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The Governor’s Week in Photos

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Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence and First Lady Karen Pence, Indiana’s Bicentennial Ambassador, today joined the Indiana Archives and Records Administration (IARA) in Clark County for an event commemorating one of Indiana’s founders, Jonathan Jennings. At the event, the Governor offered remarks about the significance of former Governor Jennings’ role in the founding of Indiana, and the First Lady spoke about the various activities that Hoosiers in Clark and Harrison counties are planning to recognize the history in the two counties and to celebrate Indiana’s bicentennial across the state. Afterward, the Governor and First Lady laid a wreath on former Governor Jennings’ grave.

“As we celebrate Indiana’s bicentennial and all those who have contributed to our proud Hoosier heritage over the course of the last two hundred years, it is altogether fitting that we honor one of our state’s founders and our first governor, Jonathan Jennings,” said Governor Mike Pence. “We pay tribute to Jonathan Jennings and stand grateful for the vision and leadership he embodied in laying the foundation for our state. I encourage all Hoosiers during this time of reflection and celebration, to draw inspiration from historic leaders like Jonathan Jennings as we approach the dawn of our third century.”

The event, held by the Indiana Archives and Records Administration (IARA), marked the final ceremony in a series of graveside memorials honoring constitutional delegates buried in Indiana. The IARA events honoring the state’s founders are an officially endorsed bicentennial legacy project of the Indiana Bicentennial Commission.

Later in the day, Governor Pence and First Lady Karen Pence traveled to Corydon, Indiana’s first state capital, to participate in a ceremony marking the 200th anniversary of the 1816 Constitutional Convention, of which former Governor Jennings served as president alongside 42 other delegates from around the then-Indiana Territory. As part of the ceremony, the Governor and First Lady carried the 1816 and 1851 constitutions out of the State Capitol Complex, where they have been on display since early June in the same place where they were completed and signed.

 

Photos from the ceremony honoring Jonathan Jennings can be found below.

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Photos from the ceremony marking the 200th anniversary of the 1816 Constitutional Convention can be found below.

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SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT PLANNED FOR 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND

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The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Saturday, July 02, 2016 from 11:30 pm until 3:00 am. Law enforcement officers from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, the Evansville Police Department and the Indiana State Police will join together to conduct this checkpoint.

The location for Saturday’s checkpoint was chosen based on local traffic collision data. Analysis of data captured in late June and early July of 2015 indicated that several geographical areas within Vanderburgh County accounted for a high number of reported hit and run crashes. The upcoming checkpoint will be located within one of those areas. Hit and run crashes are often the result of impaired drivers who try to avoid arrest by fleeing the scene.

The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership conducts sobriety checkpoints in an effort to detect and deter impaired drivers (thereby reducing the occurrence of alcohol and drug related traffic crashes). Funding for local sobriety checkpoint operations is provided by theIndiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) through a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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Ellis Park Independence Day Smackdown

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Ellis Park Independence Day Smackdown

Coady Photography Sponsors Charity Handicapping Contest

written by Megan Devine

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (July 1, 2016) — It started out with a tweet announcing that Joe Kristufek will make daily selections for Ellis Park on Brisnet.com: “To play @EllisParkRacing without @JoeyDaKRacing picks is a handicap, not handicapping.”

“Unless you’ve got my picks,” came the quick response from Megan Devine (@MissMeganDevine), new paddock analyst for the Ellis meet that runs July 2 through Sept. 5.

“Shots fired!” chipped in C.J. Johnsen (@CeeJayJohnsen), racing manager for Kentucky Downs, which markets Ellis’ simulcasting product.

Thus was the inspiration for Coady Photography to sponsor the Ellis Park Independence Day Smackdown, a charity competition whose first three recruits were Kristufek, Devine and Johnsen. They’ll be joined by Ellis Park president Ron Geary, Ellis announcer Jimmy McNerney (@JimmyMcNerney) and Horse Racing Radio Network’s Jude Feld (RaceHorseReport).

The six handicappers will make selections for a $2 win and place bet on one horse in each race on Monday’s special July 4 card at Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky. Their selections will be posted early Monday morning at facebook.com/CoadyPhotography and @CoadyPhoto on Twitter, with standings updated throughout the day.

