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AG Zoeller named ‘Attorney General of the Year’ by national AG group 

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Zoeller’s leadership team also earns high honors

INDIANAPOLIS – The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) honored Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller with its 2015 Kelley-Wyman Award, also known as “Attorney General of the Year” Award during its annual conference.

The Kelley-Wyman Award is the association’s highest honor given each year to the state attorney general who exemplifies and helps forward the objectives of NAAG. It is named in honor of former Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley and former New Hampshire Attorney General Louis Wyman.

“Greg (Zoeller) certainly demonstrates the collegial and collaborative efforts that NAAG strives to facilitate among its membership,” said Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, the outgoing president of NAAG, during the award presentation. “He has distinguished himself among his peers by consistently advancing the direction, leadership and purpose of NAAG.”

AG Hood recognized Zoeller’s numerous leadership roles within NAAG. Zoeller serves as chair of the NAAG Midwestern Region and is a member of the NAAG Executive Committee. He is also chair of the Tobacco Committee and Federalism/Preemption Committee, as well as an active member of the Consumer Protection, Human Trafficking, and Training committees.

“It is an honor to receive this award from my fellow state attorneys general,” Zoeller said. “The training, collaboration and resources NAAG facilitates is instrumental to my work as attorney general of Indiana and has helped me and my staff immensely in defending and protecting Hoosiers. It has been a worthwhile endeavor to work cooperatively with our national association that serves consumers in our state and other states.”

Zoeller was selected to receive this award by a committee of state attorneys general. As one attorney general noted in a recommendation, “Greg Zoeller represents the highest examples of an attorney’s general sense of justice, fairness and strength.”

Zoeller’s leadership staff was also honored by NAAG this year. Staci Schneider, Chief of Staff for the Indiana Attorney General’s Office, received the Senior Staff of the Year Award. This award is given each year to a management-level AG staff member who has provided exceptional service to NAAG and the attorneys general through exemplary leadership, expertise and achievement.

“Staci is a modest force in the AG community, and a capable manager and leader,” said Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden during the award presentation. “Since she started in her chief of staff role in 2009, Staci’s professionalism, communications expertise, and strategic planning have had a significant and far-reaching impact not only in her office, but also within NAAG.”

Schneider previously served as Communications Director in former Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter’s administration before becoming Chief of Staff for AG Zoeller’s office.

NAAG represents 56 state and territorial attorneys general. This year’s awards were presented during its annual Summer Meeting, held June 16-18.

 

Daily Off Topic Forum June 23, 2015

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Jackson Kelly Welcomes Jonathan C. Luedloff to the Firm  

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – June 22, 2015 – Jackson Kelly PLLC is pleased to welcome Jonathan C. Luedloff to the Firm.

 

Luedloff joins the Firm as an attorney in the Land and Natural Resource Development Practice Group in the Evansville, Indiana, office. His practice focuses on real estate, banking and industry regulations. He regularly handles commercial real estate transactions and estate/probate matters.

 

Prior to joining Jackson Kelly, Luedloff served as general counsel for a title company, a supervising attorney for a large real estate firm, a manager of a title company and as a title insurance agent.

 

Luedloff received his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Central Arkansas where he also received his Bachelor of Science in psychology. He is licensed to practice in Indiana and Arkansas and the Eastern and Western District Courts of Arkansas. Luedloff is a member of the Indiana and Arkansas Bar Associations, the Indiana Land Title Association and the Evansville Bar Association. He is also a Notary Public for the State of Arkansas and the State of Indiana and is a licensed Indiana title insurance agent.

 

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Riecken Criticizes Mayor Winnecke For Lack Of Transparency And Accountability‏

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Riecken Criticizes Winnecke for Lack of Transparency and Accountability

June 22, 2015. – Evansville, IN

n a video released today, Democratic mayoral candidate Gail Riecken calls on Mayor Winnecke to stop spending tax dollars the city doesn’t have.

