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Attorney General Zoeller Announces Additional Grant For Training, Equipping First Responders With Naloxone 

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More than 5,000 Kits Distributed And 90 Lives Saved In 2016

INDIANAPOLIS–The Indiana Attorney General’s Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force will distribute an additional $400,000 grant to equip first responders with naloxone, the fast-acting antidote for people who have overdosed on prescription opioids or heroin.

Last January, Zoeller awarded an initial grant to Overdose Lifeline, Inc., the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, and the Indiana State Police in response to the growing overdose epidemic throughout Indiana. The grant allowed the organizations to purchase nearly 7,500 kits. More than 5,000 kits have already been distributed to first responders to at least 45 counties statewide, and has resulted in at least 90 lives being saved since the program began.

“I’m proud of the men and women in law enforcement who have always been there to serve and protect us, but now take on this new role of saving lives as first responder during this opioid epidemic,” Attorney General Greg Zoeller said. “It’s up to all of us to find ways to become involved and seek solutions to this public health crisis that is devastating lives across Indiana.”

The new grant will be administered by the nonprofit organization, Overdose Lifeline, Inc., a main provider of naloxone training and kits. Overdose Lifeline will expand efforts and prioritize counties that have not received initial kits and high risk counties. The Naloxone kits distributed are in the form of a nasal spray sold as Narcan, the brand name for naloxone, and work by reversing the effects of an overdose of heroin or other opiates.

“High-risk individuals are more vulnerable than ever to increasing numbers of overdoses on the new form of heroin laced with fentanyl. This synthetic drug has increased heroin’s potency by 30- to 50 times and now is the time to strengthen our state’s response to this epidemic.” Zoeller added.

Zoeller was joined by Justin Phillips the founder and president of Overdose Lifeline. She formed the nonprofit following the death of her 20-year-old son, Aaron, to a heroin overdose, three years ago this coming weekend.

“Overdose Lifeline’s primary goal is to have naloxone available for anyone to have in their hands and use it with those at risk of overdosing from opioids,” said Justin Phillips, founder/president of Overdose Lifeline. “If just one young life is saved by a first responder administering naloxone, then our efforts are worth it.”

In 2015, Aaron’s Law was passed, which allows for layperson access to Naloxone. For more information on Overdose Lifeline and resources available, please visit here.

The naloxone grant program is paid for with settlement funds received by the Office of The Indiana Attorney General for off-label and deceptive marketing by pharmaceutical companies.

7th Annual Drug Abuse & Heroin Symposium

Attorney General Greg Zoeller, creator and co-chair of the Indiana Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force, will host the 7th-annual Indiana Prescription Drug Abuse Symposium on Oct. 13-14. Space is still available and the public can register here.

This year’s symposium, titled “Rebuilding the Hoosier Heartland”, offers sessions on arming communities with strategies for curtailing abuse and providing treatment.

The symposium will for the first time focus on heroin abuse and how to reduce its supply. Special guests at the symposium include Congresswoman Susan Brooks, Attorney General of the State of Puebla, Mexico Victor Carrancá Bourget, and this year’s keynote speaker Sam Quinones, author of the book, Dreamland.

Sam Quinones is a journalist, storyteller, former LA Times reporter, and author of three acclaimed books of narrative nonfiction.

Visit www.BitterPill.IN.gov for more information about the Attorney General’s Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force, naloxone expansion efforts and other responses to the state’s opioid overdose crisis.

FOP County Election PAC Endorsements

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FOP County Election PAC Endorsements

The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #73 will conduct a news conference to announce its county endorsements for this year’s election Monday October 3rd, at 930am at 801 Court Street, Evansville, Indiana

On September 21, 2016 the Evansville FOP Lodge 73 Political Action Committee (PAC) held a Candidates Night for our local elections. We would like to thank all the candidates that attended for taking time out of their busy schedules to speak with our members, along with our friends and families.

We as a membership want our endorsements to mean something, not only to the candidates, but also the public in general. That is why we selected certain races that will have a direct impact on public safety in Vanderburgh County. Those races are the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Coroner, County Council, County Commissioners, the Judges of the Superior Court, and County Clerk. While the other races are vital to the everyday workings of our local government, they do not all have a direct impact on our membership’s role in public safety. Vanderburgh County is fortunate to have so many candidates that are well qualified for these offices in this election.

