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The All New Sesame Street LIVE! Make Your Magic Comes to Old National Events Plaza March 24th & 25th!

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Join us on March 24th and 25th when Old National Events Plaza welcomes an all new production Sesame Street LIVE! Make Your Magic. Help Elmo discover that magic can be found anywhere when you believe in yourself!

When magician extraordinaire Justin visits Sesame Street to put on a magic show for the whole neighborhood, Elmo wants to be part of the big event. But there’s one problem … Elmo doesn’t know how to do magic.

That’s when Elmo teams up with Abby and Justin, embarking on an amazing journey where Elmo will discover the “power of yet” —the lesson that with perseverance and practice, nothing can stand between you and your dream. Along the way, Elmo and Abby, joined by their friends Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Grover, Rosita, Count von Count, and Gonger, discover the many magical moments in everyday life.

In the end, Elmo learns that you can do anything you set your mind to if you just keep trying! Join your favorite Sesame Street friends on this magical adventure when Sesame Street Live! Make Your Magic comes to your neighborhood.

Tickets go on sale Friday, November 12 at 10:00am for all three show times:

March 24, 2020 at 6:00pm and March 25, 2020 at 10:30am and 2:30pm! Get your tickets at the Old National Events Plaza Box Office located at 715 Locust Street with convenient 1-hour parking just outside of the box office entrance and at ticketmaster.com

 

Swimming and Diving Hosts Louisville, Texas in Top-25 Showdown

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The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will compete against TYR Top-25 Dual Meet opponents Louisville and Texas on Nov. 8-9 at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center.

IN THE RANKINGS
Men’s teams: No. 2 Texas, No. 4 Indiana, No. 9 Louisville
Women’s teams: No. 8 Texas, No. 13 Louisville, No. 18 IndianaSCHEDULE OF EVENTS

A total of 32 events will be contested in the meet with 14 swimming events and two diving for both the men’s and women’s teams.

The order of events for swimming will be 200 medley relay, 1,000 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 500 freestyle 100 butterfly, 200 IM, and 400 freestyle relay.

Diving will run during the meet and during the swimming breaks with both the 1M and 3M events.

Diving events will begin at 11 a.m. on Nov. 8 with swimming set for a 1:30 p.m. start time. The meet will begin at 10 a.m. on Nov. 9.

MEN’S TEAM CONTINUES DOMINANCE IN DUAL MEETS

The Indiana men’s swimming and diving teams have posted 34-straight victories in dual meets dating back to the 2015-16 season. The Hoosier continued the extended unbeaten streak by defeating both Iowa (245-55) and Michigan (165-135) at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center last weekend.

For the second-straight meet, senior Mohamed Samy was electric. He posted three event times inside the top-10 nationally to this point in the season, to include the nation-leading time in both the 100 free (43.20) and the 200 IM (1:44.95) and the fourth-fastest time in the 200 free (1:35.30).

INDIANA PICKS UP THREE WINS AGAINST KNETUCKY, NOTRE DAME
Five Hoosiers combined to win nine individual events and one relay in the season-opening tri-meet against Kentucky and Notre Dame. Sophomore Zane Backes won the 100 and 200 breaststroke, freshman Brendan Burns touched first in the 200 butterfly, junior Gabriel Fantoni took gold in the 100 and 200 backstroke and the 100 fly, and senior Mohamed Samy won the 100 and 200 freestyle plus the 200 IM.

Backes, Burns, Fantoni, and sophomore Brandon Hamblin teamed up to secure a victory in the 200 medley relay.

IU defeated UK by a score of 204-96 and ND by a final tally of 219-81.

EIGHT HOOSIERS NAMED TO 2019-20 U.S. NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER

Eight current and postgraduate Indiana University swimmers were named to the 2019-20 USA Swimming National Team roster, which is made up of the nation’s top six swimmers in each individual Olympic event. Current Hoosier swimmer Michael Brinegar was named to the squad, while postgrads Lilly King, Annie Lazor, Zach Apple, Ian Finnerty, Zane Grothe, Cody Miller, and Blake Pieroni made the cut.