Coady Photography, America’s leading track photographer whose 29 client tracks include Ellis Park, will pay $500 to the charity of choice for the handicapper ending the day with the largest mythical money, not to mention getting bragging rights.

“C.J. is the one who started it by saying ‘shots fired,’” said Kurtis Coady, the third-generation track photographer who has been president of the family-owned Coady Photography since 2007. “And if there’s one thing Coady Photography knows something about, it’s taking shots.
We just decided to create a light-hearted smack day, like a battle royale of handicappers going into Ellis Park, making a fun event for a good cause.”

The charities potentially benefitting are: Aubrey Rose Foundation (Jimmy McNerney), Ellis Park chapter of Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy (Ron Geary), Kosair Children’s Hospital (Joe Kristufek), Old Friends (Megan Devine), Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (C.J. Johnsen), and Race for Education (Jude Feld).

About the Smackdown contestants:

Megan Devine, who is providing pre-race selections and post-race interviews during the Ellis meet, is a 2014 honors graduate of the Equine Industry Program in the University of Louisville’s College of Business. Devine also works for NBC Sports assisting the field producers for the network’s racing broadcasts and for TVG racing network during Keeneland. An accomplished equestrian, Devine exercised racehorses last fall in order to learn first hand what is involved in their development and race preparation.

Jude Feld has been an analyst for Horse Racing Radio Network since 2007. A lifelong racing fan, he began his career in the the sport in 1978 making the Daily Racing Form charts for Ellis Park. After working as an assistant trainer, Feld started a 20-year training career in 1980, conditioning 23 stakes winners. Retiring from training in 2000, he became a racing publicist, public handicapper and bloodstock consultant. Feld is a two-time media Eclipse Award winner.

Ron Geary is majority owner and president of Ellis Park. A member of the Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame, Geary took the once-struggling ResCare Inc. and built it into a nationally-prominent corporation. A CPA and attorney who has held high positions in state government, Geary also is an accomplished competitor on the handicapping-contest circuit, including creation of “The BIG One” mega-contest and co-founding horsetourneys.com. He finished second in the 2011 National Handicapping Championships.

C.J. Johnsen is racing operations manager at Kentucky Downs and heads JockeyTalk360.com, which promotes and celebrates horse racing by showcasing jockeys from across the nation and around the world. JockeyTalk360 also is publisher of the highly-acclaimed book Ride to Win: An Inside Look at the Jockey’s Craft.

Joe Kristufek, in his second year as Churchill Downs’ paddock host, is a major force in the creation and staging of fan-education programs at premier events across the country. The Chicago native is the odds-maker for Arlington Park and Kentucky Downs, racing writer and handicapper for the Daily Herald newspaper in Arlington Heights, IL, the face of “Racing 101” for America’s Best Racing and a fan-development expert for Horse Racing Nation.

Jimmy McNerney is in his second year as Ellis Park’s track announcer and in March took over calling the races at Turfway Park from the iconic Mike Battaglia. On his days off from the booth, McNerney is jockey agent for Leandro Goncalves and Albin Jimenez, two of the leading jockeys at Indiana Grand.

Founded in 1962 by Jack Coady Sr., Coady Photography has become the gold standard among track photographers, representing 29 racetracks across the country and Canada and this year becoming the official photographer for Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby. Known for its innovation, Coady Photography offers unparalleled media service for its clients, with its coadywire.com providing stock photography, stakes races, events and head shots of owners, trainers and jockeys from around the country. For more information, call (844) 893-8110 or email Contact@CoadyPhotography.com.

Stricken Indiana Abortion Law “Unprecedented” Opponents Say

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Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com

ndiana’s strict anti-abortion legislation that Gov. Mike Pence signed this year was “unprecedented” in scope and in its rejection of long-established federal law, said opponents who succeeded in blocking the law from taking effect.

“I do want to stress that what the state of Indiana attempted to do here really grossly flies in the face of existing law,” said American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana Legal Director Ken Falk. “The Legislature, no less than lawyers, should understand what the law is, and are bound to follow the law, and I can’t for the life of me understand why the Legislature would pass a law that in essence overrules Roe v. Wade.”

