Rep. Messer Statement on President Trump’s Tax Plan
Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06) issued the following statement today on President Trump’s proposed tax reform plan:
“Cutting taxes for job creators and working families is critical to jump start our economy, grow jobs and increase paychecks,â€Â Messer said. “President Trump’s tax plan is a step in the right direction. It will encourage employers, small businesses and entrepreneurs to invest, take chances and hire. Most importantly, it will cut and simplify taxes for Hoosiers.â€
USI to face UIndy in NCAA II Opening Round
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis received the number seven seed in the NCAA II Men’s Tennis Championship Midwest Regional and will travel to face second seed and host University of Indianapolis Saturday at 10 a.m. (CST) at Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana.
This is the eighth consecutive year and 14th time overall that the Screaming Eagles have qualified for the NCAA II Tournament. The Eagles last won the Midwest Regional in 2013.
USI will try to bounce back against the Greyhounds, who defeated the Eagles 8-1 April 14 at the USI Tennis Courts. Picking up the lone point in that match for the Eagles was the duo of senior Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) and junior Samuel Kiladejo (London, England) with a 9-7 win at number two doubles.
The other match taking place at Indianapolis will be third-seeded Drury University taking on sixth-seeded Northwood University. On the other half of the bracket, top seed and host Ferris State University has a first round bye and will play the winner of fourth seeded Grand Valley State University and fifth seeded Rockhurst University.
With projected rain in the forecast this weekend, stay tuned to GoUSIEagles.com for updates.
COA reverses dissolution decree imputing potential income to mother
COA Reverses Dissolution Decree Imputing Potential Income To Mother
Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com
A divided Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed the terms of a marriage dissolution decree, finding the trial court erred in imputing potential income to the mother based on the fact that she should now be able to work full-time because her children are older.
In Karen B. Salser v. Gregg A. Salser, 02A03-1606-DR-1308, Karen Salser was a part-time practicing nurse practitioner when she filed for divorce from her husband, Gregg Salser, a pharmaceutical sales representative. When Karen Salser filed for divorce in December 2014, she earned $55 an hour, while Gregg Salser’s annual salary was $95,000 with a potential bonus of up to $27,000.
In September 2015, Gregg Salser requested that he and his wife be ordered to contribute equally to their son Derric’s college expenses for his first year at Purdue University. Karen Salser, however, testified that she could not contribute financially to those costs.
The mother told the court her duties at the integrative medical practice where she worked were different than the duties of a nurse practitioner at a traditional practice and that she would be willing to work additional hours if they became available, though at the time of the hearing they were not. She also said she did not want to transition to full-time work because she wanted to care for her daughter who was still at home.
An amended decree was issued in April 2016, ordering, among other things, that the bonuses both parents could receive from their employers were uncertain and, thus, could not factor into the base child support calculation. Additionally, the court found that because Derric was no longer living in the family home and their daughter was now 13, Karen Salser was capable of working full-time, so her income was imputed for $55 an hour at 40 hours a week.
Thus, a potential income of $2,200 per week was assigned to Karen Salser, making her an equal wage earner with her ex-husband. Both parents were assigned an equal share of Derric’s school expenses.
Karen Salser raised several issues on appeal, challenging the court’s rulings on imputing potential income, not including bonuses in calculating income and the order that she contribute equally to her son’s college expenses. A divided Indiana Court of Appeals agreed with the mother and reversed the trial court’s decision on Wednesday.
Judge Elaine Brown, writing for the majority, noted that the trial court had not made a finding that Karen Salser was voluntarily underemployed, but instead found that she should be working full-time because her oldest child was out of the home and her youngest child was now a teenager. Thus, the majority reversed the assignment of potential income to Karen Salser.
Further, Brown wrote that Gregg Salser had earned a $1,300 bonus in four months and that his contract allowed for up to a $27,000 bonus each year, making his bonuses “a substantial portion of his annual income… .†Thus, it was also erroneous to not include bonuses in the child support calculation, Brown said.
Finally, since the trial court erroneously imputed potential income to Karen Salser, the majority found the trial court erred in its rationale for assigning equal responsibility for Derric’s educational expenses.
The case was remanded with instructions to recalculate Karen Salser’s income based on her present earnings, recalculate child support by including both parents’ bonus income, and to enter an new order for Derric’s post-secondary expenses that “weighs the relative abilities of Mother and Father to contribute to the payment of the expenses.â€
Judge Cale Bradford dissented on each of Karen Salser’s arguments, writing in a separate opinion that the trial court did not err in its decision to impute potential income, exclude bonuses or order both parents to equally contribute to their son’s college expenses.