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS DOMINANCE

For the first time in school history, both Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams captured the Big Ten Championship in the same season at the end of the 2018-19 campaign.

The Hoosier men won the team’s 27th Big Ten title and third-straight conference crown, a feat not accomplished by the IU men since 1983-85. The Indiana women’s squad won the team’s sixth Big Ten championship, the first for the team since 2011.

At the conference championships, the two Indiana teams combined to win 20 Big Ten titles and 38 medals overall – both established league-best totals. The Hoosiers combined to win six of the 10 relays at the Big Ten Championships and three of the six diving events.

 IU MEN TAKE THIRD AT NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Indiana University men’s swimming and diving team closed a historic week at the 2019 NCAA Championships at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas with a third-place finish. IU tallied 385.5 points, while national champion California secured 560 points and Texas notched 475 points.

With the third-place effort, Indiana posted back-to-back top-3 finishes at the NCAA Championships for the first time in 44 years. IU finished in the top-3 of the NCAA’s in 12-straight years from 1964-75, winning the team title six times during that stretch.

FOUR HOOSIERS NOMINATED FOR GOLDEN GOGGLE AWARDS

Looze, along with IU postgraduate swimmers Lilly King, Zach Apple, and Blake Pieroni were all nominated for the 2019 Golden Goggle Awards. The nation’s top swimmers and coaches are nominated in eight categories for the celebration and fundraising gala honoring the sport’s top performances of the year.

 

“IS IT TRUE” November 6, 2019

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IS IT TRUE yesterday our server crashed and it took about 4 hours to correct the problem?  …that increase readership sometimes causes a down-home on-line community newspaper problems?

IS IT TRUE that yesterday we posted the following “IS IT TRUE” concerning an announcement by the ERC concerning a new mixed-use development on the vacant IGA store property located on North Main street that was released to the area mainstream media by the City of Evansville new media relations guy?

IS IT TRUE that our prediction that Mayor Winnecke will announce that North Main Street will have a new development at the vacant IGA store property on North Main just before his re-election has become a reality?  …yesterday the City of Evansville media person sent out the announcement about this most welcomed project on North Main street to his favorite media people? …the City Of Evansville media person alleges that an Indianapolis developer plans to invest around $28 million to create a mixed-use development at the vacant IGA store site?

IS IT TRUE according to the Evansville Courier and Press staff writer John Martin “that an Indianapolis company announced plans for a $28 million, mixed-use development at the site and the plan is for 15,000 square feet of ground-level commercial space and 180 studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, with rents ranging from $530 to $1,200 per month?”  … Mr Martin also wrote “that officials described the apartments as “workforce” housing and occupants’ annual incomes are to be from $28,000 to $57,000 and construction is to start in spring”?

IS IT TRUE on October 30, 2019, DMD Director Kelly Courses sent the following e-mail to members of the ERC Board of Directors?  …he said: “I got an e-mail from Randy this morning about the announcement of the project the former IGA site which stated that there was unawareness of the project by the ERC?  …Mr. Cources also stated that  “It was my understanding that we discussed the project with ERC at the last meeting the ERC approved the initial resolution to begin the work on issuing $1.5 million in TIF bonds for the project and we discuss the parameters of the project living units with a commercial element?  …also wrote that “you approved the funding for the grocery store market study earlier this summer which we are still working on with the developer”?.  …Courses concluded that “The announcement this morning is a nice cornerstone to what we have been doing the area the last eight years”?

IS IT TRUE we are being told by friends in the mainstream media if the once-mighty Courier and Press don’t pay strict attention to the business at hand they may become a fledgling blog?  …the City-County Observer has been there and done that?

IS IT TRUE that we only have to go back a couple of years to get to the time that the Evansville Courier and Press had a print room right here in Evansville?…Once the printing press left town the taxing authorities decided that the parent company of the Courier could not take the customary deductions for capital equipment as that particular capital equipment was not being used?…scrapping something new as though it was totally obsolete did not pass muster with the review board at the taxing authority?…that since that printing press was silenced the Evansville Courier and Press has been printed in Louisville along with other Gannett publications?…the quality of the writing with few exceptions has gone downhill over the last several years and that parallels the loss of people with a local connection who actually write or select the news?…more and more canned national articles are taking up space in Gannett publication all over the country and local news is either ignored or the writers do not have the depth of local knowledge needed to do a good story justice?…the demise of local newspapers is a tragedy that will be difficult to reverse and we are all less informed because of it?

