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Local Students Invited to Page at the Senate
Indiana SANE Training Project receives federal funding
Indiana SANE Training Project receives federal funding The Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center (AHEC) has received $1.49 million in federal funding to continue the Indiana SANE Training Project. The project helps more Hoosiers earn advanced nursing degrees to increase the number of forensic nurses known as a sexual assault nurse examiners (SANE). These nurses are trained to give specialized medical care to survivors of sexual assault or abuse to ensure any potential data or specimens are categorized appropriately. They provide examinations that include a forensic medical history review of systems and full body physical assessments. They also collect specimens that may be evidence and plan patient care. Medical forensic issues can occur when medical care intersects with the legal system. Common issues are sexual assault, interpersonal violence and child abuse.
The Indiana SANE Training Project looks to provide specialized care to Hoosiers across the state, especially those in rural and underserved communities. The project has four main goals:
- Increase the number of trained and certified SANEs, especially in underserved areas;
- Increase the number of available SANE trainings;
- Expand access to sexual assault forensic examinations; and
- Foster an environment that supports SANE training, practice and retention.
As chair of the House Courts and Criminal Code Committee, I know that we have a need for more of these nurses. Since the project started, there has been a 37% increase in adult/adolescent SANE services and a 65% increase in pediatric SANE services across Indiana.
News From Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority
Point-IN-Time Count Volunteers Needed
The Point-IN-Time (PIT) Count is an annual count of sheltered and unsheltered individuals and families experiencing homelessness in a single night of the year, usually during the last 10 days of January. The 2025 PIT Count will occur on January 29th and preparations are already underway. This tremendous effort brings together homeless service providers, community partners, and volunteers across 91 of Indiana’s 92 counties in partnership with IHCDA. You can get involved, too! To learn more about the count and how you can be part of this important endeavor, join us on December 17th at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time for our PIT Kickoff Webinar. Simply register HERE; after you register, you’ll receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. We hope we can count on your support! |
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9% Tax Credit Awards
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At our November Board of Directors meeting, we announced recipients of the 2025 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and Multifamily Bonds with the Indiana Affordable and Workforce Housing Tax Credit (AWHTC). These programs use federal and state tax credits and tax-exempt bond financing to incentivize private developers to fund the construction, acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing communities throughout Indiana. More than $20 million in 9% LIHTC was awarded to 16 developments to create or preserve 761 affordable units that will serve individuals, families, seniors, individuals with disabilities and individuals experiencing homelessness. Please see the table below for the selected developments: |
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IHCDA received 37 LIHTC applications requesting 2025 9% LIHTC under the 2025 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) The QAP, which is unique to each participating state, details selection criteria and application requirements for the LIHTC program, Multifamily Bonds, AWHTC, HOME funds, Development Fund and the Housing Trust Fund.
IHCDA incentivizes developments that will be in proximity and accessible to desirable facilities tailored to the need of the tenants, including access to services, retail, healthcare and transit. IHCDA prioritizes developments that will be in communities with nearby access to employment, access to post-secondary education and access to primary care.
For more information regarding the LIHTC program and 2025 funding, visit our website.
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IHCDA’s December Board Meeting: On The Road
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Our Board of Directors meeting is hitting the road this month! Throughout 2024 we have visited affordable housing developments across Indiana for these meetings. We look forward to these opportunities to meet with developers, property managers, and community partners who share our mission to make housing more affordable, accessible, and equitable throughout our state. The next IHCDA Board of Directors’ Meeting – our final meeting with Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch as IHCDA Board Chair – will take place on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 10 a.m. CT, at Volunteers of America Fresh Start Recovery Center in Evansville, Indiana. There is also a virtual option for the public to watch remotely. |
EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
FOOTNOTE: EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.
UE Men’s basketball hosts WKU as Aces welcome back alumni
Men’s basketball hosts WKU as Aces welcome back alumni
Game time set for 1 p.m. at Ford Center
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Meeting up for the first time in 15 years, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team will face Western Kentucky as the squads meet up on Saturday at 1 p.m. inside the Ford Center. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Purple Aces men’s basketball alumni from several previous squads will be back for the game. Purple Santa will be in the lobby posing for photos with fans.
