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The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Caroline Marie Rich on additional charges stemming from a fraud and theft investigation into her activities as a family services counselor at Alexander Funeral Homes.
A news conference is scheduled for Friday, September 27, 2019 at 10:30AM. The news conference will be held at Sheriff’s Office Headquarters, 3500 N. Harlan Ave.
Additional details concerning the investigation and arrest will be released at the new conference and in a subsequent news release.
PREVIOUSLY:Â Woman Arrested for Defrauding Grieving Family
Presumption of Innocence Notice: The fact that a person has been arrested or charged with a crime is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of
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 that the CCO “Working Outside The Box” speakers series  has been a phenomenal success? …this week presentation was by local business icon John Dunn was amazing? …John took the luncheon attendees through an enlightening journey of successes and failures that he experienced throughout his illustrious business career?  … when he finished his emotional and touching presentation he received a well-deserved standing ovation?
IS IT TRUE on October 25, 2019, the City-County Observer will be hosting its annual “Community Service Awards” luncheon at the Tropicana-Evansville? Â … the CCO will be announcing their luncheon guest speaker next week and they guarantee that it will impress many CCO supporters.
IS IT TRUE that former Olympian Anne Audain has a “Lion Heart”? Â …that she was adopted at birth and overcame reconstructive surgery on both feet as a teenager and left home to become a champion athlete and pioneer in women sports? …she set a World Record in the 5000 meters in1982? Â …she was a six-time Olympic Qualifier? Â …she was honored by Queen Elizabeth 11 as a member of the British Empire for her service to athletic worldwide? …Anne was inducted into the Running USA Hall of Champions in 2008 and was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall Of Fame in 2008? Â … we highly recommend that area High Schools and College athletic departments seek her guidance and professional mentoring in order to help their Cross County teams to become more competitive?
IS IT TRUE as of today the City Of Evansville has a $4 million-plus financial deficit because of un-paid City employees health care insurance bills?  …all we hear from our elected officials about this serious financial problem are the sound of crickets?  …we are surprised that we haven’t a peep from Mayor’s political opponents concerning this issue?
IS IT TRUE we would like to congratulate local TV Channel 44 News for doing in-depth investigative article concerning the financial foes of the University Of Evansville? Â …this a developing story?
IS IT TRUEÂ we been told that Ben Trockman the First Ward candidate for City Council is having an impressive political fundraiser on October 3rd? Â …that some of the sponsors for this event are well known Republicans? Â …they are the O’Daniel family, Jacob and Holly Pendleton, Kyle and Kristin Fields. Wade and Katie Lowhorn?
IS IT TRUE if any candidate for City Council has an upcoming political fundraiser please let us know and we will also do an “IS IT TRUE” about it?
IS IT TRUE when one is invited to a free lunch what do they order to drink? Â …he orders two (2) pricey double cappuccinos on the house? Â …we bet when he pay for his own lunch he orders water?
IS IT TRUE we wonder when the Republican-controlled State Legislature is going to approve a pedestrian bridge for Evansville Bosse High school students?
IS IT TRUE that is was announced yesterday that the 80% vacant Old National Bank Building located at 420 Main street has a new owner?  …according to the Evansville Courier and Press Joshua Armstrong, President of the Downtown Evansville Economic Improvement District said: “that a market study was commissioned by the Downtown Evansville Economic Improvement District showed a need for additional 1200 units in Downtown, along with Class A office and quality retail and restaurant space.”  …that the new owners of this building are projecting that the construction costs of this multi-use facility will be around $30 million dollars?  …we wonder if Mr. Armstrong used free grant money from the Evansville DMD or ERC coffers to attract the developer to commit to this big-ticket project?
IS IT TRUE it would have made better business sense if the President of the Downtown Evansville Economic Improvement District would have commissioned a marketing study to see how his organization can reduce the current surplus of vacant store fronts, office and apartment vacancies in downtown Evansville?
IS IT TRUE we wonder when will the small business owners on the Northside, Westside, Eastside, and Center City are going to demand that the Evansville DMD or the ERC gives them facade grants, advance them seed money to purchase or renovate property or give them extremely low-interest loans for a loft apartments or reduced the taxes for their development?
IS IT TRUE yesterday Congressman Larry Bucshon sent out an urgent appeals letter asking you to donate your hard money to fight the possible impeachment of President Trump?  …Congressman Bucshon said: “The Democrats are so desperate to impeach President Trump at any cost, they will do whatever it takes”. I need your help to fight back!  …Congressman Bucshon also said: “I’m calling on every supporter to make their voice heard and donate whatever you can right now, so we can send the strongest message possible that we will NOT stand for this type of attack on the very foundation of our country! Can I count on you to chip in $50, $25 or $10″?   …all we can say to Congressmen Bucshon passionate plea to raise money for President Trump legal fees is that they will most likely be covered by the Washington D.C. insiders and special interest groups?
Todays ‘Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that the City of Evansville is having serious cash flow problems?
SENATOR MIKE BRAUN ON SPEAKER PELOSI’S IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY, WHISTLEBLOWER REPORT
What amazes me as a guy who ran from the outside to shake the system up is how often that dynamic is still in place here. Ever since Donald Trump was elected President they’ve been trying to impeach him, and all I can tell you is all the things he’s accomplished since he’s been there get no credit.