IS IT TRUE that Gary, Indiana that is in Lake County on the Southeast corner of Chicago has been named the most miserable city in America?… Gary has 75,000 residents but lost 6% from 2010 to 2018?…only a little bit over half of the population works, and 36% live in poverty?…the most miserable city in the US was once a manufacturing mecca, but those days are over?…a drug-enforcement agent who grew up in the area told The Guardian in 2017: “We used to be the murder capital of the US, but there is hardly anybody left to kill. We used to be the drug capital of the US, but for that you need money, and there aren’t jobs or things to steal here.”…the cities of Hammond and Anderson in Indiana also made the list of the 50 most miserable cities in America?…the story was published in Business Insider?
IS IT TRUE that it was announced yesterday that Palm Springs, California will be the location of a new 10,000 seat hockey arena and has been selected to have an American Hockey League affiliate of the Seattle National Hockey League franchise?…the new facility will have two ice sheets and will cost $250 million?…this all sounds familiar to the Ford Center in Evansville but there is one very important difference?…the Palm Springs arena (not yet named) will not be using any taxpayer dollars?…the arena is a partnership between the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and a private investment group?…the arena will sit on tribal land inside a sovereign nation?…the taxpayers of Palm Springs and California will not be paying for or covering the debt on the facility in any way?…this is how stadiums and arenas should be financed as vital services like fire and police are not made to suffer to cover the payments on a temple to sports?…it would have been so great if Evansville could have done something that did not eventually bleed the taxpayers of $10 million per year for 20 years to pay for a facility that is falling well short of the projections of a former mayor’s hand-picked consultants?

 

 

 

COMMENTARY: Democracy Dies In Derangement Too

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Democracy Dies in Derangement Too

By Charles Lipson – RCP Contributor

October 31, 2019

Because our country is so deeply split and so distrustful of its basic institutions, it needs solid, dispassionate reporting now more than ever. We are not getting it.

Americans know this, and we’re angry about it. Polls show we don’t trust the media any more than we trust Congress, the president, universities, or big business. And we don’t trust them at all. That’s deeply troubling since those institutions should be the secure foundations of our public life. Only one is still trusted by more than half the population — the military. Our men and women in uniform certainly deserve our trust and respect, but it’s grim news for a democracy when only the armed forces merit it.

The Times soon joined every other media organization in the race to discredit Donald Trump’s election, implying it was the product of Russian interference, and paint him as an illegitimate intruder in the White House. Although they were right to investigate Russian interference, they were wrong to pump up a thinly based conspiracy story that served their political aims.

Robert Mueller’s two-year investigation showed the Russians did interfere, primarily to create chaos and assist Trump. The special prosecutor documented multiple Russian contacts with the Trump campaign, a troubling revelation for any fair-minded American. But the report did not show any impact on the election outcome or charge any Americans with aiding the Russians. Asked point-blank if the president had not been charged because he was in office, Mueller mumbled a befuddled answer (like much of his testimony) and eventually said “no.”

Mueller’s report left gaping holes. It made no effort to find out why the CIA and FBI began investigating Trump and his campaign in the first place, whether that was warranted, why a counterintelligence investigation became a criminal one, or why candidate Trump was never warned about Russia’s malicious efforts. The report never addressed whether James Comey’s FBI was secretly targeting Trump for partisan or illicit purposes or how it justified this unprecedented action. Ultimately, Mueller’s report was a dud, and his testimony a disappointment for those alleging a vast, treasonous conspiracy.

Did the proprietors of the Fourth Estate learn their lesson? No, siree. Like all true believers who have been thwarted, they have redoubled their efforts, reinforcing the impeachment drive by House Democrats. Even as Trump wrongly smears all news as “fake,” damaging our country (as well as his targets), those newspapers, online outlets, and cable channels are doing their best to prove him right. They have embraced their new role as active partisans, while still denying it. Who trusts their denials?

