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Governor Holcomb’s Schedule for Week

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INDIANAPOLIS – Below find Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb’s public schedule for the week

Monday, March 27, 2017

What: Governor’s Century and Half Century Business Awards

Host: Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)

When: 12 to 1 p.m. EDT, with remarks by the governor at 12:14 p.m.

Where: South Atrium

Indiana Statehouse

200 W. Washington Street

Indianapolis, IN 46204

*This event is open to public and media. 

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

What: IEDC Q1 Board Meeting

Host: IEDC

When: 4 to 5 p.m. EDT. Gov. Holcomb will chair a joint meeting of the IEDC Board of Directors and the IEDC Foundation.

Where: Ivy Tech Community College

Corporate College and Culinary Center

Conference Room 118

2820 North Meridian Street

Indianapolis, IN 46208

*This is a public meeting.  

Thursday, March 30, 2017

What: Indiana Leadership Prayer Breakfast

Host: Indiana Leadership Prayer Breakfast Steering Committee

When: 7 to 9 a.m. EDT, with welcome by Gov. Holcomb at 8:10 a.m.

Where: Indiana Roof Ballroom

140 West Washington Street

Indianapolis, IN 46204

 Thursday, March 30, 2017

What: 2nd Annual Conference on America’s Role in the World

Host: School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University

When: 1:15 to 3:15 p.m. EDT, with Q&A session between President McRobbie and Gov. Holcomb at 1:35 p.m.

Where: Indiana University

Global and International Studies Building

355 N. Jordan Ave.

Bloomington, IN 47405

 

Madison Dominates Field Events at VU

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Senior Jalen Madison (Princeton, Indiana) picked up two wins for the University of Southern Indiana track & field team at the at the VU Bill Smith Challenge hosted by Vincennes University Saturday afternoon.

In the discus throw, Madison’s toss of 121 feet, seven inches was good enough for the victory and fourth-best in Screaming Eagle history. Also competing in the event, freshman Tyler Howell (Leopold, Indiana) placed fifth with a toss of 95’07”.

Madison’s second victory came in the hammer throw after a toss of 141’05”. The mark also represents the fourth-best throw in USI history. Madison’s career-best mark sits at 144’02”.

Total, the Eagles earned 16 top-10 finished to go along with Madison’s two victories at the event.

Taking eight of the top-10 spots, the Eagles dominated in the 1,500-meters. Sweeping second through ninth, USI was lead in the event by freshman Javan Winders (Mansfield, Tennessee) who finished second in four minutes, 01.04 seconds. Senior Cain Parker (Petersburg, Indiana) also earned a top-three finish by crossing the finish line in 4:04.62.

USI returns to action at the WashU Invite March 31-April 1 in St. Louis, Missouri. Also, a number of athletes will head to Stanford, California to compete March 31 at an event hosted by Stanford University.

 

Bradley takes series with 8-7 win over UE

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Aces home on Wednesday to face Kent State

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In a back-and-forth game on Sunday at Cooper Stadium, Bradley came away with an 8-7 victory over the University of Evansville softball team.

A wild game saw three lead changes and an hour-long fourth inning with nine combined runs scored.  Morgan Florey went the distance, allowing 8 runs, just three earned while striking out eight batters.  The Aces (12-14, 4-2 MVC) out hit Bradley (17-15, 3-3 MVC), 13-7.  Michal Luckett, Florey, Chandra Parr, Courtney Land and Ashlee Kawall each had two hits apiece.

Chandra Parr got the game rolling in the bottom of the first inning.  With Brittany Hay on third and two outs on the board, Parr hit the 29th home run of her career to give UE a 2-0 lead.  She is just one away from tying the program mark.  In the next inning, Evansville loaded up the bases, but was unable to push any across the plate.

Bradley took advantage in the ensuing frame.  Kelly Kapp walked to lead off the inning and stole second.  That steal set the all-time MVC mark with 93.  She would later score one of two runs in the inning.  Four more runs scored for BU in the fourth as UE committed three errors and had a passed ball.

Trailing 6-2, Morgan Lambert started the bottom half of the fourth off with a home run.  With one out, Ashlee Kawall notched a hit to right-center before Tess Hupe drew a walk and Brittany Hay was hit by a pitch to load up the bases for Michal Luckett.  She came through with a 2-run single as the Aces got within one.  Morgan Florey knotted the game back up at 6-6 as she singled to center before Hayli Scott hit a long double to left as the Aces grabbed a 7-6 advantage.

The Braves came right back with the game-tying run in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Megan Mahaffy.  They added the game-winner in the top of the seventh to take the 8-7 win.

Kent State comes to town for a doubleheader on Wednesday.  The games are set for 3 and 5 p.m. at Cooper Stadium.

 

Howerton places 9th to lead Eagles at Perry Park

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University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf junior Taylor Howerton (Evansville, Indiana) posted a ninth-place finish at the Perry Park Spring Fling at Perry Park Country Club over the weekend, shooting a 12-over 228 (78-74-76).

