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Turner denies wrong doing; ethics committee could meet next month
By John Sittler TheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS – Rep. Eric Turner, R-Cicero, released a statement Wednesday denying that he broke House rules following allegations that he lobbied behind closed doors against a bill that would have hurt his family’s business.
The issue will be considered at a House Ethics Committee meeting next month.
“I am extremely confident the House Ethics Committee will find I have acted within the rules of the House of Representatives, as I have for my entire 24 year career in the Indiana General Assembly,†Turner said.
Ethics Chairman Rep. Greg Steuerwald, R-Avon, said he is working to coordinate the best time to meet because it’s “extremely important†for all members to be present for the hearing. That hearing will probably be the week of April 7-11, he said.
House Speaker Brian Bosma referred questions about Turner’s actions to the Ethics Committee following a request by Indiana Democratic Party Chairman John Zody.
In a letter to the House Ethics Committee and its chairman, Rep. Greg Steuerwald, the speaker asked the group to determine whether Turner violated House rules or the ethics code.
“If you find a violation, please recommend any actions you feel should be taken,†Bosma said.
He also asked the committee to consider whether the legislature’s ethics code or statement of economic interest should be changed “to give further transparency and openness to the legislative process.â€
Turner had recused himself from voting on the measure in committee and then again on the House floor.
Indiana placed a moratorium on nursing home construction in 2009 in part to curb private-paying residents from switching to newer facilities. Proponents of that law say without it, older facilities would have a harder time affording the care for Medicaid patients who would be left.
Hoosier lawmakers were considering legislation that would have extended the moratorium but it died on the session’s last day. A report by the Associated Press says that happened after Turner lobbied in a private caucus against it. That’s when the Zody requested an investigation.
Turner said Wednesday his actions and statements were completely within legislative rules.
He said he is looking forward to cooperating with the committee and that once the facts are presented, “it will be determined that I acted well within the House Rules and the House Code of Ethics.â€
John Sittler is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
GE to bring jet engine plant, 200 jobs to Lafayette
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS – The world’s largest jet engine manufacturer announced Wednesday that it will invest $100 million into a new assembly plant in Lafayette and create as many as 200 jobs by 2020.
General Electric Aviation will build a 225,000 square foot facility to assemble its new LEAP engine as part of a partnership with Snecma of France. The companies have united to create CFM International, which already has orders for more than 6,000 of the engines.
Gov. Mike Pence joined GE Aviation President David Joyce for an announcement Wednesday at the Purdue University Airport.
“By selecting Indiana for its new jet engine facility, the company gains a workforce skilled at both developing the big ideas and bringing them to life,†Pence said a statement. “From jet engines to medical breakthroughs, companies launch the next wave of new technologies in Indiana, confident that in a state that works, the sky is the limit.†The Lafayette facility will be GE Aviation’s first final assembly plant in Indiana. The new jobs – including salaried and hourly positions – are expected to pay an average of $36 per hour.
“Our state has made significant gains in attracting this type of investment and the announcement made today indicates that we are on the right track to sustain that growth,†said Sen. Brandt Hershman, R-Buck Creek, who pushed legislation in the past to help the aviation industry.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered General Electric Aviation up to $3.3 million in conditional tax credits and up to $332,000 in training grants based on the company’s job creation plans.
The incentives are performance-based, meaning until Hoosiers are hired, the company is not eligible to claim incentives. In addition, the IEDC will provide the community with up to $1.35 million in infrastructure assistance from the state’s Industrial Development Grant Fund.
The engines developed at the plant will be used on the Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 MAX and COMAC (China) C919 planes for airlines worldwide.  Launched in 2008, the LEAP engine is now undergoing development testing. As the engine transitions to the production phase, GE could begin hirng at the new Lafayette facility as early as 2015.
According to state and company officials, the facility will operate a highly advanced assembly line incorporating several new technologies, including automated vision inspection systems and radio frequency parts management to easily spot parts on the shop floor.
Within five years, the plant’s workforce is expected to exceed 200 people with the capacity to do final assembly for the engine as well as work on the engine’s hot section, which includes the compressor, combustor and high pressure turbine.
“We are thrilled by the airline industry’s enthusiasm for the new LEAP engine and its ground-breaking technologies,†Joyce said. “Beginning in 2015, the LEAP engine will experience a dramatic production ramp-up for the remainder of the decade.â€
The Lafayette facility will be GE’s fifth location in Indiana. The company employs nearly 1,700 Hoosiers across the state.
