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IURC Nominating Committee Sends Three Candidates to Holcomb

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The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) Nominating Committee has submitted three nominees for consideration by Governor Eric J. Holcomb for appointment to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.

Those three nominees are:

  • Stefanie Krevda, IURC Executive Director of External Affairs
  • State Rep. David Ober
  • Tristan Vance, Indiana Office of Energy Development Director

The committee has nominated these three candidates to fill the current vacancy on the IURC created by the retirement of Commissioner Jim Atterholt. Gov. Holcomb may select one of the three nominees to serve the remainder of Atterholt’s term, which expires Jan. 31, 2020.

The nominating committee interviewed seven candidates for the vacancy and voted to send these three recommendations to Gov. Holcomb.

Members of the nominating committee are Committee Chairman Allen Paul, Eric Scroggins, John Blevins, Bill Davis, Jeb Bardon, Greg Server and Johnathan Little.

 

Indiana Qualifies 26 for Friday Night Finals at Big Ten Championships

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The No. 3-ranked Indiana University men’s swimming and diving team qualified 26 swimmers and divers for Friday night finals at the 2018 Big Ten Championships at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

Among the 26 swimmers and divers, 14 will be competing in Championship Finals, including four each in the A Finals of the 100 backstroke and 3-meter dive. Six will compete in B Finals, while six will be in C Finals.

From the same day last year, Indiana has four more A Finalist, one more B Finalist and the same amount of C Finalists.

100 Butterfly

Vini Lanza will be the top seed in the Championship Final of the 100 butterfly on Friday night as the junior touched the wall in a NCAA A cut time of 45.25. Lanza’s impressive mark is the second-fastest time in school history.

IU will have three swimmers in the B Final, led by Nikola Miljenic who qualified ninth overall with a personal-best time of 46.47. Freshmen Gabriel Fantoni (46.68) and Bruno Blaskovic (46.76) both had PR’s to qualify.

In the C Final, Josh Romany (47.18) qualified with a personal-best time, while freshman Corey Gambardella earned his spot with a personal-best time of 47.54.

400 IM

Freshman Spencer Lehman was outstanding for the Hoosiers, qualifying for the Championship Final of the 400 IM with a personal-best time of 3:47.14. Lehman is the first Hoosier to qualify for the A Final of the 400 IM since Steve Schmuhl in 2015.

Both Trey Hubbuch (3:50.39) and Matthew Jerden (3:50.50) will swim in the B Final of the 400 IM after posting personal-best marks.

200 Freestyle

The Hoosiers will have the No. 2 and No. 3 seed for Friday night’s Championship Final of the 200 freestyle, as Mohamed Samy (1:33.94) and Blake Pieroni (1:34.01) both had great showings in the prelims.

100 Breaststroke

Ian Finnerty had a record-breaking performance in the 100 breaststroke prelims, earning the No. 1 seed for the Championship Final with a school, Big Ten and pool record time of 50.82. Finnerty’s time is a NCAA A cut and the second-best mark in the country this year.

Levi Brock had a career-best performance to earn the No. 2 seed for the A-Final, touching the wall with NCAA B cut time of 51.81. Brock’s time is the fifth-best in IU history and just missed a NCAA A cut by 0.07 seconds.

Sam Apa (53.62) will swim in the B Final after posting a PR, while both Matthew Jerden (54.60) and Jack Kucharczyk (54.97) earned spots in the C Final with personal-best marks.

100 Backstroke

Indiana put on a show in the 100 backstroke prelims, earning four of the top-seven seeds for the Championship Final on Friday night.

Freshman Gabriel Fantoni earned the No. 1 seed with a time of 45.82, while Mohamed Samy will be the No. 2 seed after posting a personal-best time of 46.52. Wilson Beckman recorded a PR of 46.87 to earn the No. 6 seed, while Jacob Steele will be No. 7 on Friday night after touching in a personal-best time of 47.00.

Senior Ali Khalafalla will swim in the C Final after registering a personal-best time of 47.56.

3-Meter Dive

For a second-straight day, the Hoosier divers had a tremendous showing. IU qualified an amazing four divers for Friday night’s Championship Final and had another score in the C Final.

James Connor qualified third overall with a total of 483.50 that ranks as the sixth-best score in IU history. Michael Hixon was fourth with a score of 475.35 that ranks as the eighth-best total in school history.

Senior Cody Coldren smashed his previous best in the event by over 30 points, qualifying fifth overall with a total of 434.80. Freshman Andrew Capobianco will be the No. 6 seed for the A Final after posting a 431.25.