The Democrats’ platform is free college, Medicare-for-All, the Green New Deal, forgive all college debt, and by the way, let’s get rid of the electoral college: it’s embarrassing.
We know they hate the idea of an outsider for President, but from day one they’ve been trying to get him and what’s amazing to me is that they do the official impeachment inquiry even before the information comes out, all based on a hearsay whistleblower report that was a big nothing-burger.
SENATOR MIKE BRAUN ON WHY DEMOCRATS ARE LAUNCHING IMPEACHMENT NOW
What surprised me most was that the hearsay whistleblower report hadn’t even hit the pavement before they started the impeachment inquiry.
From day one, they could not get over the fact that an outsider entrepreneur got through to become President, kind of like what I did when I ran the gauntlet to become senator, and they’ll never get over it.
When they play their card so far in advance of whatever it is they’re talking about, it looks foolish. This one fell with a thud even more than what they’ve done before and I think it’s really going to drill into the minds of voters who are still making up their minds.
Why are they doing this? They’re doing it because they’ve tried to do it from the get-go to distract from a platform that looks like it could do them in on its own.
Several Indiana charter schools couldn’t convince an Indiana Court of Appeals panel that they are entitled to a semester’s worth of tuition support funding, as a trial court had ruled.
Indiana Connections Academy Inc. and various other state charter schools sued the state of Indiana, seeking to recover tuition support they alleged the state failed to pay for the public education supplied to students enrolled during the 2012-13 school year.
The Marion Superior Court had previously granted summary judgment in favor of the charter schools, ordering the state to pay a total of more than $8.5 million in tuition support to Indiana Connections Academy, Andrew J. Brown Charter School and Aspire Charter Academy, as well as Rural Community Schools and National Heritage Academies.
On appeal, the state alleged the pre-2013 statutory scheme meant that charter schools were wholly unfunded for the first semester they are open. Instead of the tuition support funds covering the first semester, they would be real-time payments. But the charter schools argued that the system created a six-month funding lag.
The Indiana Court of Appeals agreed with the state that there was no statutory authority suggesting that the funding lag existed. It also agreed that the trial court’s determination that the charter schools were entitled to receive the funds was a fundamental misunderstanding of the prior funding formula. The appellate court then pointed out that a six-month funding lag would not fit into Indiana’s budgeting process.
“Because there was no so-called funding lag, it is apparent that the Charter Schools received tuition support funding on a real-time basis,†Judge John Baker wrote for the panel. “The DOE distributed those funds continuously throughout the transitional period. Therefore, the evidence undisputedly shows that they have received all funds to which they are entitled.â€
The appellate court also found that the General Assembly never made a suggested policy change that the legislature provides funding for a charter school’s first semester of operations.
“But regardless of whether the process and result are fair or unfair, it is solidly within the wheelhouse of the legislature to create a statewide budget and to decide how to fund charter schools, which are a creation of the General Assembly, to begin with,†the panel wrote. “The General Assembly has the discretion to decide how to allocate State funds.
“In sum, while the Charter Schools may argue that it is a bad public policy for the legislature to have decided that charter schools should not be funded for their first semester of operation, that does not change the language of the relevant public law, which does not provide for the so-called funding lag. There is no statute providing that the tuition payments beginning in January paid for public education provided the previous fall,†it concluded.
In the last note, the appellate court observed that even if charter schools had to be self-funded for their first semester or had to close their doors as a result, Hoosier children “were always going to be able to obtain a tuition-free education at traditional public schools.â€
It, therefore, concluded that it was within the purview of the Legislature to structure its budgets, and nothing in the case at hand suggested that it exceeded its discretion. The trial court thus erred by determining that the charter schools were entitled to a semester’s worth of tuition support, the appellate court held.
The case of State of Indiana; Indiana Department of Education; Eric Holcomb, in his official capacity as Governor of Indiana; et al. v. Indiana Connections Academy, Inc.; Rural Community Schools; et al., 18A-PL-2634, was thus reversed and remanded with instructions to enter judgment in the state’s favor.
FOOTNOTE: This article was provided to the CCO by CHALKBOARD-INDIANA
 Funeral Counselor Arrested on New ChargesÂ
DATE:Â Wednesday, September 26, 2019
SUBJECT:Â Funeral Counselor Arrested on New Charges
RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-NR-048
CONTACT: Major Noah Robinson
AUTHORITY: Sheriff Dave Wedding
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Caroline Marie Rich on additional charges stemming from a fraud and theft investigation into her activities as a family services counselor at Alexander Funeral Homes.
A news conference is scheduled for Friday, September 27, 2019, at 10:30 AM. The news conference will be held at Sheriff’s Office Headquarters, 3500 N. Harlan Ave.
Additional details concerning the investigation and arrest will be released at the news conference and in a subsequent news release.
PREVIOUSLY:Â Woman Arrested for Defrauding Grieving Family
Presumption of Innocence Notice: The fact that a person has been arrested or charged with a crime is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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