This media sinkhole was exposed once again after U.S. forces launched a daring raid that killed ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Washington Post beclowned itself with a headline, since changed, that depicted the murderous terrorist and serial rapist as “an austere religious scholar.” The Twitter universe responded with parodies. Bonnie and Clyde were called “wealth re-distributors in the banking sector,” John Wilkes Booth “a noted thespian and member of a prominent theatrical family.” My favorite is Osama bin Laden, who was “killed in a home invasion.” Note that all of them are true, just as the Washington Post’s headline was. They are funny because, like the Post headline, they miss the point so egregiously.

How did CNN do? Not well, but thanks for asking. At 3 p.m. Eastern time, when I tuned in, the news channel’s editors had decided that al-Baghdadi’s death was not the top story. The day after the raid. Really? They led with two minor pieces, neither of them urgent, and then took a commercial break. Afterward, CNN turned to the al-Baghdadi story, but its main point was that it was far less important than killing Osama bin Laden. I agree, but what was troubling was how CNN essentially stage-whispered to its viewers, “Trust us, this story is not that important and certainly cannot compare with President Obama’s achievement.”

Burying important stories is as significant as misreporting them. Over the next few weeks, we will learn about a huge one the mainstream media has buried in a shallow grave for nearly three years. It deals with surveillance on members of the Trump campaign, based on warrants the FBI and Department of Justice gained from a secret court charged with counterintelligence investigations. DoJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz will report on his extensive probe of those FISA warrants and whether top FBI and DoJ officials committed fraud on the courts in obtaining them. We may learn who leaked classified materials, a crime we know happened repeatedly in 2016 and early 2017. We may learn about massive, illegal access to intelligence databases by outside contractors, who were spying on Americans without court permission. Expect criminal referrals. Expect indictments on related matters being investigated by U.S. Attorney John Durham, a highly respected, non-partisan professional. Did the CIA, which cannot spy on Americans, simply outsource the task to foreign counterparts? This is likely to be big and ugly.

Our country’s leading news organizations have done almost nothing to investigate these issues and far too little to report on them. When they do report, they editorialize to downplay them. If the worst allegations turn out to be true — and we simply don’t know yet — they will have missed the biggest story since Watergate. Worst of all, they will have missed it deliberately because they feared any investigation might aid a president they hated. That position should be reserved for the editorial pages. In the news sections, such distortion and willful blindness are an abdication of journalists’ responsibilities. Democracy dies in that kind of derangement.

FOOTNOTE: Charles Lipson is the Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Chicago, where he founded the Program on International Politics, Economics, and Security. He can be reached at charles.lipson@gmail.com.

This article was sent to us by former CCO Editor Joe Wallace.  We post this article without bias, opinion or editing.

Teacher Bonuses Won’t Be Hurt By Poor ILEARN Scores

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Teacher Bonuses Won’t Be Hurt By Poor ILEARN Scores

, Indianapolis StarPublished 4:27 p.m. ET Oct. 29, 2019, | Updated 7:27 a.m. ET Oct. 30, 2019

Maxine Bryant always wondered about her birth family. When she turned 60, she found them through an ancestry site using DNA.Kelly Wilkinson

A bonus coming to Indiana teachers won’t be impacted by students’ poor performance on last year’s new ILEARN test.
Schools can use the previous year’s ISTEP scores and resulting A-F grades when distributing dollars from the state’s Teacher Appreciation Grant, according to guidance issued by the Indiana Department of Education last week. The grant dollars will be distributed next week to school corporations, which then have 20 days to divvy the cash among eligible teachers.
School accountability grades play a role in TAG awards, so school districts can choose to use 2017-18 grades, the department said. The 2018-19 grades haven’t been made public yet, but they’re expected to be significantly lower for many schools.
At the release of ILEARN results earlier this fall, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick warned that the state could see unprecedented numbers of D- or F-rated schools.
“You’re talking over half of the state,” she said at an August press conference, “over half of the schools.”