Clark Carter took 24th overall in the event for Indiana, scoring one point for the Hoosiers with a score of 334.00.

The No. 3-ranked Hoosiers will continue competition at the 2018 Big Ten Championships on Friday evening with the finals of the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, 3-meter dive and 200 freestyle relay. The action gets started at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis.

 

Senate Democrats Say Bill Puts Local School Control At Risk

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By Abrahm Hurt
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS — Senate Democrats say a bill that is supposed to prevent school corporations from falling into financial distress could allow the state to take over school districts across Indiana.

House Bill 1315 allows the state to appoint emergency managers and replace elected school boards with appointed advisory committees in districts facing financial difficulty. Currently, the bill targets Gary, which has more than $100 million in debt, and Muncie schools.

Dozens of Gary rallied at the Statehouse on Thursday morning to show they were against their school corporation being taken over by the state.

Sen. Eddie Melton, D-Gary, speaks at a rally against House Bill 1315 which would limit the authority and how often the Gary school board can meet. Photo by Abrahm Hurt, TheStatehouseFilecom.

The bill would convert Gary’s school board to an advisory board while it would allow Ball State University to take control of Muncie schools. In addition, the legislation would put in place a new system to identify other schools that could be heading for the same kind of financial problems that have hurt Gary and Muncie.

Sen. Eddie Melton, D-Gary, said the Republican supermajority is attempting to completely eliminate the voice of the people he represents. Republicans control 41 of 50 seats in the Senate and 70 of 100 seats in the House

“The state is telling our local, elected officials they can’t make decisions, and they can’t hold meetings to update our community, taking away our voice and our vote,” he said.

Melton said the bill is not necessary because of Senate Enrolled Act 567, which created an emergency manager to oversee the Gary school corporation eight months ago.

“Despite teachers in the community taking positive action over the last year to address financial issues, HB 1315 removed the voice of local Gary residents from policymaking,” he said. “I’m calling on the governor and Republicans in the legislature to respect Gary, respect Gary residents, respect their right to vote for everyone living in the city of Gary.”

Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Portage, speaks out against House Bill 1315 at a rally. She said the bill puts school corporations across the state at risk.
Photo by Abrahm Hurt, TheStatehouseFilecom.

Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Portage, said her schools are not being affected today, but she said the bill sets a dangerous precedent for all Indiana.

“I want to ask, is your school next? Is my school next?” she said during a press conference. “We need to know this.”

Tallian said the Muncie schools are being taken over because it is a C-grade school with declining enrollment and increasing debt. She said there are 14 additional school corporations fitting that criteria.

“When I asked, ‘Is your school next?’ that’s real,” she said. “Based on their criterion, how many others are they going to do?”

The bill will be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 1.

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

The Formation Of Hoosier Women Forward

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Dear Friends,
It is with great excitement that I share with you the formation of Hoosier Women Forward, Inc., a not-for-profit that I have been working on these past months with some outstanding women in Indiana. http://hoosierwomenforward.org
What We Know:
· Only 27 states have ever had a woman Governor and Indiana is not one of them;
· Only 2 out of 11 of Indiana’s Congressional delegation members are women, and neither are Democrats;
· Only 2 out of 55 Democratic mayors are women
We have work to do!
How We Will Help Give Women a Seat at the Table:
Each year, 20-25 Hoosier women will be selected through a competitive application process to participate in a 9-month long leadership development and public advocacy training program. Through a combination of study, field experience, networking and mentorship, Hoosier women participants will gain valuable political training that will prepare them to become more informed, empowered and mindful public servants.
How You Can Help:
Please visit www.hoosierwomenforward.org/donate and sign-up to get our emails so that you can stay apprised of when applications go live, attend our events, and, of course, donate! Even if you’re not interested in applying yourself, we hope that you will help us find exceptional Democratic women who may be good candidates and encourage them to apply.
Help us spread the word on social media with your friends and family! We are on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/inwomenforward/
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @inwomenforward
Thank you for all the support and encouragement you’ve given Democrat women over the years. It’s time we change the political landscape in Indiana and I hope you will join me in this effort.
Sincerely,
Gail Riecken

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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 Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Geoffrey Jacob Armijo-Garcia: Causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle while intoxicated (Level 6 Felony)

Thomas Odis Bonnell: Domestic battery resulting in bodily injury to a pregnant woman (Level 5 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Michael K. Carnahan: Carrying a handgun without a license (Level 5 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Burton Louis James: Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Public intoxication (Class B misdemeanor)

James Edward Brown: Dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony)

