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TRUMP AND SAM

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The Governor’s Week in Photos

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1) Indiana Regional Cities Initiative // December 15, 2015. Governor Mike Pence and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) Board of Directors approve plans to award $126 million to support regional development plans in North Central, Northeast and Southwest Indiana. Subject to legislative approval, each region will receive up to $42 million in state matching funds through the Indiana Regional Cities Initiative to implement their plans, which aim to advance talent attraction through quality of place initiatives.

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2) Indiana Neuro-Diagnostic Institute  // December 16, 2015. Governor Mike Pence unveils the state’s plans to build a new state-of-the-art neuro-diagnostic institute. This new 159-bed institute is projected to have the capacity to treat 1,500 patients each year. The institute, scheduled to begin serving patients in 2018, will be a key component of the state’s initiative to improve Indiana’s network of state-operated mental health facilities.

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3) Meeting with the mayor-elect // December 17, 2015. Governor Pence hosts Indianapolis Mayor-elect Joe Hogsett in the Governor’s Office.

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4) Companies to Add 600+ High-Wage Jobs for Hoosiers // December 17, 2015. Governor Mike Pence joins executives from 17 companies across Indiana to announce expansion plans that are expected to create a combined 648 new jobs in Allen, Boone, Clark, Hamilton, Marion, Shelby and Vanderburgh counties. These new jobs are anticipated to pay an average annual salary higher than $82,900, which is 85 percent higher than the state’s average wage.

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5) Star Wars Opening Night // December 17, 2015. Governor Mike Pence, First Lady Karen Pence and daughter Charlotte Pence attend opening night of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the Indiana State Museum IMAX theater.

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Daily Off Topic Forum December 20, 2015

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Parties settle latest dispute over Franklin County courthouse nativity

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IL Staff for www.theindianalawyer.com

A lawsuit filed on behalf of the national nonprofit Freedom From Religion Foundation and the Satanic Temple challenging a nativity scene on the Franklin County courthouse lawn has been settled. This is the second lawsuit filed in less than a year over the religious display.

The Thomas More Society, which represents Franklin County, announced it and the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, which filed the lawsuit on behalf of FFRF, an atheist organization, and The Satanic Temple in March 2015, have filed a stipulation to dismiss the lawsuit.

Since 2010, the nativity scene has depicted with life-size figures the birth of Jesus Christ. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana first brought a suit in December 2014 on behalf of FFRF and two Franklin County residents, challenging the constitutionality of the display. As a result of the lawsuit, the county board of commissioners enacted an ordinance in January regarding the grounds surrounding the courthouse that provides a new policy with a content- and viewpoint-neutral permit approval process and size restrictions of the displays, among other regulations.

The second suit filed earlier this year on behalf of FFRF and Massachusetts-based The Satanic Temple challenged the county ordinance requiring displays be sponsored by citizens of Franklin County. As part of a settlement, the county agreed to accept the designation of a local contact in lieu of requiring that sponsorship be wholly by citizens of Franklin County.

With the filing of this stipulation, all legal actions that had been pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana against Franklin County are concluded, without attorney fees or any other costs to the county’s taxpayers.

As a result of this most recent court action, this year’s Christmas nativity scene on the Franklin County courthouse lawn is joined by other displays from local residents and churches, and the FFRF of Wisconsin, according to the Thomas More Society.

Sharing the Christmas Spirit

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he Indiana State Police offers this link https://youtu.be/e4bombTQL6s to be shared with the young and young at heart.

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2016 Hoosier Heroines Essay Contest launched

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Indiana’s First Lady Karen Pence, along with female statewide elected officials, announced details for the 2016 Hoosier Heroines Essay Contest for students in the 5th through 9th grades. To download an application packet, click here.

The annual competition was established to celebrate Women’s History Month, annually celebrated in March. For 2016, in honor of Indiana’s Bicentennial, students are asked to write about currently living or women from history who have made contributions in the following categories:

  • 5th grade – Agriculture
  • 6th grade – Suffrage
  • 7th grade – Business
  • 8th grade – Science
  • 9th grade – Education

The submitted essays are then divided by grade and judged by the female statewide elected officials:

  • 5th grade – Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann
  • 6th grade – Secretary of State Connie Lawson
  • 7th grade – Auditor Suzanne Crouch
  • 8th grade – Treasurer Kelly Mitchell
  • 9th grade – Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz

Application forms, suggested topics and further details can be found and submitted electronically here. Applications are being accepted until February 22, 2016.