“Tippecanoe County eagerly welcomes GE Aviation, the fourth company to choose Park 350 for a significant industrial investment,†said Tippecanoe County Commissioner John Knochel. “This is a company already renowned for successfully setting its sight on the future in global reach and technological advances. Now, it will pioneer an all-new aircraft engine with a ‘made in Lafayette, Ind.’ stamp, and supply it to commercial aircraft manufacturers around the world.â€
Lesley Weidenbener is executive editor of TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
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Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Anthony Hale                    Battery by Body Waste-Class D Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement-Class A Misdemeanor
Jonathan Harrison Jr      Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury to a Pregnant Woman-Class C Felony
Domestic Battery-Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor
Michael Jones                   Theft-Class D Felony
(Habitual Offender Enhancement)
Glynn Petticord Jr           Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon-
Class B Felony
Austin Swan                       Operating a Motor Vehicle after Forfeiture of License for Life-
Class C Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement-Class D Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement-Class A Misdemeanor
Roger Blake                        Burglary-Class C Felony
Theft-Class D Felony
Antwane Broomfield     Dealing in a Synthetic Drug or Synthetic Drug Lookalike Substance- Class D Felony
Eric Curry                              Forgery-Class C Felonies (Two Counts)
Fraud-Class D Felonies (Two Counts)
Theft-Class D Felonies (Two Counts)
Scott Hunt                          Forgery-Class C Felonies (Two Counts)
Fraud-Class D Felonies (Two Counts)
Theft-Class D Felonies (Two Counts)
Kimberly Hutchins          Dealing in Marijuana-Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana-Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor
Michael Jackson               Dealing in a Synthetic Drug or Synthetic Drug Lookalike Substance-Class
D Felony
Michael Jordan Jr            Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury to a Pregnant Woman-Class C Felony
Domestic Battery-Class D Felony
(Habitual Offender Enhancement)
Tiffany Jordan                   Domestic Battery-Class D Felony
Michael Murr                    Operating a Motor Vehicle After Forfeiture of License for Life-
Class C Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor
Possession of a Synthetic Drug or Synthetic Drug Lookalike Substance-
Class A Misdemeanor
Phillip Noblin Jr               Strangulation-Class D Felony
Intimidation-Class D Felony
Domestic Battery-Class A Misdemeanor
Myles Pasley                     Battery by Body Waste-Class D Felony
Intimidation-Class A Misdemeanor
Lawrence Roy IIIÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance-Class D Felony
Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance-Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor
Nathaniel Ruffert            Unlawful Possession of Syringe-Class D Felony
Dealing in a Synthetic Drug or Synthetic Drug Lookalike Substance-Class
D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor
Michael Santiago             Unlawful Possession of Syringe-Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated-Class C Misdemeanor
Alyssa Vailes                     Possession of Methamphetamine-Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor
Daniel Villalobos             Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Class D Felony
Possession of a Synthetic Drug or Synthetic Drug Lookalike Substance-
Class A Misdemeanor
Artestine Washington    Residential Entry-Class D Felony
Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury-Class A Misdemeanor
Ebon Wolf                          Dealing in Marijuana-Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana-Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor
For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Kyle Phernetton at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at KPhernetton@vanderburghgov.org
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IU Maurer, Rose-Hulman create IP scholars program
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A new program established by Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will allow select                             Rose-Hulman graduates to study at the IU law school at a reduced tuition rate.
The Rose-Hulman Intellectual Property Law Scholars Program will offer at least two Rose-Hulman graduates admitted to the                             law school a scholarship amounting to 50 percent of annual tuition, plus access to a formal mentoring program and a research                             assistant position at the Center for Intellectual Property Research at IU.
According to a release from the law school, the scholarship will lower the cost of law school over three years by approximately                             $45,000 to $75,000, depending on the student’s residency and other factors.
“Intellectual property law is one of the fastest-growing areas of the profession,†said Austen L. Parrish, dean                             and James H. Rudy Professor of Law at the IU Maurer School of Law. “We have one of the strongest intellectual property                             law programs in the nation and are delighted to join forces with one of the country’s leading engineering schools in                             finding pathways for talented students to advance their professional interests.”