Schools keep close watch: State considers tweak to the state funding formula

Study: Indiana may be under-funding students most in need

Schools will receive their grades on Nov. 1, according to the new guidance.

McCormick was one of many state leaders advocating for a one-year reprieve from consequences for schools and teachers after the ILEARN results — showing a precipitous drop from the previous year’s ISTEP test — began circulating.

Fewer than half of students passed both English and math portions of the test — administered for the first time last spring to all students in grades three through eight.

Statehouse leaders issued a letter to McCormick and the State Board of Education last week, asking them to release the guidance to “ensure that no teacher will lose eligibility for a TAG because of this year’s ILEARN results.”

New IPS superintendent: Looks toward successes, tough decisions over the next 5 years

The letter, from House Speaker Brian Bosma and Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, said that leaders would codify the policy when the 2020 legislative session gets underway in January. They also committed to passing legislation to hold schools harmless for any consequences from the 2018-19 accountability grades. Several years of failing grades can trigger state intervention and more.

Educators praised the move to hold schools and teachers harmless but called on lawmakers to do more for teachers. Teacher pay became one of the most contentious issues during the last legislative session, with hundreds of teachers rallying at the Statehouse to call for raises.

Everyone hates standardized tests: So why do kids still take them?

“Our members have been asking for action on this issue, and this is a step in the right direction,” said Keith Gambill, president of the Indiana State Teachers Association. “Kids, teachers, schools, and communities should not be penalized for low scores on the first year of a new test. While we appreciate considerations made for teachers who would qualify for a TAG, we also urge legislators to take steps toward adding to base salaries rather than relying on grants and stipends.”

 

A panel, convened by Gov. Eric Holcomb, is currently looking at the teacher pay issue with the goal of delivering innovative ideas to raise salaries ahead of the 2021 budget session.

ADOPT A PET

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Toblerone is a handsome male brown tabby cat. He is 1 ½ years old. His adoption fee is $40 and includes his neuter, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!

IS IT TRUE OCTOBER 4, 2019

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We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUE” 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 that it is no secret that the newspaper industry has been falling on hard times for at least a decade?…from the New York Times to every daily news based paper in the country the struggle to survive has meant cuts to staff and the associated lowering the bar when it comes to quality?…it seems as though any small to medium-sized daily paper that once captured a reader’s attention for a half-hour a day is now only capable of keeping one’s attention for less than 10 minutes? …we are being told by friends in the mainstream media if the out of town conglomerate that owns the Evansville Courier and Press don’t pay strict attention to the business at hand they could be forced to publish online only? …we hope that this doesn’t happen because we also enjoy reading a printed newspaper?

IS IT TRUE that the CVB board will once again hire an out of town search firm to hire a new Executive Director?

IS IT TRUE there are several local people with the experience and knowledge to help make Evansville a travel destination, including some who currently work for CVB, who are interested in the job?  …that hiring someone local with experience and credentials wouldn’t require a paid search firm and would save taxpayers money?
IS IT TRUE we are tired of hearing why one current CVB employee isn’t being considered for the vacant Executive Directors job is because her father works for a  Casino establishment located in another city close by?  …in her 17 years with the Evansville Convention and Vistors Center she has never been charged with sharing confidential marketing information with a competitor of Tropicana -Evansville?
IS IT TRUE we urge the soon to appointed search committee of the Evansville Convention and Vistors organization to allow any local resident to apply for the Executive Director position?

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 Mayor Winnecke has a lot of talented people surrounding him and he should start seeking their advice before he agrees to invest money on any future big-ticket capital projects?

IS IT TRUE we are told that the practice of not posting unrecorded accounts payable in a timely manner has come to an end?  …that Finra and the SEC now require 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?

IS IT TRUE we wonder if the Evansville City Controller Russ Lloyd Jr., CPA has paid the  Victory Theater bills for this year?

IS IT TRUE that our elected and appointed officials are the stewards of the public trust and should start acting like it?

IS IT TRUE that the Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Robert J Pigmaan is doing an outstanding job for the citizens of Vanderburgh County?