On March 30, 2016, a reception will be held with the First Lady and elected officials to honor the selected winner from each participating grade level at the Indiana Statehouse.

BEWARE THE OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY

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Exclusive Excerpt: “Comical Sense: A Lone Humorist Takes on a World Gone Nutty!” by Tom Purcell

“You got fired because your company had a Christmas party? You’re going to have to explain.”

“Look, I’ve been going to company Christmas parties a long time. The mix of office politics and adult beverages has caused some nutty things to happen over the years. But now everybody is so serious and so easily offended, things are worse than ever.”

t now everybody is so serious and so easily offended, things are worse than ever.”

“What did you do?”

“Well, the owners of my company threw a traditional office Christmas party after work one evening — the last such party they’ll ever have. Thanks to me and the boys in the sales department, adult beverages were flowing. I thought everybody was having a good time. But something was missing.”

“Missing?”

“There was no Christmas tree! I went out to the woods and cut a couple of pine branches and put them in a vase. I went to my desk and made a paper star. I placed the star on top of the tree. I figured everybody would love it, but somebody filed a complaint with Human Resources.”

“A complaint?”

“Some fellow said I was imposing a specific faith on him — that I was creating a hostile work environment. He said I was insensitive to people of other faiths — that even though the Supreme Court ruled that a Christmas tree is a secular symbol, the only acceptable tree would be a diversity tree that represented everybody’s point of view.”

“I see.”

“Anyhow, about then — I believe the boys and I had a few more drinks — we started singing Christmas carols: “Silent Night,” “Hark! The Herald …,” “The First Noel.” We were working our way through “Hallelujah Chorus” when it happened again.”

“Another complaint to Human Resources?”

“Bingo. I don’t know why anybody would be upset about Christmas carols being sung at a Christmas party. Something about Christian songs being insensitive to non-Christians. But that was the least of my worries. Things got worse when we conducted our annual raffle.”

“I can only imagine. Go on.”

“Well, every year the boys and I buy the finest bottle of hooch we can find. We raffle it off and give the funds we raise to charity. How was I supposed to know that some religions are offended by gambling and alcohol? As you might expect, the raffle caused another compliant. But that was nothing compared to what happened next.”

“Things got worse!”

“Oh, yeah. Just after the boys and I had a few more drinks, in walks one of the ladies from order entry. You wouldn’t believe some of the clothing she wears to work — or, to be more precise, the clothing she DOESN’T wear.”

“Please don’t tell me there was mistletoe.”

“How’d you guess? The boys bet me 20 bucks I could coax her under the mistletoe and give her a little peck. Silver-tongued devil that I am, I began commenting on how great she looked in her scanty duds when —”

“Another complaint was filed with Human Resources?”

“You’re good, buddy. She dresses like a pop star and I’m the one hit with a multimillion-dollar sexual-harassment lawsuit?”

“I recently read about such Christmas office-party woes in The New York Times. Because our work force is so diverse — and because people have so many different social styles, religions and points of view — the article said many companies don’t know how to approach Christmas parties anymore.”

“You can add me to that list, pal.”

“Employees are so sensitive and easily offended, employers can’t please one without agitating another. Some say Christmas parties are too overtly Christian — others that they’re not overt enough.”

“They’re not overtly FUN enough.”

“Traditional Christmas parties are rife with liabilities, too — company-funded alcohol consumption is a huge red flag. Thus, more companies are abandoning the traditional Christmas party for dull, generic, daytime events — another trend that reflects how humorless, serious and overly sensitive America is becoming. Though you have to admit: You were awfully boorish and brash at your Christmas party.”

Southwest Indiana hosts Governor Pence for Regional Cities Recap

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The Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana will be hosting Governor Pence and officials from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation for a region visit and project updates on Monday, December 21, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. regarding the Indiana Regional Cities Initiative.

Indiana’s Great Southwest was selected as a Regional City on Tuesday, December 15 along with two other regions (North Central and Northeast) to receive $42 million each in matching funds for talent attraction projects, pending legislative approval.

Who:  Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana, Governor Pence, Indiana Economic Development Corporation

What:  EVV Airport Tour with Regional Cities Project Update

Where:  Evansville Airport (EVV), 7801 Bussing Dr., Evansville, IN 47725

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