Seth E. Tapp: Burglary (Level 5 Felony), Conspiracy Burglary (Level 5 Felony)

Devontae Keil Clardy: Domestic battery (Level 5 Felony), Criminal confinement (Level 6 Felony), Strangulation (Level 6 Felony)

Nijel T. Ervin: Residential entry (Level 6 Felony)

Reshawn Ann Bowden: Assisting a criminal (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), False informing (Class B misdemeanor)

Vivian Lee Rosser: Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony)

Jonathan Ryan Clark: Aggravated battery (Level 3 Felony)

Clifford M. Folsom: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony)

Scott Allen Brown: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor)

Patrick Gildon: Domestic battery resulting in bodily injury to a pregnant woman (Level 5 Felony), Criminal confinement (Level 6 Felony), Leaving the scene of an accident (Class B misdemeanor)

Melissa Renee Shoemaker: Operating a vehicle as an habitual traffic violator (Level 6 Felony)

William A. Taylor: Theft (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a controlled substance (Class A misdemeanor)

Brandon Lee Jones: Attempt Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Attempt Intimidation (Level 6 Felony)

Amber Y. Basham: Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Max Thomas Pea: Unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon (Level 4 Felony)

Zachary James Ramsey: Battery by means of a deadly weapon (Level 5 Felony), Battery resulting in serious bodily injury (Level 5 Felony)

Jeremy R. Martin: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Failure to appear (Level 6 Felony)

Kevin Ray Merritt: Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Attorney General Curtis Hill Attends White House Meeting To Discuss Efforts To Protect Schools From Violence

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Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill visited the White House today to speak with President Donald Trump, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and others about improving school safety and strengthening firearm laws.

The meeting came a week after a tragic mass shooting at a Florida school and a day after Attorney General Hill sent an advisory to public safety officers statewide reminding them of Indiana’s “Red Flag Law” – a statute enabling officers to take possession of guns, pending formal hearings, from people they believe pose threats to themselves or others.

“I shared with the President today the same themes I have shared with Hoosiers at home,” Attorney General Hill said. “We must strengthen school security through the effective use of technology and personnel. We must keep guns from dangerous people through more deliberate application of Indiana’s Red Flag Law. And we must double down on gun crimes by further enhancing penalties for offenses committed with guns beyond what current laws provide.”

Attorney General Hill is expected to discuss his conversations at the White House on several national news programs later today – including Fox Business News’ “After the Bell” (at approximately 4:05 p.m.) and CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” (at approximately 7:05 p.m.).

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Aces wrap up opening day in Chattanooga

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Play began on Friday at the Frost Classic with the University of Evansville softball team dropping a pair of games to IUPUI and Southeast Missouri State on Friday.

Game one of the day saw the Purple Aces (2-8) face off against IUPUI (2-4).  The Jaguars set the tone early, scoring four runs in the top of the first.  Third baseman Mandy Dallas had the big hit in the frame, belting a 3-run homer to right center.

Starter Megan Overton held strong from there, limiting the Aces to five hits in a complete game effort.  UE starter Morgan Florey also went the distance, allowing five runs on seven hits as IUPUI took a 5-0 win.  UE’s top threat came in the bottom of the second when Elyse Hickey led off with a walk.  After advancing to second on a sacrifice, she made her way to third when Allison Daggett singled through the left side.  The Aces were unable to cross the plate, though.

Hickey had two of the Aces’ five hits while Daggett, Brittany Hay and Eryn Gould accounted for the other three.

Evansville was right back on the field to face SEMO (3-3).  Following a scoreless two innings, the Redhawks found their way into the scoring column in the final four innings as they took a 9-0 win in six innings.

The Redhawks got on the board with two runs in the third on a double by Ashley Ellis.  They added single runs in the fourth and fifth before putting a five spot on the board in the sixth.  Mykaela Arellanes paced the team with two runs batted in.

Lindsay Renneisen and Daggett registered the hits for UE.  Emily Lockhart made the start, throwing four innings of 3-run ball.  Ashleigh Downing pitched the final two frames.

the Aces look to rebound with a 12:30 p.m. CT game against Eastern Illinois and a 3 p.m. CT matchup versus Western Illinois.

 

HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE

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USI To Launch Doctor Of Education Program In Fall 2018

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The Higher Learning Commission has approved a new Doctor of Education (EdD) program in Educational Leadership at the University of Southern Indiana. The program, offered through USI’s Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education, will launch in fall 2018, with the first degrees projected to be awarded in 2022.

