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State of Change is an online platform where experienced professionals share insight into their success to help others who are beginning their careers. The website is powered by Share Your Road, which specializes in collecting advice from people working in different trades across the country.
These personal stories of work-related successes and struggles help young people steer their careers, achieve their occupational goals and network with professionals in their career field.
Each journey is different. Perhaps your professional story could help guide someone on their career path, or someone you know could benefit from learning about the experiences of others. To learn more, click here.
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Go Green!
Protecting Children from Lead Poisoning. To kick off National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW), leaders of President Trump’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children raised awareness about the health risks associated with exposure to lead, specifically for children. “Reducing lead exposure, particularly among children, is a top priority for EPA,” said EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “Today, we are releasing a new document, Protecting Children from Lead Exposures, that will increase public awareness of the EPA programs and grants available to reduce lead exposure.” Each October, National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is a reminder about protecting children’s health.
- https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/trump-administration-marks-national-lead-poisoning-prevention-week
- Read “Protecting Children from Lead Exposures”: https://www.epa.gov/children/protecting-children-lead-exposures
Reg Agenda Strong on Commitment to Environmental Protection and Regulatory Reform. EPA’s Fall 2018 Regulatory Agenda and Plan show strong progress toward regulatory reform while advancing EPA’s core mission of protecting human health and the environment. “To date, under President Trump, EPA has finalized 28 major deregulatory actions saving Americans over $1.6 billion and meeting the President’s two-for-one regulatory order,” said Wheeler.
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-releases-fall-2018-unified-agenda-and-regulatory-plan-shows-commitment-strong
13-Year High for Deleting Superfund Sites. EPA announced that in Fiscal Year 2018, the Agency deleted all or part of 22 sites from Superfund’s National Priorities List, the largest number of deletions in one year since FY 2005 and a significant increase over the past few years. “Under President Trump, EPA is deleting Superfund sites from the National Priorities List at the fastest pace in more than a decade,” said Acting Administrator Wheeler. “This remarkable accomplishment is proof that cleaning up contaminated lands and returning them to safe and productive use is a top priority of the Trump EPA.”
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-hits-13-year-high-deleting-superfund-sites
Nearly $30 Million for Children’s Health. In honor of Children’s Health Month, EPA announced $20 million for states and tribes to test for lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities, and about $9 million in rebates to public school bus fleet owners to help them replace older school buses with cleaner, more modern vehicles. “Children’s health is a top priority at EPA, and we have made tremendous progress improving air and water quality and helping kids and families lead healthier lives,” said EPA’s Andrew Wheeler.
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/childrens-health-month-epa-offers-nearly-30-million-support-cleaner-water-and-air
State joins case against East Chicago sanctuary city ordinance
Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com
The State of Indiana has been granted leave to intervene in a Lake County lawsuit challenging an East Chicago city ordinance that allegedly violates Indiana’s law barring sanctuary cities.
Special Judge Thomas P. Hallett granted the state’s motion to intervene in Greg Serbon, et al. v. City of East Chicago, et al., 45D03-1805-PL-00045, on Tuesday. The case, brought by the Terre Haute-based Bopp Law Firm, alleges sections of an East Chicago city ordinance are in direct violation of Indiana Code section 5-2-18.2, which requires local governments to cooperate with federal immigration directives.
The suit takes aim at East Chicago Ordinance 17-0010 sections 3, 6, 9(c) and 10. Each of those sections limit local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration officials, with Section 6(a) holding that, “No agency or agent shall be permitted to accept requests by ICE or other agencies to support or assist in any capacity with immigration enforcement operations, including but not limited to requests to provide information on persons who may be the subject of immigration enforcement operations … . In the event an agent receives a request to support or assist in an immigration enforcement operation, he or she shall report the request to his or her supervisor, who shall decline the request and document the declination in an interoffice memorandum to the agency director through the chain of command.â€
Conversely, Chapter 18.2 of the Indiana Code holds, among other things, that “[a] governmental body … may not enact or implement … a policy that prohibits or in any way restricts … a law enforcement officer from taking the following actions with regard to information of the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of an individual: (1) Communicating or cooperating with federal officials.â€
Attorney Jim Bopp of the Bopp Law Firm said in a Friday statement that the East Chicago ordinance contravenes Chapter 18.2 and enables undocumented immigrants “to dodge immigration officials and remain in the community.â€
In its motion to intervene, the state noted it was allowed to intervene in a nearly identical case against Gary without objection. The East Chicago defendants likewise did not object to the state’s motion to intervene.
“We welcome the State of Indiana to the lawsuit against the City of East Chicago’s sanctuary city ordinance and look forward to working with it to enforce Indiana’s anti-sanctuary city law,†Bopp said in a statement. “Indiana has special interests in protecting the public and defending its laws that are furthered by the State’s intervention. We are grateful to Attorney General (Curtis) Hill for intervening to protect those interests.â€
Bopp further noted that he has moved for summary judgment on behalf of the plaintiffs and expects the state to follow suit. The complaint, brought under the name of two Lake County residents, seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against the East Chicago ordinances.
Missouri State defeats UE volleyball, 3-0
Aces head to Carbondale on Saturday
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Rachel Tam recorded 14 kills as the University of Evansville volleyball team fell to Missouri State by a 3-0 final on Friday evening.
