with his third-place finish in the 3,000-meters.  Senior Joey Rucinski (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran) set a new personal standard in the pole vault with a height of 4.37 meters, while placing fourth.  Junior sprinter Giovanni Purser (Port Maria, Jamaica) ran a personal-best 60-meter time of 7.10 to advance to the main finals.  Sophomore Peter Epur (Eldoret, Kenya) set a new standard in the mile with a time of 4:30.73, and freshmen Adam Oulgout (St. Paul, Minn./Central) and Justin Nichols (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy Orange) turned in personal-best performances in the 800-meters (2:00.30) and 3,000-meters (9:57.99), respectively.

On the women’s side, eight PRs were set, led by Alexander tying the school record in the long jump.  Senior Skylar Tucker (Linton, Ind./Linton-Stockton) set indoor PR marks in both the long jump (5.07 meters) and the 200-meters (27.71).  Senior McKenna Sapp (Bloomington, Ill/University) turned her fastest 60-meter dash time of 8.47, while junior Mariah Schaefer (Columbia City HS) recorded her indoor-best mark in the pole vault of 3.08 meters.  Junior Claire Griffy (Salem, Ill./Salem Community) lowered her personal-best time in the mile, while freshman Kara Yunker (Evansville, Ind./North) turned in personal-best performances in both the 60- (8.45) and 200-meter (29.17) races.

Overall, the UE men placed fifth and the women placed sixth at the Indiana State Open.  The Purple Aces will return to action next on Sunday, February 27, when UE opens competition at the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.

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