Last Time Out
– After trailing by as many as 11 points in the first half of Tuesday’s Missouri Valley Conference opener at Murray State, the Purple Aces rallied in the second half with a shot to win it at the buzzer before falling 63-61
– Gabriel Pozzato led UE with 15 points and 6 steals while Cam Haffner finished the game with 14 tallies
Still Going Strong
– For the 6th time this season, Cam Haffner scored in double figures, recording 14 points at Murray State on Tuesday
– Last season, Haffner scored in double figures just four times over the entire season
– Averaging 15.1 points per game Haffner is second on the team and 7th in the MVC
– In the win over Green Bay, he set career highs in points (27), field goals (10) and attempts (16); he also tied his top collegiate mark of 9 rebounds
Highway Robbery
– Gabriel Pozzato’s defense was put on display at Murray State as he recorded a career-best six swipes
– That total is tied for the second-highest total in an NCAA game this season
– He added 15 points in the game and continues to lead the team with 15.4 PPG while scoring at least 8 points in all 8 games
Building Blocks
– In the MVC opener at Murray State, Josh Hughes recorded a career-high four blocked shots
– The effort improved his season average to 1.38 per game putting him second in the MVC
– Home court advantage has a new meaning this season for Hughes; in four games at the Ford Center, Hughes is averaging 13.8 PPG while shooting 64.5% (20-31)
Scouting the Opponent
– Western Kentucky comes into Saturday’s meeting with a 4-3 record following a 90-82 home win over Marshall on Nov. 30
– The Hilltoppers have won four of their last five games, defeating Campbellsville, Lipscomb, and Jackson State with their lone defeat over that span coming on the road at #8 Kentucky (68-87)
– Babacar Faye paces WKU with 15.0 points per game while shooting an efficient 54.0% on the season
– Faye also leads the Hilltoppers with 7.3 rebounds per game and a total of six blocked shots on the year
– Don McHenry and Julius Thedford come into the game averaging 14.4 and 13.4 PPG, respectively
-www.GoPurpleAces.com-
THUNDERBOLTS BATTLE TO FINISH DESPITE 5-2 LOSS AT HUNTSVILLE
Services Planned for 47th Anniversary Commemoration of 1977 UE Plane Crash
Services Planned for 47th Anniversary Commemoration of 1977 UE Plane Crash
On December 13, 1977, a chartered DC-3 plane crashed at 7:22 p.m., just 90 seconds after takeoff from Evansville’s Dress Regional Airport. Members of the UE community soon learned that this plane included men’s basketball Coach Bobby Watson, 14 players, 11 team friends, and a plane crew of five. For those who remember the crash, it’s forever known as “the night it rained tears.”
This event was a shocking loss to the UE community. At a memorial service held a few days later, Dr. Philip Ott, then-professor of philosophy and religion, said “we do not choose to live. We do not choose to die. Life is a gift.”
Former UE President Wallace Graves reminded the community, “out of the agony of this hour we will rise.”
While this tragedy will always be remembered, the University of Evansville came together in strength and unity to move forward and carry on as a tribute to those who were lost.
To commemorate the 47th anniversary and remember these lives, UE has planned a memorial service for 12 p.m., on Friday, December 13, that is open to the campus community and public.
The service will be held at Memorial Plaza on campus, located directly behind Olmsted Hall. The service will include an invocation and message by Reverend Andy Payton, remarks from President Pietruszkiewicz, the reading of all 29 names, and a moment of silence.
47 years later, we remember each life that was taken much too early.
Indiana holding woke corporate culture accountable
Indiana holding woke corporate culture accountable with Attorney General Todd Rokita’s lawsuit against BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard
Lawsuit alleges these corporatists are illegally conspiring to manipulate energy markets
Attorney General Todd Rokita is taking further action to stop woke corporatists and their left-leaning allies in government from driving up energy costs for hardworking Hoosiers.
“We’re taking on very powerful forces arrayed against the interests of everyday working Hoosiers,” Attorney General Rokita said. “Coal has been the backbone of Indiana’s economic success for decades. The demand for electricity has gone up and these ESG titans are reaping the benefits of these skyrocketed prices; by keeping their thumb on production.”
ESG investing — the acronym stands for the investing principle that prioritizes environmental issues, social issues, and certain corporate governance ideas — elevating goals like mitigating climate change, enforcing hiring quotas, and achieving social justice benchmarks above the fiduciary duty to maximize returns for investors.
Over the past four years, America’s coal producers have not been responding to the price signals of the free market, but have been listening to BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street instead as alleged in the complaint. The three asset managers acquired substantial stockholdings over several years in every significant publicly held coal producer in the United States, thereby allegedly gaining the power to control the policies of coal production in the United States.
Indiana along with 10 other fossil fuel producing states filed suit to hold BlackRock accountable for their alleged aggressive attempts to manipulate policy by manipulating and controlling the markets through threats and votes at stakeholder meetings and in board rooms. As unelected non-policy makers, the complaint alleges they are using their market power to force socialist and Leftist policies, like climate change, to better fill their pockets.