After hearing the candidates on September 21st, along with private interviews with the Council and Commissioner candidates, the Evansville FOP PAC is proud to endorse the following candidates:

Clerk of the Circuit Court: Carla Hayden- Republican

Coroner: Steve Lockyear- Democrat

County Council: Joe Keifer- Republican, Ed Bassmeier- Democrat, and Mike Goeble- Democrat

County Commissioner: Ben Shoulders- Democrat, Steven Melcher- Democrat

Judges of the Superior Court: Judge Pigman and Judge D’Amour

County Clerk: Shannon Edwards

Again, thanks to all the candidates that attended, and we wish everyone well on November 8th.

Chuck Knoll

FOP PAC Chairman

 

Hot Jobs in Evansville And Vanderburgh County

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USI men climb into top-10, women slip to No. 8

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EVANSVILLE, Ind.— The University of Southern Indiana men’s cross country team jumped into the top-10 of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Top 25, moving to 10th. The women’s runners dropped a single spot to eighth.
With a fifth-place finish at the Greater Louisville Classic, the Screaming Eagles moved up in the USTFCCCA national poll after the top-seven runners finished within a minute of each other. Junior Bastian Grau (Hôchstadt, Germany) paced the Screaming Eagles with a time of 24 minutes, 40 seconds and a 29th-place finish. Seniors Noah Lutz (Evansville, Indiana) and Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana) also earned top-50 finishes.

USI jumped Hillsdale University in both the national poll and Midwest Region poll. The Eagles only sit behind Grand Valley State University in the region rankings.

On the women side, USI dropped one spot for the second consecutive week, falling to eighth in the national rankings. Also at the Greater Louisville Classic, junior Emily Roberts (Fredericktown, Ohio) was the top finisher for the Eagles coming in 21st. Her 5k-time of 17:20 was only seconds better than senior Jessica Reeves (Midland, Michigan), who finished 28th with a time of 17:24.

Cedarville University moved past USI in both the national and regional polls, as the Eagles fell to third in the Midwest Region. Grand Valley State fell from the top spot in the USTFCCCA national poll, but remains first in the region.

Both USI cross country programs return to action Saturday, October 8 at the Conference Crossover in Romeoville, Illinois. The women’s 6k begins at 10 a.m., while the men’s 8k follows at 10:45 a.m.

BREAKING NEWS: Indiana Voter Registration Project Investigation Expands from Nine to 57 of Indiana’s 92 Counties

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UPDATE – Indiana Voter Registration Project Investigation Expands from Nine to 57 of Indiana’s 92 Counties; Registered Voters are Encouraged to Confirm Registration at https://indianavoters.in.gov

Indianapolis – The investigation that began in late August of 2016 alleging the filing of fraudulent voter application information has expanded from the nine counties listed in an October 4, 2016 news release, to a total of 57 Indiana counties as of today’s date of October 6, 2016.

While it is the normal practice of the Indiana State Police to refrain from providing detailed updates of an active investigation, this exception is being made due to the deadline for Indiana voters to register or update their voter registration information by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, 2016.

Indiana voters may check the accuracy of their voter information by visiting this site: https://indianavoters.in.gov.  Updates to voter registration information can also be made from the same site, up to the date of the deadline.  The Secretary of State Office is also available to assist voters on regular business days, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST, by calling 866-461-8683.

While it is recommended all Indiana voters should confirm the accuracy of their voter registration information, it is especially prudent for voters who live in the listed counties to verify their voter information.  At this point of the on-going investigation it is not possible to determine the number of registered voters that may have been negatively impacted by recent voter registration drive efforts.