Tam led all players with her effort while hitting an accurate .294 for the Purple Aces (8-19, 2-12 MVC). Alondra Vazquez finished with 11 kills and a team-best 11 digs while Mildrelis Rodriguez posted 10 kills. Allana McInnis led the way with 38 assists. Rocio Fortuny anchored the defense with three blocks.
Alyssa Doucette and Amelia Flynn led the Bears (14-12, 7-6 MVC) with eight kills apiece. Amelia Flynn was the top defensive player for MSU, chipping in 18 digs.
Nine ties in the early-going of game one led to a 12-12 score as neither team was unable to lead by more than two points. A Flynn kill helped MSU take a 13-12 lead, but UE did not let them get too far ahead. Later, a kill by Alondra Vazquez got UE back within a point at 19-18. That is when the Bears took over, finishing on a 6-1 run to open the match with a 25-19 win.
Evansville had the upper hand to start the second game as two Tam kills and one from Fortuny gave the Aces a 9-5 lead. The Bears battled back to tie it up at 11-11 on a Flynn service ace. They would retake the lead at 13-12 before extending the advantage to five at 20-15. UE never relented and made a late push. Kills by Vazquez and Kerra Cornist got the Aces within a tally at 22-21. Missouri State was able to hold off the late charge, taking a 2-0 lead on the strength of a 25-22 decision.
With the score tied at 6-6 to begin the third frame, Missouri State reeled off five points in a row and would clinch the match with a 25-19 victory.
Tomorrow, the Aces remain on the road as they travel to Carbondale, Ill. for a 7 p.m. game at Southern Illinois.
Eagles have GLVC hopes stopped in PKs USI ties Rockhurst, 1-1
The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team tied Rockhurst University, 1-1 in double overtime, but missed a chance to advance to the title game on penalty kicks Friday evening in the Great Lakes Valley Conference semifinals at Woehrle Athletic Complex in Jeffersonville, Indiana. USI, the third seed, goes to 12-5-3 overall in 2018, while seventh-seeded Rockhurst watched its record go to 10-7-2 this fall.
After battling to the 1-1 tie through 110 minutes of regulation and two overtimes, the Eagles lost the battle of penalty kicks, 4-3, to the Hawks. Rockhurst converted on its last three attempts to earn the right to advance to Sunday GLVC Championship game.
USI got out in front of Rockhurst early with a goal at 6:08 by sophomore forward Maggie Winter (St. Louis, Missouri). She headed in her seventh goal of the year off a cross by senior forward Kennedy Moore(Evansville, Indiana). The Eagles would hold the 1-0 lead through the intermission.
In the second half, the Hawks knotted the game up, 1-1, with a tally at 51:25. The Hawks and the Eagles would battle back and forth for the remainder of regulation before heading into overtime.
USI had the momentum through the overtime periods, leading 4-1 in shots, but could not find the back of the Rockhurst net.
Between the posts for the Eagles, USI senior goalkeeper Emily Hopkins (Greenfield, Indiana) battle valiantly through the 110 minutes of the match to earn the tie. She allowed the one goal and made six saves before the match was decided by penalty kicks.
USI, who had entered the NCAA Division II Midwest Region rankings for the first time last week, will wait until Monday to see if it will receive a selection for an at-large berth in the NCAA II Tournament. The Eagles are 7-0-1 in its last eight matches, tied a program record with seven consecutive wins, and reached the GLVC semifinals for the first time since 1999 in the final month of the season.
“READERS FORUM” NOVEMBER 3, 2018
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Senator Joe Donnelly Meets Supporters In Evansville
Senator Joe Donnelly Meets Supporters In Evansville
NOVEMBER 2ND, 2018 
JOYLYN BUKOVAC EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
Candidates are making a final push before voters head to the polls next Tuesday. Indiana incumbent Senator Joe Donnelly stopped in Evansville for the second time in two weeks. One of the closest watched races in the upcoming midterm elections is the Indiana Senate race. Therefore, it is no wonder Joe Donnelly is touring Indiana and making another stop in the tri-state.
On Tuesday, November 6th, Hoosiers will make a decision that could ultimately alter the party majority in Congress. Senator Donnelly says he is not just for the Democratic Party; he’s for the people.
Senator Donnelly was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012 and is facing Republican challenger Mike Braun in the upcoming midterms.
The focus of today’s campaign stop was encouraging voters to get out and make their voices heard.
“Your vote is your voice, and this may be the biggest election of our lifetimes and so, you know I can’t control the weather, but you have the opportunity to make sure that whatever happens in the years ahead that you were part of determining what it was. And you’d think in the sacrifices made by so many to our country who fought overseas, who put their lives on the line, who lost their lives to save this nation, the least we can do is to vote,†says Donnelly.
Indiana Secretary of State candidate, Jim Harper, joined Donnelly at today’s event. Local candidates also took the stage to be recognized for their involvement.
Election day is Tuesday, which means the only day left to vote early is Saturday, November 3rd. Two Evansville polling places you can cast your ballot are Northeast Baptist Church and Cedar Hall School. Both locations will be open from 8 AM to 3 PM.