Freshman Grace Davis (Valparaiso, Indiana) also placed in the top-20, tying for 20th with a 20-over 236 (81-77-78). A third Screaming Eagle to finish in the top half of the field was senior Kori Jacobsen (Bedford, Indiana), as she placed tied for 42nd with a 30-over 246 (84-84-78).

As a team, the Eagles placed eighth out of 18 teams. They shot a 95-over 959 (322-321-316), as they improved their score each round.

The Eagles return to the course April 1-2 for the Maryville Spring Invitational. The event will be played at The Quarry Golf Course in Maryland Heights, Missouri.

3/25-26/2017 — Perry Park Spring Fling
Perry Park Country Club — Perry Park, Kentucky
Par 72, 5840 yards — 18 teams, 103 players

Southern Indiana 322 321 316   959    +95   8th
Howerton, Taylor 78 74 76   228    +12   9th
Davis, Grace 81 77 78   236    +20   t-20th
Jacobsen, Kori 84 84 78   246    +30   t-42nd
Zehner, Abbey 83 82 84   249    +33   t-51st
Bumpus, Holly 90 90 88   268    +52   t-78th
Leighty, Abbey# 82 wd wd   82

# Indicates individual player

 

EPD Activity Report

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EPD Report

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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http://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/recent-booking-records.aspx

IS IT TRUE MARCH 27, 2017

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IS IT TRUE that Jacob Murphy, the millennial professional who was wrongful dismissed from his Directorship role at Burdette Park may be looking elsewhere for gainful employment? … its only natural for him to be jaded on anything with the stench of the Vanderburgh County thanks too Commissioners Shoulders and Musgrave?…its obvious that he has enjoyed his job at Burdette Park and seen it as a good growth path for a future rewarding career?…we know he shall find other gainful employment opportunities in another town where patronage hiring policies will take a back seat to competence and performance?

IS IT TRUE this week County Council member Joe Kiefer and the President of that body will be meeting with a member of the County Commission to discuss doing a $500,000 office renovation project on the third floor of the Civic Center? … Mr. Kiefer and the President of the County Council will be meeting with a member of the County Commission to discuss combining both county offices into one business pod? …we can’t wait to see if County Commissioner Musgrave will be able to convince members of the County Council to spend around $500,000 on this questionable project?

IS IT TRUE it has been published that Evansville has 5,000 job openings that are being advertised and countless others that do not publish their openings?…that according to a recent report Evansville also has 7,000 able bodied adults who are counted among the “official” unemployment numbers? …in a smart and motivated world it should be easy to pair the unemployed with the openings and solve the problems of talent and unemployment? …the reality is that we do not live in a smart and motivated world and for a number of reasons very few of these 5,000 plus jobs will be available to the 7,000 plus unemployed people?…the reason is that either the majority of these people are not trained or prepared to do these jobs, some won’t pass drug tests, and others can’t seem to get to work on time, work a full day because of personal problems day or their references are not of any use?…this is typical in the United States in all but a few leading edge places and even there the obsolete class of human beings is too large for comfort?

IS IT TRUE it has also been published that 20% of high school freshmen in Evansville will not graduate from high school?…that is actually a big improvement over the 33% drop out rate from 7 years ago so the EVSC deserves congratulations for the improvement if the 20% number is indeed true?…when compared to Indianapolis where a few years ago the fail to graduate high school rate was 70% with nearby Cleveland at the bottom of the barrel at 76% drop outs Evansville looks pretty good?…being better than school systems in urban wastelands is no badge of honor?…there are serious consequences for places that fail to prepare a workforce and one of those is the blunting of economic growth?…it is a very rare occasion when a major employer will locate a business where the available workforce is inept, undisciplined, and unhealthy?…that goes for Evansville and a bunch of other places?

IS IT TRUE recruiting or growing businesses to any place lacking a competent available workforce is darn near impossible?…there is no incentive large enough to attract a business to a location that has a minuscule probability for financial success?  …when one adds a billion dollar sewer fiasco, another billion dollars in water pipes, sidewalks, high property taxes and roads to the liabilities of a region, a recruiters job can turn into a “bring me the broomstick of the witch of the west” task?

IS IT TRUE that we have been pondering the fact that the labor participation rate in Iceland is 84% vs. 63% in the USA and considering what increasing our labor participation rate would do for the federal budget?…the federal government took in $3 Trillion in 2016 but spent $3.54 Trillion leaving a $540 Billion deficit that needed to be borrowed?…3.54/3.00 = 1.18 so if collections have been up by 18% the budget would have been balanced?…if one multiplies that 1.18 by our labor participation rate to see what it would take to increase participation by 18% meaning that 74.4% is the balancing number?…If we could have found a way to get an additional 11.4% of our capable workers off the couch and into a job our budget would have been balanced in 2016?… if we could get to Icelandic labor participation levels we would have had just over a $500B surplus?…This is just arithmetic so most of us who learned the materials presented in the 3rd grade know all the math that is needed to figure out that we need 11.4% more workers to balance the budget of the United States?…Everything above that is surplus which makes us wonder if our recent leaders even think about things at a 5th grade level?

