INDIANAPOLIS – Below find Gov. Eric J. Holcomb’s public schedule for April 18, 2019.
Thursday, April 18: Fairbanks Circle of Hope Dinner
WHO:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gov. Holcomb
WHAT:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The governor receive the Richard M. Fairbanks Circle of Hope Award.
WHEN:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Doors open at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 17
Dinner begins at 7 p.m.
WHERE:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The Westin Indianapolis
241 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
University of Southern Indiana Softball moved up four spots to No. 21 in the latest NFCA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll Wednesday morning before landing at No. 3 in the first NCAA Division II Midwest Region ranking of the year.
The Screaming Eagles (30-14, 16-4 GLVC) have six games remaining to their regular season slate, beginning with a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader against rival Bellarmine University Friday at 11 a.m. (CDT) in Louisville, Kentucky.
Live stats and GLVC Sports Network coverage can be accessed at GoUSIEagles.com.
USI, which has a 25-7 record in regional action this year, finishes the regular season with a GLVC doubleheaders at Lewis University and the University of Indianapolis.
The Eagles, who have a two-game lead in the win column over UIndy for first-place in the conference standings, are one of two GLVC teams listed in this week’s Top 25 and one of five GLVC teams list in the regional rankings.
Joining USI in the Top 25 is No. 9 UIndy, while the Greyhounds are currently No. 2 in the region. The University of Missouri-St. Louis and the University of Illinois Springfield are regionally No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, while Drury University is ranked No. 10 in the region.
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference member Grand Valley State University, ranked No. 15 nationally, holds the top spot in the region, while Wayne State University (No. 4) and Ashland University (No. 8) represented the GLIAC in the first regional ranking.
The Great Midwest Athletic Conference is represented in the region ranking by No. 7 Ohio Dominican University and No. 9 Trevecca Nazarene University.
Eight teams—five at-large and three automatic bids—qualify for the NCAA II Midwest Region Tournament, which is hosted on the campus sites of the top two seeds either May 9-11 or May 10-12.
The NCAA II Midwest Super regional is hosted by the highest remaining seed of the two advancing teams May 16-17.
Spring is just around the corner. As temperatures rise, and winter ice and snow recede from the roads, Hoosier drivers are tempted to increase their speeds and take more risks behind the wheel.
The Evansville Police Department and about 230 law-enforcement agencies across Indiana are warning drivers of increased patrols this March for aggressive driving violations. Overtime traffic enforcement is funded through National Highway Traffic Safety Administration grants administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI).
Failing to yield the right of way is one of the top causes of crashes that lead to injuries and deaths. Following too closely and unsafe lane movement violations are also among the top causes of crashes. Other aggressive driving violations include unsafe speed; speed too fast for weather conditions; disregarding a traffic signal or sign; and improper passing, turning, or lane usage.
Young drivers, particularly young men, are more likely to be engaging in unsafe driving behaviors before a crash. Statistics and more information are in the most recent Crash Fact Book and Dangerous Driving Fact Sheet that ICJI publishes with the Indiana University Public Policy Institute at https://trafficsafety.iupui.edu.Â
Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several new appointments and reappointments to various state boards and commissions.
Board of Directors of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
The Governor made one new appointment to the board with a term expiring Oct. 15, 2020:
 Board of Directors of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation
The Governor made one new appointment to the board with a term expiring April 30, 2023:
 Board of Safety Review
The Governor made one new appointment to the board with a term expiring March 31, 2023:
 Education Commission of the States
The Governor made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve at the pleasure of the Governor:
 Indiana Board of Pharmacy
The Governor made one reappointment to the board with a term expiring March 31, 2023:
Indiana State Coroners Training Board
The Governor made two new appointments to the board, who will serve at the pleasure of the Governor:
Indiana War Memorials Commission
The Governor made two reappointments to the commission with terms expiring April 30, 2022:
Native American Indian Affairs Commission
The Governor made one new appointment to the commission with a term expiring Dec. 31, 2022:
Natural Resources Foundation Board
The Governor made one new appointment to the board with a term expiring June 30, 2023:
Oversight Committee on Public RecordS
The Governor made three new appointments to the committee with terms expiring March 31, 2023:
 Pesticide Review Board
The Governor made four reappointments to the board with terms expiring March 31, 2022:
The Governor made one new appointment to the board with a term expiring March 31, 2022:
The Governor made four new appointments to the board with terms expiring March 31, 2023:
State Board of Animal Health
The Governor made three reappointments to the board with terms expiring March 31, 2023:
Statewide 911 Board
The Governor made one reappointment to the board with a term expiring April 30, 2022:
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Attorney General Curtis Hill joined a 17-state coalition this week to support farmers and other landowners by urging the Trump administration to adopt its own proposed replacement of the Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The 2015 regulation sought to define properties subject to federal management based on whether they contained environmentally significant bodies of water.