Riecken states “With each passing year, our General Fund starts out with less money than the year before.  Our city credit card is becoming maxed out.  We cannot continue to borrow future money to pay the city’s bills today. This type of action is unsustainable. “

Riecken also calls on the Mayor for transparency and accountability, as the Mayor refused a visit to the City Council to answer questions about the hotel. Riecken says the Mayor shows a lack of respect to the citizens of Evansville for not presenting his budget plan before the August hearings and pledges, as mayor, to present her fiscal priorities prior to the official meeting so citizens can have input.

“I pledge to you that, as mayor, I will lay out my fiscal priorities prior to the official budget hearings, so all Evansville citizens can have an opportunity to look at, question, and give input on it,” says Riecken.

The You Tube video can be seen here: https://youtu.be/ndnUWnKI0Eo

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Teen’s arrest did not violate 4th Amendment

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Jennifer Nelson for www.theindianalawyer.com

The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a teen’s adjudication for carrying a handgun handed down after police arrested the occupants of the car he was riding in after smelling burnt marijuana during a traffic stop. The judges unanimously held the officers had probable cause to arrest the car’s occupants, including the teen.

An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officer pulled over a car with very dark tinted windows. He smelled burnt marijuana from inside the car, where K.K. was a passenger in the back seat. The three occupants denied that any drugs or weapons were present, and the three were briefly patted down and handcuffed. Another officer believed K.K. was acting nervous and conducted another pat down and found a loaded handgun in his pocket.

K.K., who was 17 at the time, was adjudicated as a delinquent child for committing what would be Class A misdemeanor dangerous possession of a firearm if committed by an adult.

In K.K. v. State of Indiana, 49A02-1410-JV-687, he argued that the odor of burnt marijuana emanating from the car did not provide probable cause for the officers to arrest him and the other two occupants, which led to the search of K.K. and the discovery of the gun.

The appellate judges relied on Edmond v. State, 951 N.E.2d 585, 591 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011), Bell v. State, 13 N.E.3d 543, 544-45 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014), and Lessley v. City of Madison, Indiana, 654 F.Supp.2d 877 (S.D. Ind. 2009), to support their decision that probable cause existed to arrest the occupants of the car in which K.K. was a passenger.

“K.K. suggests that the Edmond decision requires that, for probable cause to exist, the officer must not only smell marijuana emanating from the vehicle, but, in addition, the defendant driver must be alone in the vehicle when the smell is detected, and the officer must detect it on the individual’s person or breath. To the extent that Edmond could be interpreted to require the presence of all of these factors, we respectfully decline to follow it. In our view, whether the defendant is alone and whether the odor of marijuana – burnt or raw – is also present on an individual or his breath are factors to be considered in the analysis, not bright-line prerequisites necessary for probable cause to exist,” Judge James Kirsch wrote.

Since the judges found the arrest was supported by probable cause, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing the firearm to be admitted into evidence because it was discovered pursuant to a lawful search incident to K.K.’s arrest.

St. Mary’s Hospital for Women & Children Birth Records

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Crystal and Matthew Nolan, Norris City, Ill., son, Evan Raymond, Jun. 13

Jennifer and Benjamin Titzer, Chandler, Ind., daughter, Allie Jo, Jun. 14

Chrystal and Adam Mehringer, Evansville, son, Cecil William Ray, Jun. 14

Haley and Clayton Jamison, Carmi, Ill., daughter, Carsyn Mae, Jun. 14

Mashell and James Kirchhoff, Evansville, Destiny Lynn, Jun. 14

Sabrina and Todd Stephens, Bridgeport, Ill., son, Preston Grant, Jun. 15

Alescia Colvin and Jason Bradshaw, Princeton, Ind., son, Carson Robert Walker, Jun. 15

Savannah and Nicholas Birkla, Evansville, daughter, Isabella Joy, Jun. 15

Rebecca Christmas and Eric Risley Jr., Hazleton, Ind., daughter, Rhaylen Nicole, Jun. 16