The below list includes counties named in previous state police news releases:

  1. Adams
  2. Allen
  3. Bartholomew
  4. Benton
  5. Blackford
  6. Boone
  7. Brown
  8. Carroll
  9. Cass
  10. Clark
  11. Clay
  12. Clinton
  13. Daviess
  14. Dearborn
  15. Decatur
  16. DeKalb
  17. Delaware
  18. Dubois
  19. Elkhart
  20. Fayette
  21. Floyd
  22. Franklin
  23. Fulton
  24. Gibson
  25. Grant
  26. Greene
  27. Hamilton
  28. Hancock
  29. Harrison
  30. Hendricks
  31. Henry
  32. Howard
  33. Huntington
  34. Jefferson
  35. Jackson
  36. Jasper
  37. Jay
  38. Jefferson
  39. Jennings
  40. Johnson
  41. Knox
  42. Kosciusko
  43. LaGrange
  44. Lake
  45. LaPorte
  46. Lawrence
  47. Madison
  48. Marion
  49. Marshall
  50. Martin
  51. Miami
  52. Monroe
  53. Montgomery
  54. Morgan
  55. Newton
  56. Noble
  57. Owen

The Indiana State Police is dedicated to protecting the right for all citizens to be able to cast a valid vote regardless of political party affiliation.

The previous news release on this ongoing investigation was issued on October 4, 2016 and is copied below for reference.

First Lady Karen Pence Will Award Grants to 40 Organizations from Across Indiana Tomorrow

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Will Be First Lady Karen Pence’s Final Indiana First Lady’s Charitable Foundation Grant Reception

Indianapolis – On Thursday morning, First Lady Karen Pence will host the foundation’s final reception at the Governor’s Residence for 40 organizations and charities that serve Hoosier families and children across Indiana. There, First Lady Karen Pence will award each organization with a check ranging from $500 to $1,000 in grant money from the Indiana First Lady’s Charitable Foundation. The First Lady will also award the Foundation’s fourth and final major grant of $95,000 to the Art Therapy Program at Riley Hospital for Children.

First Lady Karen Pence started the Indiana First Lady’s Charitable Foundation in August of 2013 as a way to recognize and lift up organizations and charities across the state. At the inaugural First Lady’s Luncheon held in April 2014, the Foundation awarded its first major grant of $100,000 to the Art Therapy Program at Riley Hospital for Children.  At the second year’s luncheon, the Foundation awarded the second major grant of $65,000 to Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, which supports food banks and food pantries in all 92 counties. Last year, the third year, $100,000 was awarded to the Indiana Bicentennial Commission for its interactive “Treasures of the Statehouse” display at the Indiana State Library.  This final reception will be the eighth of its kind.

Thursday, October 6:

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EDT – First Lady Karen Pence to award grants to 40 organizations from across Indiana

*Media are welcome to attend. Members of the media must arrive by 9:30 a.m. for a security sweep and must enter through the 46th street gate. Media parking will be available on the circle drive. Please have media credentials available.

Governor’s Residence, 4750 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN

Representatives from the following organizations will be on hand to receive their award and recognition:

 