FOOTNOTES: Todays “READERS POLL” question is: Are you happy with the the way County Commissioners Musgrave and Shoulders terminate the employment of the Director of Burdette Park?

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CHANNEL 44 NEWS: Heavy Trash Collection Begins In Evansville

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Heavy Trash Collection Begins In Evansville

Soon, folks in Evansville will have the opportunity to throw away some of their larger bulkier items away. The City of Evansville is beginning to offer heavy trash collection starting Monday the 27th. The service begins on the eastside and will work…

MEET JUSTIN ELPERS “A CONSERVATIVE VOICE” ON EVANSVILLE CITY COUNCIL

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MEET JUSTIN ELPERS “A CONSERVATIVE VOICE” ON EVANSVILLE CITY COUNCIL

During the past the two weeks, the City County Observer has had the pleasure of interviewing two prominent Evansville politicians. Last week, CCO interviewed the recently retired Gail Rieken. This week, CCO has sat down with a new face in the political scene. That would be Fifth Ward (5th) Republican City Councilman Justin Elpers.

Elpers, 35, was elected to his seat during the municipal elections of 2015. The city council position was previously held by a democrat. The fifth ward is probably the city’s most sought-after ward by both political parties. Elpers won 63% of the vote over his opponent in 2015.

“Evansville has always been home,” says Elpers. He and his wife Alisann have been married for 10 years. They have three sons ages 9, 6, and 3 and currently are expecting their fourth child. He has been teaching social studies at Harrison High School for 10 years.

So what made Justin Elpers decide to run for Evansville City Council?  “As I watched the previous city council meetings, it was a drama fest. Residents weren’t watching their regular shows on Monday evening’s; they were watching city council meetings. It didn’t put Evansville in a positive light. I thought I could bring some civil responsibility to the council,” Elpers stated.

Since elected, Elpers has had to vote on a couple of controversial proposals. One of these controversies would be voting for a budget that resulted in the city employees paying higher health premiums. The problem, Elpers says, “We were playing catch up. City employees saw drastic changes in their premiums and deductibles. Adjustments should have started a long time ago.”

Another controversial proposal voted on by the city council during Elpers’ tenure was an ordinance which would ban discrimination against the LGBT community. Elpers was one of two council members voting against the proposal. While Elpers says he’s strong in his Catholic faith, his religious background wasn’t the reason why he voted against this proposal. Instead, Elpers cites the Indiana Constitution. In particular, he cites Article1, Sections 2 and 3. Article2 states every citizen has a right to worship God, according to the dictates of their own consciences while Article 3 states no law shall control the free exercise and enjoyment of religious opinions, or interfere with the rights of conscience. Elpers says, “The LGBT ordinance violated these individual liberties.”

So far in 2017, Elpers saw his role change on Evansville Council Council.  During the the first City Council meeting in January, he was elected Vice President of that group.  Justin defeated Jonathan Weaver (D) by a surprising 6-3 margin.  As vice president, Elpers says, “I will continue to face the city’s challenges with an open mind. Bottom line we have to improve our current health care costs and reduce spending.”

So would Justin Elpers be interested in seeking higher office perhaps mayor someday? “As long as I am on City Council I will put Evansville first,” says Elpers.

Hoosiers Eligible To File A Claim And Receive Funds From A $125 Million Multi-State Settlement With Biopharmaceutical

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Attorney General Curtis Hill today is encouraging Hoosiers who may be eligible to join and receive money from a $125 million multi-state settlement with the biopharmaceutical company Cephalon to file a claim before the April 13 deadline.

The settlement resolved anticompetitive conduct involving the drug Provigil – which contains the active ingredient modafinil and is used to treat adult patients with excessive sleepiness associated with narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea and shift work disorder. The settlement includes $35 million to compensate eligible consumers in the 48 participating states and the District of Columbia. Hoosiers who purchased either brand-name Provigil or generic modafinal from June 24, 2006, to March 31, 2012, are eligible.

In August 2016, the Office of the Indiana Attorney General along with 48 other attorneys general announced the settlement with Cephalon, including its affiliated companies – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and Barr Laboratories. The settlement resolved allegations that the companies engaged in unlawful anticompetitive conduct involving the patent exclusively for Provigil, known as “pay-for-delay.”

“Pay for delay” conduct occurs when a branded drug company seeks to unlawfully maintain its exclusive rights by paying a would-be generic competitor to delay entry into the market and thus keep prices at artificially high levels.

As the patent for Provigil neared expiration in 2001, the states alleged that Cephalon intentionally mislead the United States Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) in order to secure an additional patent for the purpose of preventing competition. By misleading the PTO, Cephalon was able to obtain FDA exclusivity for modafinil until June 2006, and extend patent exclusivity until April 2012. A court subsequently deemed the additional patent invalid and unenforceable, but prior to that ruling, Cephalon was able to delay generic competition for over a decade by filing patent infringement lawsuits against all potential generic competitors.

For more information or to obtain a claim form, visit StateAGProvigilSettlement.com or call 1-877-236-1413. Indiana residents who are eligible have until April 13 to file a claim.

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