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TOWNHALL BREAKING NEWS: President Trump’s Tax Reform Plan Introduced, Here’s What You Need to Know
President Trump’s Tax Reform Plan Introduced, Here’s What You Need to Know
TOWNHALL by Katie Pavlich
President Trump’s tax reform package was officially introduced Wednesday by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and National Economic Council Gary Cohn. The proposal is headed to Capitol Hill for consideration and the administration plans to meet with a number of stakeholders at the White House for listening sessions on the proposal.
“The President is determined to unleash economic growth for businesses. This is not just about big corporations,” Mnuchin said from the briefing room.
Here is what we know.
Objectives:
-Economic growth, getting to three percent GDP within the year after implementation
-Job creation
Personal/Individual tax reform:
-Repeals the Alternative Minimum Tax for individuals
-Eliminates the death tax
-Eliminates all tax deductions, excluding the mortgages and charitable deductions
-Zero tax rate for the first $24,000 a couple earns
-Three tax brackets (previously seven): 10, 25 and 35 percent
-Marriage penalty elimination
Business tax reform:
-Small, medium and large businesses qualify for the business rate
-Lowers business rate from 35 percent to 15 percent
-One-time tax on corporate earnings held overseas
-One time tax on overseas profits
-3.8 percent Obamacare tax on business investment income repealed
This is a developing story, stay tuned for more information.
Salukis defeat UE softball 1-0 in 10 innings
 Purple Aces sophomore threw a career-high 9 1/3 masterful innings in the circle, but a late hit saw Southern Illinois edge the University of Evansville softball team, 1-0, on Tuesday at Charlotte West Stadium.
Florey struck out seven Saluki (26-21, 13-7 MVC) batters in the effort, which was her longest start at UE (20-27, 11-10 MVC). She gave up just six hits in the game. Brianna Jones threw ten innings of shutout ball, giving up seven hits while striking out 11.
“That was a great game featuring two of the best pitchers in the league just battling,†Aces head coach Mat Mundell said. “Both defenses made some great plays. I thought we did a great job of getting girls on base but were not able to execute and get them in.â€
Evansville’s offense was held to one hit in the first three innings and just three through the first six frames. That changed in the seventh when Hayli Scott hit a leadoff single and Michal Luckett followed that up with another single to put two on with no outs. Susan Norris bunted them to second and third with one out, but SIU was able to escape with no damage being done.
Southern Illinois was held to just three hits through seven innings, but in the 10th, they were finally able to get on the board. With one out, Sydney Jones singled. Katelyn Massa came to the plate and delivered the game-winning double to finish off the game.
UE wraps up its home schedule this weekend with a 3-game set against conference-leading Illinois State. Action begins with a doubleheader on Saturday at noon. Fans are also reminded of the Purple Aces Club Ballpark Cookout, which features free food for fans in their Aces gear at 1:30 p.m. in between the baseball and soccer stadiums.
Eagles defeat cross-river rival, 7-3
The University of Southern Indiana baseball team completed the five-game road swing with a 7-3 victory over Kentucky Wesleyan College Tuesday afternoon in Owensboro, Kentucky. USI watched its record go to 25-16 overall, while KWC goes to 20-21 this spring.
The Screaming Eagles’ offense got going in the opening frame when senior shortstop Sam Griggs (Evansville, Indiana) hit a two-blast to put USI up 2-0. The home run was Griggs’ second of the year.
Junior righfielder Nick Gobert (Jasper, Indiana) increased the Eagles lead to 3-0 in the third with an RBI-single. Gobert would drive in his second run of the game in the fifth with a sacrifice fly, re-extending the USI lead to two runs, 4-2, after the Panther had cut the Eagles margin to 3-2 with a pair of tallies in the bottom of the third.
After KWC pulled to within one run, 4-3, for a second time with a run in the bottom of the fifth, the Eagles sealed the victory with a three-run outburst in the top of the sixth. Junior first baseman Nathan Kuester(Rockport, Indiana) got the rally started by scoring on a passed ball before junior third baseman Angel Torres (Puerto Rico) added the sixth run with a RBI-double and senior designated hitter Jaylen Quarles(Indianapolis, Indiana) concluding the scoring with an RBI-single for eventual 7-3 final.
Overall at the plate, USI was led sophomore second baseman Jacob Fleming (Evansville, Indiana), who had three hits and scored three times in the win. Griggs and Gobert, both, finished the game with a team-high two RBIs each.
USI sophomore left-hander Chase Partain (Evansville, Indiana) picked up his first win of the season on the bump. Partain (1-2) allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits and one walk in eight innings of work. He also tied a season-high by striking out four batters.
The Eagles return to the friendly surroundings of the USI Baseball Field Saturday and Sunday when they host the University of Indianapolis for a four-game series. The USI-UIndy doubleheader on Sunday is Senior Day for the Eagles.