Falk spoke at a news conference Thursday afternoon alongside Planned Parenthood of Indiana President and CEO Betty Cockrum after federal Judge Tanya Walton Pratt granted a preliminary injunction preventing House Enrolled Act 1337 from taking effect Friday. It would have prohibited abortions because of genetic abnormality, race, sex or ancestry; mandated disposal of an aborted fetus only through burial or cremation; and required abortion providers to inform patients of the anti-discrimination provisions and what they prohibited.

“What the Legislature has attempted to do here is unprecedented,” Falk said. “We have since Roe v. Wade a continuous line of Supreme Court cases that say that a woman’s right to obtain an abortion, pre-viability, is fundamental and simply cannot be interfered with by the state. The Texas case the Supreme Court decided dealt with issues of regulation and undue burden. This isn’t an undue burden case. This is a case where the state of Indiana said, ‘We don’t care what the Supreme Court says, you cannot get an abortion if you get it for these reasons.’ That’s unprecedented. The court recognized there are no cases in the country that would allow that, because the law is completely opposite. This is a prime example of what one would think would be a gross overreach by the Legislature.”

Pence’s spokeswoman Kara Brooks issued a one-paragraph statement on the ruling Thursday.

“While disappointed in today’s ruling, Governor Pence remains steadfast in his support for the unborn, especially those with disabilities. The governor will continue to stand for the sanctity of human life in all stages, for the compassionate and safe treatment of women faced with an enormously difficult decision, and for the rights of citizens to determine appropriate medical safety standards and procedures through their elected representatives. While the judicial process continues, the governor remains focused on growing the already robust Hoosier economy and providing a world class education for all our children.”

Falk said he didn’t know how much the state will pay in legal fees to the ACLU of Indiana as is the case when a lawsuit succeeds on constitutional grounds. Fees the state has paid in such cases have skyrocketed under Pence. Opponents warned before he signed the bill that it would draw an immediate constitutional challenge in federal court.

Bill author Rep. Casey Cox, R-Fort Wayne, did not return numerous messages seeking comment Thursday and Friday. He issued a one-paragraph statement through an aide Friday. “I’m disappointed in the court’s granting of a preliminary injunction against key provisions of HEA 1337,” he said. “I believe the State of Indiana has a significant government interest in preserving and protecting life, eradicating societal discrimination and ensuring dignity in the final disposition of the unborn.”

In a statement Thursday, Senate President Pro Tem David Long, R-Fort Wayne, was noncommittal about whether the state should appeal but took issue with part of Pratt’s ruling.

“The attorney general has said he will review the ruling and confer with his clients in the case before deciding whether to pursue an appeal. I look forward to talking with Attorney General (Greg) Zoeller in the days ahead and will reserve commenting in full until I’ve had the chance to do so. However, I will comment on one part of the judge’s decision. For the court to equate fetal remains with any other common medical waste is deeply troubling. I hope that will not be the final position taken by the court. I would also point out that this is a preliminary injunction and not a final decision on the matter.”

Indeed, Falk said the state was free to appeal Pratt’s ruling, seek a trial, or pursue another course of action. Cockrum said despite Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling and Pratt’s order, she would lay money on an appeal if she were a betting person. “If they behave as they have historically, they absolutely will appeal. And one has to believe that that’s what they believe is necessary to play to their base. It’s an important political year,” she said.

Cockrum said the rulings from the court should make it clear to lawmakers that restrictions on a woman’s right to an abortion are costly battles for the state that are likely to lose on constitutional grounds. “These kinds of bills should be shelved at this point,” she said. Indiana already is the fourth-most restrictive state regarding its abortion laws, and HEA 1337 might have made it the nation’s most restrictive.

“That is no badge of honor. It puts women in danger and it is discriminatory,” she said.

Falk said the ACLU is reviewing this week’s Supreme Court decision in the Texas case and whether it could result in other abortion restrictions in Indiana being subject to challenge. “At this point, at this minute, we’ll savor this particular victory.”

“It certainly is a historic week on this front,” Cockrum said. “What a delight that a couple of really important courts have spoken so compellingly regarding the right of a woman in this country and specifically now here in Indiana, to have access to safe, legal abortion.