Aaliyah Armstead and Dariontae Logan , Evansville, son, De’Shawn Tyreke, Jun. 16

Desirae Duran and Brandon Ellis, Evansville, daughter, Isabella Marie, Jun. 16

Elisha and Nicholas Dewig, Evansville, son, Henry Mason, Jun. 16

Taylor Hansen and Kyle Coomes, Evansville, son, Kylor Christian, Jun. 16

Jennifer and Kevin Claycomb, Newburgh, Ind., daughter, Elizabeth Jane, Jun. 16

Tricia and Andrew Venditti, Chandler, Ind., son, Gavino Antonello, Jun. 17

Jessica and Steven Trevino, Evansville, son, Noah James, Jun. 17

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EPA Seeks Input on Modernizing the Risk Management Plan (RMP) Rule

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel. This panel will focus on the Agency’s development of a rule that proposes to modify the current Risk Management Plan (RMP) regulation to reduce the likelihood of accidental releases of toxic and flammable substances at chemical facilities, and improve emergency response when those releases occur. This aligns with Executive Order 13650 entitled Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security (EO 13650) that President Obama signed on August 1, 2013. EO 13650 directs the federal government to carry out a number of tasks whose overall aim is to prevent chemical accidents. These tasks include: improving operational coordination with state and local partners; enhancing Federal agency coordination and information sharing; modernizing policies, regulations and standards; and working with stakeholders to identify best practices.

The panel will include federal representatives from the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and EPA. The panel members ask a selected group of SERs to provide advice and recommendations on behalf of their company, community, or organization to inform the panel members about the potential impacts of the proposed rule on small entities.

EPA seeks self-nominations directly from the small entities that may be subject to the rule requirements. Other representatives, such as trade associations that exclusively or at least primarily represent potentially regulated small entities, may also serve as SERs.

EDITORIAL: The Time For Full Disclosure Concerning The Downtown Hotel Is Now

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Over the last several months we have been watching, with interest, the political exchange between members of City Council and Mayor Winnecke and his staff pitching back and forth a political football called the Downtown Convention Hotel.

Last week the Mayor rebuffed City Council President, Dr. Dan Adams’ requests for an update on the present status of the revised plans for the Hotel? Mayor Winnecke’s response was a polite “no”. The Mayor’s response was startling, because this was the Mayor who promised open and honest government to the people who elected him Mayor. The people of this community took him up on his promise and indeed elected him Mayor of this great City. However the Mayor has broken his promise by rejecting the opportunity to make a detailed presentation of the overall status of the newly re-designed Downtown Convention Hotel.

We feel it’s time that not only the City Council, but also the taxpayers of this community demand the Mayor make public the redesigned plans for the Hotel and the new projected cost of this project. We also wonder if the cost for the foundation, footers, sidewalk, street and landscaping are included in the new bid price? We also feel the taxpayers need to be informed about how much these additional add-ons to this project are going to cost? If the Mayor continues to deny the City Council’s respectful request for him to appear before that body, they should consult with the City Council Attorney for legal remedies that will force the Mayor to define the new project.

Somehow we missed it. We believed when the legal financial entity of city government, the City Council, appropriates $20 million dollars of taxpayer money to a project (Downtown Hotel) the taxpayers have all the right to Demand Transparency and accurate information about the new design and cost changes. of the Hotel. We are wondering what is the Mayor trying to hide from the taxpayers about this project? Its time for City Council and city taxpayers to publicly Demand Full, Honest and Accurate Disclosure concerning the proposed Downtown Convention Hotel!

This is the DEFINING MOMENT for the Mayor to demonstrate his respect for good public policy by agreeing to release the details of the amended plans for the Downtown Convention Hotel. It will be an honest and much needed display of being a good steward of the public trust. Bottom line, this issue is all about open and transparent government. The time for full disclosure concerning the Downtown Hotel is now! The public deserves no less.

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