Applicant Name Website County(s) Served
ArtMix: Art Redefining Disability www.artmixindiana.org Marion, Hendricks, Morgan, Johnson, Shelby, Hancock, Hamilton, Boone
Aurora, Inc. http://auroraevansville.org/ Vanderburgh County
BCH, Inc. www.baptistchildrenshome.org Lake, Porter, St. Joseph, Elkhart, Wells, Tippecanoe
Best Buddies Indiana www.bestbuddies.org/indiana Marion, Hamilton, Boone, Madison, Hancock, Lake, Tippecanoe, Delaware, Johnson, Floyd, Clark, Monroe, Bartholomew, Blackford, Jay, & Ripley
Bloomington Community Orchard http://www.bloomingtoncommunityorchard.org Monroe County
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington bgcbloomington.org Monroe County
Brooke’s Place for Grieving Young People www.brookesplace.org Hamilton, Marion, Hancock, Johnson, Hendricks, Morgan, Boone
Bryson’s Time Out Take Ten www.brysonstot10.org Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Spencer, Perry, Dubois, Pike, Gibson
Caring About People, Inc. www.caringaboutpeopleinc.com Allen County
Cops Cycling for Survivors http://www.copscycling4survivors.org All counties
CORE, The Resource Store coretheresourcestore.org Allen, Adams, Wells, Dekalb, Noble
d/b/a/ Chaucie’s Place, Hamilton County Vesta Foundation for Children, Inc. www.chauciesplace.org Boone, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Madison, Marion, and Tipton
Dunebrook, Inc. http://dunebrook.org La Porte County
Early Childhood Alliance www.ecalliance.org Allen County
Flight1 www.flight1.org Marion and its surrounding counties
Fort Wayne Youtheatre www.fortwayneyoutheatre.org Allen County
GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Wayne www.gigisplayhouse.org/fortwayne Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Grant, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley
Harrison Center for the Arts Harrison Center for the Arts All counties
Holly’s House, Inc. www.hollyshouse.org Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick
Hoosier Uplands Afterschool Program http://www.hoosieruplands.org/ Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties
Indiana Women In Need Foundation (I.W.I.N.) www.iwinfoundation.org all counties of Indiana are eligible
Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition www.indytenpoint.com Marion County and surrounding counties
Jefferson County Transitional Services, Inc. www.ruthhaven.com All counties
Little Oaks Ranch, Inc. littleoaksranch.org Hendricks and Putnam
Muncie Children’s Museum www.munciemuseum.com Allen, Blackford, Grant, Henry, Hancock, Howard, Jay, Marion, Madison, Randolph, Wells, and Wayne.
RemedyLIVE http://remedylive.com All counties
Riley Teen Leadership Council In development Mainly Marion, Hamilton, and Hendricks County, but participants can be from any county in the state.
RiverBend Cancer Services www.riverbendcancerservices.org St. Joseph, Elkhart, LaPorte, Starke, Marshall, Kosciusko, Wabash
Room Full of SIsters N/A Marion County
School on Wheels Corp www.indyschoolonwheels.org Marion County
St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf www.sjid.org All counties
St. Marks United Church of Christ stmarksucc.org Floyd County
Teachers Warehouse https://www.facebook.com/TeachersWarehouse Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe, and Owen counties
The Salvation Army Indiana SalvationArmyIndiana.org Marion County
Tipton Cam, Inc. www.tiptoncam.doodlekit.com Tipton County
Trinity Horizons, Inc. dba Trinity Life Ministry trinitylifeministry.com 30 plus Indiana counties
Westminster Neighborhood Services, Inc. www.westmin.org Marion County
Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater Indianapolis, Avondale Meadows Center www.indymca.org Marion County
Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana c/o Indiana Philanthropy Alliance Foundation www.ypin.org Marion County
YWCA of Evansville, IN www.ywcaevansville.org Vanderburgh County

 

The Indiana First Lady’s Charitable Foundation is a 501 ( c ) (3). The First Lady receives no compensation. Donations are tax deductible. Learn more about how to make a donation or request a grant on the Foundation’s website at: www.IndianaFirstLadysCharitableFoundation.org

 

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IS IT TRUE OCTOBER 5, 2016

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IS IT TRUE there is a nasty rumor going around that the State isn’t going to fund the Ivy Tech building adjacent to the new downtown IU Medical School?  … a State budget sub-committee is meeting this morning and their agenda doesn’t have anything about the funding of Ivy Tech expanding to the  IU Medical School-Evansville  in 2017?

IS IT TRUE its important that the State includes Ivy Tech students in the new IU Medical School plans because it would greatly enhance the students enrollment at that facility to around 1,500 Medical students?

IS IT TRUE its time for the backers of the Medical School to start calling Indianapolis to inquire why the Ivy Tech expansion plans to located in the IU Medical Center complex in Evansville wasn’t included in todays State budget sub-committee is meeting.

IS IT TRUE Mayor Winnecke Administration and Council leadership (McGinn, Mosby and Weaver) are finally realizing that the “Health Care Chickens Have Come Home To Roost”?   …it’s  common knowledge that they have known that in 2016, and 2017 the City Employee Health care fund will have major deficit shortfalls?

IS IT TRUE we hearing that the Mayor is weighing his options and considering holding off on making any announcement concerning any possible adjustments to the City Employees Health care agreement until Monday? …we are told this could be a stall tactic to deter the Fire and Police membership from staging a peaceful protesting at Westside Nut Club Fall Festival?