“Elevating community-based education through the establishment of this doctoral program puts the University of Southern Indiana at the cutting edge, nationally, in terms of innovation and intellectual creativity,” said Dr. Ronald Rochon, USI provost. “Faculty and staff designed this first-rate program with great care to consider both rural and urban communities.”

The program was developed in response to requests from area education professionals for an education doctoral program. USI held feedback sessions and consulted with national experts, area education professionals and local teachers and administrators to design a program that would provide maximum benefit to schools and their administrations.

According to data from the U.S. Labor Department and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, the demand for school administrators in Indiana by 2022 will increase by 9.5 percent. Projections indicate that 1,400 school administrator positions (elementary and secondary) will need to be filled across Indiana from 2012 through 2022, including 70 in the Evansville area.

“This doctoral program is a stellar example of how community partnerships are integral to the USI mission,” said Dr. Zane Mitchell, dean of the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education. “We would like to thank all of the superintendents and school districts in our region who identified this need and supported this program’s approval.”

Graduates of the EdD program will demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between schools and communities, effectively solve problems through data and critical thinking, utilize research to enact effective change and serve as strong leaders for their constituents.

The program is geared toward working adults, with classes being offered in eight-week terms during the evening and through online delivery. Students will choose between concentrations in administrative leadership or pedagogical leadership, and complete a total of 45 hours of coursework and field experience. The program will culminate with a dissertation, which may be completed individually, or as part of a small team.

The EdD program will be the second doctoral program offered through USI’s Graduate Studies. The College of Nursing and Health Professions launched a Doctor of Nursing Practice program in 2006.

Supreme Court remands habitual offender case considering recent decisions

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Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com

The Indiana Supreme Court has remanded an appeal of a Dearborn County habitual offender enhancement considering two opinions addressing habitual offender findings, a move that comes as the Indiana General Assembly seems poised to pass a bill that would more narrowly define how out-of-state felonies should be treated when considering sentencing enhancements.

In November 2017, the Indiana Court of Appeals upheld Brandon Mockbee’s convictions of felony burglary and obstruction of justice, as well as the finding that he was a habitual offender based on prior felony convictions in Ohio. The appellate panel found sufficient evidence to support that finding in Mockbee’s 2002 conviction of second degree felony robbery — a Class B felony in Indiana — and his 2012 conviction of third degree felony tampering with evidence, for which he served three years.

At the time of Mockbee’s 2016 Dearborn County offenses, Indiana law required the state to prove an offender had two prior unrelated felonies, one of which was not a Class D or Level 6, to prove a habitual offender allegation. Further, if one of the prior unrelated felonies was a Level 5 or 6 or Class C or D, not more than 10 years could have elapsed between the time the offender was released from imprisonment, probation or parole and the current offense.

After the Court of Appeals found those criteria were met in Mockbee’s case, Mockbee petitioned the Indiana Supreme Court for transfer in December 2017, then filed an amended petition in January after the court ruled in Matthew L. Johnson v. State of Indiana, 87 N.E.3d 471 (Ind. 2017) and Darryl Calvin v. State of Indiana, 87 N.E.3d 474 (Ind. 2017). The Johnson court held that the 2015 version of the habitual offender statute required an offender to have been released from all lower-level felonies within 10 years to establish a habitual offender enhancement, while a divided court ruled in Calvin that all out-of-state felonies are statutorily considered Level 6 felonies for habitual offender purposes.

The parties cited to the Johnson and Calvin decisions in their amended transfer briefs, so the appellate court vacated the original Court of Appeals opinion in Brandon Mockbee v. State of Indiana, 18S-CR-111, and remanded the case for appellate reconsideration considering the December 2017 opinions. All justices concurred with the remand of Mockbee’s case, but Justice Mark Massa dissented from the majority’s key holding in Calvin, writing the holding would lead to absurd results.

“Here, the legislature used the traditional line of demarcation between felonies and misdemeanors – imprisonment for at least a year – to define low-level felonies from other states, which otherwise might use a different nomenclature of class or level, too varied to be included by specific reference,” Massa wrote in his dissent. “This doesn’t mean they meant all out-of-state felonies are Level 6s, regardless of severity.”

Similarly, Rep. Thomas Washburne, R-Evansville, filed House Bill 1033 this year in response to the Calvin decision, saying the legislature did not “want to have a case where murder in Ohio is treated as a Level 6 in Indiana when it comes over.” HB 1033 would more narrowly define an out-of-state Level 6 felony as any offense that carries a sentence of more than one year, but less than 2 1/2 years.

HB 1033 unanimously passed the House and Senate and was returned to the House without amendment on Wednesday.

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