The coalition, in comments filed late Monday, argued the Trump administration’s proposal would restore respect for the states’ traditional authority to protect local lands and water resources.
“Most Hoosiers, like most Americans, agree on the vital importance of conservation and protecting the environment,†Attorney General Hill said. “But the 2015 rule was an example of extreme federal overreach. Right here in Indiana, we have seen the federal government use this rule to target parcels that only got wet when it rained. Such designations enabled federal authorities to claim jurisdiction over property more appropriately controlled and regulated by Indiana and her citizens.â€
The coalition believes the new rule will correct flaws in the 2015 regulation, which extended authority of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers far beyond what Congress intended and the Constitution permits.
The 2015 WOTUS rule, if implemented, would have taken jurisdiction over natural resources from states and asserted federal authority over almost any body of water, including roadside ditches, short-lived streams and many other areas where water may flow once every 100 years. Such overreach would impose unnecessary burdens on farmers and other landowners affected by the rule.
Indiana signed the West Virginia-led letter with attorneys general from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.
EVANSVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
Monday, April 22, 2019
4:00 p.m. Room 307, Civic Center Complex
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the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a broad new rule that strengthens the agency’s ability to rigorously review an expansive list of asbestos products that are no longer on the market before they could be sold again in the United States. This important step closes a 30-year-old loophole that allowed old asbestos uses and products to come back to the market without any reviews or restrictions from EPA. Today’s action gives EPA the authority to prohibit the use of certain products or put in place restrictions to protect public health. This action does not alter the prohibitions made in a 1989 partial ban.
“Prior to this new rule, EPA did not have the ability to prevent or restrict certain asbestos products from being reintroduced into the market,â€Â said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “This new rule, combined with our ongoing risk evaluations, gives us unprecedented authorities to protect public health from domestic and imported asbestos products and gives us the ability to prohibit asbestos products from entering or reentering the market.â€
“Today, we are following the laws Congress gave us to close the door on certain asbestos products to prevent them from returning to the marketplace without EPA’s review,†said EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Assistant Administrator Alexandra Dapolito Dunn. “This historic step will add to the protections already in place to prevent the American public from experiencing the adverse health effects of asbestos.â€
Today’s action means products like asbestos vinyl floor tiles, insulation, and other building materials, as well as some clothing and manufacturing products containing asbestos, cannot be imported, produced, or sold in the United States before EPA reviews them and puts in place any necessary restrictions, including prohibiting such use. A full list of products covered by today’s rule is available on the agency’s website. Previously banned asbestos items remain banned.
Today’s action complements EPA’s ongoing risk evaluation of a handful of very limited, still ongoing uses in the U.S., which EPA is taking under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Safety Act, which amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Addressing limited, ongoing uses of asbestos is one of EPA’s top priorities.
The agency is reviewing ongoing uses of asbestos as one of the first 10 chemicals selected for risk evaluation under amended TSCA. The evaluation of the risks associated with ongoing uses of asbestos is required under TSCA section 6. If EPA finds unreasonable risk, the agency will take prompt action to address those risks, which could include restricting or banning other asbestos uses in products.
The risk evaluation and subsequent steps will ensure that asbestos uses in products not covered by the 1989 partial ban or today’s final rule are evaluated. EPA is committed to a transparent and open process to finalize the asbestos risk evaluation using sound science on the timetable established by Congress.
The person discovered deceased in the Eastside Vanderburgh County river bottoms has been identified.
Steven A. Flowers, age 70, of Evansville, was identified as the person discovered deceased. An autopsy revealed no trauma or indication of foul play. Additional testing will be conducted to determine the cause of death. This testing will take several weeks.
Mr. Flowers had been missing since March 19. He was discovered not far from where his truck had been found.