IS IT TRUE Mayor Winnecke and the City Council leadership (McGinn, Mosby and Weaver) are telling people that they have the votes to reduce our Homestead Tax Credits by 2%? …we hope you realize that when they do that everyone living in Vanderburgh County property taxes shall go up additional 2%?

IS IT TRUE that the City of Evansville Personnel Director George Fithin and City Controller Russ Lloyd Jr should  had known about the impending City’s employees Health Care increases?    ..they should have urged the Mayor to sit aside reserves to address the obvious looming  Employee  Health Care increases?

IS IT TRUE many readers are asking why the City of Evansville are having a major shortfall in the premium in the Employee Healthcare cost but the County employees healthcare rate are staying the same for 2017?  …the only answer we can give is that the County Healthcare program isn’t self insured and the County Council used sound business practices in administrating the program?  …on the other hand the City is self insured and has used the “ole political meat ax approach” in administrating their employee Healthcare program?

IS IT TRUE that at the stroke of midnights on December 31,2017 all Healthcare plans in existence nation wide established after March 10, 2010 will terminate and the full provisions of Obamacare will be mandated for all group plans will be the law of the land?

IS IT TRUE that experts in the Healthcare industry have predicted costs in most of the group health care plan will skyrocket as much as 80%?   …that the City’s self insured  Healthcare plan will probably not experience the projected 80% increase but will have significant increases in costs?

IS IT TRUE we are extremely disappointed in the Winnecke’s administration for not disclosing to our city employees in advance that at midnight  on December 31, 2017 they shall be facing major increases in their Healthcare premiums?

IS IT TRUE if City Council members have true love for members of the Police and Fire Departments they should step up and forfeit their own health care coverage? …it’s  time that Council step up lead by example?

FOOT NOTES: Todays READERS POLL question is: Are you getting sick and tired of our elected and appointed City officials playing political games with our hard earn tax dollars?

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2014 State Board of Accounts Audited Financial Statement Shows That Evansville Health Care Benefit Liability Is $234,000,000 Dollars

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2014 State Board of Accounts Audited Financial Statement Show That City Retirees Health Care Benefit Liability is $234,000,000 Dollars

(the practice of non-contribution to this fund has been going on for several years or decades)

Attached below is the link of Note #8 of the 2014 State Board of Accounts Audited Financial statement.  This  link shows that the post retired city employees  Employment Health Care Benefit liability as of 2014 is $234,000,000 dollars.  This link points out that the City of Evansville  for a period of many years or decades contributed zero dollars to the post retired city employees Employment Health Care Benefit fund.

NOTE #8. The City of Evansville Retiree Healthcare Plan is a single-employer defined as employee benefit healthcare plan administered by the City of Evansville in an internal service fund. The plan provides health care benefits and life insurance to eligible retirees and their spouses. Indiana Code 5-10-8 assigns the authority to establish and amend benefit provisions to the City.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT SECTION entitled  Funding Status and Funding Progress As of January 1, 2014, states the most recent actuarial valuation date, the plan was 0 percent funded. The actuarial accrued liability for benefits was $234,240,397 and the actuarial value of assets was $0, resulting in an unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL) of $234,240,397.

Go to the link attached below and then go to the top of page 19 and you shall read the reference made by the SBOA concerning the City of Evansville Retiree Healthcare Plan.

The following is the website  .. http://www.in.gov/sboa/WebReports/B45886.pdf

FOOTNOTE: This link suggests that the City of Evansville should have put money in the City of Evansville Retiree Healthcare Plan fund in the amount of $234,000,000  but failed to meet the city’s obligations to the Evansville City Retiree Healthcare costs.

We wonder if the City has contributed any money  towards the Evansville Retiree Healthcare fund in 2015 and 2016.  We also would like to know if the Mayor has dedicated funds in the 2017 City budget  towards the Evansville Retiree Healthcare fund.

Bottom line we wonder why past and present city Administrations decided not to contributed any money towards the Evansville Retiree Healthcare fund.  It looks like the practice of non-contribution to this fund has been going on for several years or decades.

Finally, we wonder is the City required by ordinance to contribute to this fund or was this just like a gentlemen  agreement?