IS IT TRUE when one is invited to a free lunch what do they order to drink?  …he orders two (2) pricey double cappuccinos on the house? … it’s now been alleged that this person has done this several times before? …we bet when he pays for his own lunch he orders water?

IS IT TRUE later this week we will be announcing our guest speaker for our monthly “Working Outside The Box” series? …our that guest speaker is a highly respected member of our community? …that he hails from a well known iconic family of our community?  …that the CEO of “Young And Established” will be telling our group about the services his organization is providing for the less than fortunate of our community?

IS IT TRUE that Evansville City Councilwoman Connie Robinson is retiring after 24 years representing the people of the 4th Ward?  …Connie is known as “Her Brothers Keeper?”  …she worked tirelessly for the citizens of the 4th Councilmatic Ward?  …she is hardworking, honest and very personable? …from time to time we respectfully disagreed with Mrs. Robinson’s political decisions?   …she always voted her conscience?  …Connie Robinson will be missed?

Today’s “Readers Poll” question is: If the election was held today for City Council Ward Two (2) who would you vote for?
FOOTNOTES: This year’s awards luncheon will be held at Tropicana-Evansville Walnut rooms A and B. The registration begins at 11:30 am, the event officially starts at 12 noon on October 25, 2019. This year’s event is a sellout.
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Families Need More State Support In Adoptions, Committee Told

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By Brynna Sentel
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS—Ernie Shearer and his wife saw their plans of retiring and downsizing their lives change before their eyes when they adopted their four grandchildren who had been removed from their opioid-addicted son and his spouse.

Shearer shared the health and behavioral problems the children have experienced as he testified Wednesday before the Interim Study Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health, and Human Services. He told his family’s story to urge lawmakers to provide adoptive parents with adequate subsidies to ease the transition of taking care of children with health and other issues.

“Our whole life got turned upside down,” Shearer said. “It wasn’t a hard decision to make. Before we even had the chance to make the decision we had it explained to us that if we didn’t take the children they would be split up and we probably wouldn’t see them again.”

The committee heard from witnesses who said that Indiana provides less support for adoptive families than other states.

“We should be doing everything possible to try to encourage adoptions and not making it more difficult,” Sen. David Niezgodski, D-South Bend, said. “These children have needs that need to be met, and it is our obligation to meet those needs.”

Adoptive parents have said that the Department of Child Services assesses their income and expenditures before determining what, if any, subsidies they should receive to care for children with health or behavior issues. They don’t consider the actual cost of caring for the children.

“Ordinary and special needs of a child is what DCS needs to focus on, not focusing on what the parents’ income is, not what they have in retirement,” said Kristi Cundiff, the founder, and CEO of Indiana Foster and Adoptive Parents Resources and Advocacy Group.

Cundiff characterized ordinary needs as being food, clothing, shelter, but children with a special need might need to be going to a psychiatrist. Therapy sessions, doctor visits, and special medications are not factored into the amount these parents should receive.

Niezgodski, who authored a bill in the prior legislative session, told the committee that subsidies after adoption should be at least 50% of what they were when the child was in foster care, adding that it could be as high as 100% of foster care subsidies.

Some of the committee members agreed that it would be less costly to provide adopting parents with more in subsidies than to continue to care for the child through the foster system.

“When a foster parent decides to adopt children they are doing it because they love those children obviously they want to take them in their homes and provide good lives for them,” Niezgodski said. “I believe that when loving parents are wanting to adopt that the needs of these children do not change and the natural ability of those parents don’t change.”

In the negotiation process of adopting a child through the foster care system, some parents accept lower subsidies than they believe is necessary out of fear of losing the child forever, or simply out of confusion according to several testimonies.

The committee passed a recommendation to enact legislation in the 2020 session to streamline and simplify the adoption of foster children and address the disparity between foster and adoption subsidies based on the best interest of the child.

FOOTNOTE: Brynna Sentel is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

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ADOPT A PET

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Esther is a female brown tabby and is 3 years old. She is the mom of the “E” kittens, all of whom have been adopted. She’s currently adoptable at River Kitty Cat Café in downtown Evansville. Her adoption fee is $40 and includes her spay, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!

 

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