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Former UK Board Chairman and Owensboro Businessman Charged with Rape,Sodomy

Governor Matt Bevin will call a special election to fulfill the remainder of Whitfield’s term, which ends in January.

The special election will be November 8th during the general election.

Last year Whitfield announced he would not seek another term.

Previous Stories:

U.S. Congressman Ed Whitfield Resigns –  August 31st, 2016

Congressman Whitfield Found Violating House Rules – July 15th, 2016

ITT Tech Shuts Down Following Federal Sanctions

SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2016

LAUREN LESLIE INDIANA

major announcement from ITT Educational Services. The for profit school will close all of its “ITT Technical Institute” campuses including the one in the Newburgh area effective immediately.

The announcement comes off the heels of increased scrutiny from the Federal Government. In August the Department of Education announced it would cut off federal aid to new students. Lawmakers say this sends a message to for-profit schools that are not producing job-ready graduates. Nationwide the campuses enroll around 40,000 students and 8,000 employees who are all without jobs as of Tuesday morning.

But Voters, Ss Always, Must Choose

by Andrew Horning
Libertarian for 8th District US House of Representatives

Freedom, IN – Many feel that our “Major Party” choices on Election Day have been getting worse and worse, while the general condition of our society and individual lives seems to be devolving toward calamity. That’s true, of course. But we could fix it if only we’d acknowledge the problem, admit who freely chose this, and realize who’s got the power to turn this around. The fix itself is simple enough, and mostly written-down already.

The most important three steps are:

· Stand down our military-industrial complex and global imperialism.
· Monetary/banking reform.
· End the cronyism/corruption culture.

That’s in reverse order, unfortunately; because as congressmen I could address the first two listed only after voters take a stand against the recent (since the 1970’s), self-appointed and irretrievably corrupt, “Two Party System”…by electing me!

Only voters can topple the two-party-in-name-only, crony network, which has become little more than a front, distraction, protection and marketing group for the finance and militarism elites who run the world behind the Two Party Firewall.

So before we can nullify the unjust, profligate, unconstitutional judgments, agencies, laws and actions which produced the welfare cliff, the horrific cost of healthcare, oppressive lawless bureaucracy, and of course endless war and ever-more militarization, voters must first say something to the ruling elites that they’ve not heard in a hundred years:

…NO!

The other 8th district candidates have no intention or ability to fix the mess they choose to represent. So, first, voters must vote against that corrupt monstrosity. Yes, it’s good to vote against what’s wrong. To say otherwise is a terrible misunderstanding of the whole point of elections; and that is for peaceful revolution. If they feel that they can vote for me, that’d be great. But first, voters must fire the Two Party System!

After voters fire that shot heard ‘round the world, we can talk about other reforms including:
· Term Limits
· Rule of Law
· End “earmarks” (pork)
· End special classes, special deals for special people – equality for all at long last
· Sunset provision/amendment to refine and reduce the number of laws so that our rules are:
o Few enough to actually know
o Simple enough to actually obey
o Important enough to enforce without exceptions or special classes

None of the preceding is ideological, untested or even new. Most of it is already law.
It’s all in voters’ power to set things right. But first, in order to use their power, they must understand that they’ve always had it, and used it to get to where we are today. And for that to happen, they need to be better informed of their choices, and how elections have been working up to now.

Liberty or Bust!
Andrew Horning
Libertarian for 8th District US House of Representatives
7851 Pleasant Hill Road, Freedom, IN 47431
(812) 585-0902 cell

Justices Take Case On DCS Caller Confidentiality

written by Dave Stafford for Indiana Lawyer

September 6, 2016

The Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether the Indiana Department of Child Services may be sued for failing to maintain the confidentiality of a caller who reported suspected child neglect.

Justices last week granted transfer in John Doe #1, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services, 49S02-1609-CT-464. A divided Court of Appeals panel reversed summary judgment in favor of DCS on a civil tort alleging DCS was negligent in failing to protect the reporting source, which violated I.C. § 31-33-18-2.

Majority judges Robert Altice and James Kirsch held that in the specific circumstances of John Doe #1, the Does established that DCS owed a duty of care to them, and therefore could be the subject of a complaint alleging negligence. Chief Judge Nancy Vaidik dissented, writing that the Legislature did not intend to create a private right of action.

Justices took one other negligence case before the Labor Day weekend, granting transfer on the question of whether a woman in a karate class who held a training bag may sue a man whose kick injured her.

Tresa Megenity sued David V. Dunn after she was injured in a karate class. Megenity claimed she was expecting a front kick, but Dunn delivered a kick with a jump, the force of which caused injuries. Dunn won summary judgment at the trial court, but a majority of the Court of Appeals — writing Judge Edward Najam and Judge Melissa May reversed, holding this was an issue of material fact requiring reversal. Judge Patricia Riley dissented and would have affirmed, and would have decided the matter based on the broad scope of karate, rather than whether Dunn’s kick was outside the sport’s reasonable and appropriate conduct.

The case is Tresa Megenity v. David V. Dunn, 22S04-1609-CT-465.