“The Rose-Hulman Intellectual Property Law Scholars Program will create outstanding opportunities for students to gain                             a technical and legal education that will enable them to make significant contributions to an economy driven by technological                             innovation,†said Richard E. Stamper, dean of faculty and professor of engineering management and mechanical engineering.
Rose-Hulman will nominate current students or alumni for the program beginning with the class entering in the fall of 2014.
Mayor Winnecke’s Response to Gallup’s Well Being 180 out of 189 for Evansville
Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke lashed out at the pollsters at Gallup who published a study about the “well being” of the people of greater Evansville this week. Gallup polled over 700 people in greater Evansville along with similar sampling percentages in the other 188 metro areas polled. Gallup’s data resulted in a ranking for Evansville of 180th out of 189 metro areas for well being. The Mayor naturally was offended by this ranking.
In his rebuttal Mayor Winnecke asserted things like an improving unemployment rate, a hotel that will soon be built, and I-69 as reasons that we should not be ranked so low. He also cited a once a month free exercise class as good reason that we should not be judged as unhealthy. The interview in the video took place at the Ford Center where the NCAA Division 2 Basketball quarter finals drew sparse crowds of 757 and 477 to the first two sessions in a $127.5 Million venue that seats just over 10,000.
The important thing about this survey that seems to have escaped Mayor Winnecke’s awareness is that it is a composite of what the people of Evansville think about the situation in greater Evansville RIGHT NOW. The other thing the Mayor seems to have missed is that this study is a relative ranking. No where in the study does it say that Evansville is an unhealthy and unhappy place to live. What it does say is that RELATIVE TO THE OTHER 188 METRO AREAS IN AMERICA, EVANSVILLE RANKS #180. Evansville may well be a perfectly acceptable place to live while ranking 180 out of 189.
Right now does not include a hotel downtown and a handful of traditional entertainment venues zoos, parks, and museums do not offer any amenity that other cities don’t also offer. While the Mayor seems to want to earn a high ranking, it is time that he learned that fun and games are not and never will be a substitute for high paying careers, state of the art infrastructure, and exemplary schools.
If and I do mean if Evansville ever repairs the sewers, eliminates the blight, finds a way to magnify creative and hi-tech job opportunities, and stops dwelling on amusement, this ranking will rise. Until that happens we can expect a video per year expressing disappointment and disbelief about Evansville’s bottom of the barrel ranking in well being when compared to other American cities. Perhaps it is time our Mayor and our leaders started listening to the 700+ people that Gallup surveyed instead of refuting the results in the echo chamber we all know as the Civic Center.
House Republicans: Growing Indiana’s Economyâ€
Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 1 Signed Into Law
House Speaker Brian Bosma joined the Governor as he signed SEA 1  into law, improving Indiana’s pro-business tax climate. House Republicans have championed multiple tax cuts  and joined with Senate leaders to find common ground on a series of tax cuts in the 2014 legislative session.SEA 1 provides counties the option to exempt new investments on business equipment from the personal property tax, to grant small businesses a personal property tax exemption or to give extended abatement to select projects. Additionally, the legislation lowers the state’s corporate income and financial institutions tax rate to 4.9 percent by 2022, giving Indiana the second lowest business tax rate in the country when fully phased in.
“Indiana must continue to be innovative and look for every opportunity to stay ahead of the competition. By providing additional certainty to major employers and by offering counties additional options to attract new jobs, our state’s economy will be stronger,†said Speaker Bosma.
House Republicans advocated incorporating local options into SEA 1. Local options give counties the opportunity to exempt the tax, based on their specific community needs.Â
The 2014 legislative session has adjourned with House Republicans continuing their track record of delivering on the promises they set in their legislative agenda. In addition to their legislative agenda of education, cutting taxes, eliminating red tape, improving infrastructure and equipping our workforce, House Republicans focused on economic development legislation that would most directly benefit Hoosiers all over the state of Indiana.House Republicans will be launching a series of videos and audio episodes highlighting the “Unsung Hero Bills of the 2014 Legislative Sessionâ€. Many of these bills will have a vast impact on Indiana, but did not receive much attention. In this week’s video, representatives from the House Republican caucus discuss a few pieces of legislation pertaining to issues of economic development that will promote the growth of Hoosier communities.
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EPD Activity Report: 3.26.2014
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