“Happy Independence Day to the women of the state of Indiana,” she said. “We get to celebrate our freedoms, and we hear a lot from both the executive and the legislative branches of the Statehouse of Indiana about those precious freedoms and how they need to be protected. Never as a woman do I really feel like they’re talking about me. Today, we’re talking about me; we are talking about the 51 percent of the population that is female.”

State Vaping Law Survives Federal Challenge

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State Vaping Law Survives Federal Challenge
Scott Olson , IBJ Staff

A federal judge on Thursday upheld as constitutional a controversial state law that regulates the manufacturing of vaping “e-liquids.”

The law, which is set to go into effect on Friday, withstood a challenge from a handful of vaping companies that had argued the statute is too restrictive and thus unconstitutional.

In her decision, Judge Sarah Evans Barker of the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, sided with the state and denied the industry’s motions for summary judgment and preliminary injunction.

“As repeatedly made clear by this circuit and others, and as petitioners concede, there is no right to sell e-liquids in Indiana entirely free from regulation,” Barker wrote in her decision.

Her decision follows a similar one handed down on June 2 by Marion Superior Court Judge Cynthia Ayers, who ruled in a separate lawsuit brought by the same parties at the state level that the law can go into effect.

The 2015 state law regulates the mixing, bottling, packaging, distribution, sale, position and open use of certain e-liquids by requiring manufacturers to get a state permit from the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission.

But the most controversial part of the law is the requirement that manufacturers contract with a security firm to regulate and inspect their facilities to prevent tampering. According to e-liquid manufacturers, the law is written in such as way that it appears a private Lafayette security firm, Mulhaupt’s, is the only company that can meet its stringent requirements.

Under the new rules, just six e-liquid manufacturers so far have been approved by the state to move forward. They all have contracted with Mulhaupt’s.

IBJ reported June 18 that at least 30 national and local manufacturers tried to do business with Mulhaupt’s, but many were unsuccessful. The security firm said it was being choosy with whom it worked.

“The security requirements further the goal of preventing intentional tampering and sabotage, the clean room requirement furthers the goal of preventing contamination or adulteration, and the audit requirement ensures compliance with the manufacturing requirements,” Barker wrote. “Indiana’s manufacturing regulations pertaining to e-liquids sold in Indiana, although quite restrictive, are rationally related to the concerns to which the Act seeks to address.”

The law only regulates open-system vaping devices that produce more vapor than competing closed-system devices that resemble a traditional cigarette.

Open-vaping devices, typically sold by vape shops, command 60 percent of the e-liquid market. More than 200 vaping retailers exist in Indiana.

Overall, the industry generates $4.6 billion annually nationwide with estimates of projected earnings of $11.6 billion by 2020, according to the industry.

The federal suit was brought by Legato Vapors LLC, Jet Setter Juice LLC, Rocky Mountain Ecigs LLC and Derb E Cigs Indiana LLC.

New Body Camera Bill Become Law Today

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written by State Repersentive Gail Riecken, D 77

There were several bills that passed this last session, like HEA1337, that legislators on both sides of the isle said had gone too far. That law signed by the Governor was struck down by the courts yesterday.

However, not all bills were bad and I was fortunate to work on one that shines as a success when everyone works together for the benefit of Hoosiers.

HEA 1019 is the Body Camera bill. The new law goes into effect today and for the first time gives a person involved in a recorded law enforcement activity access to view a recording of a camera worn by law enforcement or on the dash of the vehicle. To learn how to request access and who specifically is awarded that opportunity, go to my website www.in.gov/H77 for a report written in question and answer form.

The Body Camera law is a start and we will see revisions as we try out this new law. As my part I will be requesting through the public access process any local reports and the resolution of those reports each month through October. Although the law helps give access, there is one major flaw in that the law and that is it does not state the length of time between the request and the response from law enforcement.

As a matter of good faith I have encouraged law enforcement to adopt a local policy on the time period and make it well known. This and one other issue were mentioned most when I spoke with constituents about the law—when are cameras allowed to be on and off and what happens in case of malfunction. I believe law enforcement has policies regarding these topics and hope they are made public as soon as possible.

Gail Riecken, D 77