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Evansville Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Victims of Crime Act

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National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Celebrates Progress, Works Toward Future Goals

 

April 6 marks the beginning of National Crime Victim’s Rights Week. The Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office is teaming with Albion Fellows Bacon Center, Lampion Center, YWCA, & Holly’s House.

This year’s theme— 30 Years: Restoring the Balance of Justice— presents a perfect opportunity to salute all those who dedicate their lives to their long-term commitment to aiding crime victims. As we celebrate three decades of defending victims’ rights, we are reminded of how far we have come— and how much work is yet to be done.

Only 30 years ago, crime victims had virtually no rights and no assistance. The criminal justice system often seemed indifferent to their needs. Victims were commonly excluded from courtrooms and denied the chance to speak at sentencing. They had no access to victim compensation or services to help rebuild their lives. There were few avenues to deal with their emotional and physical wounds. Victims were on their own to recover their health, security, and dignity.

Today, the nation has made dramatic progress in securing rights, protections, and services for victims. Every state has enacted victims’ rights laws and all have victim compensation programs. More than 10,000 victim service agencies now help people throughout the country. In 1984, Congress passed the bipartisan Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), which created a national fund to ease victims’ suffering.

Financed not by taxpayers but by fines and penalties paid by offenders, the Crime Victims Fund supports victim services, such as rape crisis and domestic violence programs and victim compensation programs that pay many of victims’ out- of-pocket expenses from the crime, such as counseling, funeral expenses, and lost wages.

Victims’ rights advocates have scored remarkable victories over the last 30 years. But there is still a lot of work to be done. As we move forward, we are increasingly expanding our reach to previously underserved victim populations, including victims of color, American Indians and Alaska Natives, adults molested as children, victims of elder abuse, and LGBTQ victims. Over three decades, VOCA pioneered support efforts for victims of once-hidden crimes, like domestic and sexual violence. Today, we are shining a spotlight on other abuses that have long been unreported and often not prosecuted— hate and bias crimes, bullying, and sex and labor trafficking, among others.

“Our commitment to reaching every victim of crime is stronger than ever,” said Joye E. Frost, Director, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), U.S. Department of Justice. “For 30 years, VOCA has represented hope, healing, and justice. Our message to all victims of crime is this: You are not alone.”

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week will be held April 6–12 in communities throughout the nation. In Washington, DC, the U.S. Department of Justice will kick off the week with OVC’s annual Service Awards Ceremony to honor outstanding individuals and programs that serve victims of crime. Vanderburgh County will observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week with special events and programs, including

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Proclamation Ceremony  – Read by Evansville Police Chief Billy Bolin -April 7, 8:30 a.m. at Ivy Tech Community College

Annual Awareness Training – Two-One Day Trainings featuring the ACT OUT Ensemble & Kerry Hyatt Blomquist – April 7 – April 8. Registration 8:00 a.m. Training 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. both days. – Ivy Tech Community College, Vectren Auditorium. 3501 N. First Avenue, Evansville.

Annual “Walk a Mile in her Shoes” – April 8, 5:00 p.m. at USI UC’s Amphitheatre

OVC encourages widespread participation in the week’s events and in other victim-related observances throughout the year. For additional information about 2014 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and how to help victims in your community, please contact Albion Fellows Bacon Center at 812-422-9372 or visit www.albionfellowsbacon.org For more ideas on how to volunteer to help crime victims, visit the Office for Victims of Crime website, www.ovc.gov.

IS IT TRUE March 27, 2014

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IS IT TRUE that Candidate’s Night was held at the Evansville Country Club last night by the Vanderburgh County Federated Republican Women?…in a moment that shocked many of the educated people in attendance County Commissioner and candidate for re-election Marsha Abell made a statement regarding the value added by technology workers that would make one think it was the deep south in the 1950’s when computers were mainframes and most economies were humming along with manual labor?…in a statement right out of an episode of Gomer Pyle Abell stated that “Hi Tech Computer People Don’t Support One Dime”?…she went on to say that what Evansville needs are labor based jobs like Wayne Supply offers?…this is about the most out of touch statement about a modern economy and how it works that has been heard this side of Mayberry RFD in many years?…she even said that Mayor Winnecke believes this too?…you can listen to Commissioner Abell’s remarks about Hi-Tech Computer people and retired people on the following recording?…it speaks for itself

 

IS IT TRUE that a couple of years ago GAGE attracted a company to Evansville that is called SS&C?…this attraction has become one of the most promising such projects brought to Evansville in recent history and continues to grow at as fast a pace as the local workforce will allow?…SS&C markets and maintains a software based product and has customers mostly engaging in Wall Street trading?…this software enables value to be recognized in obscure places where without the aid of sophisticated algorithms and talented programmers (HI-Tech Computer people) would not be possible?…SS&C recently made a considerable donation to USI to facilitate a professorship to teach the concepts used to value exotic investments?…at the rate they are going SS&C may just become the best and most value adding attraction project ever brought to SW Indiana?…if Debbie Dewey and the people at GAGE had the same opinion about HI-Tech Computer People that Commissioner Abell expressed last night they may well have dismissed SS&C as a group of people who do not support one dime?…archaic public policy made by stone age thinkers has contributed greatly to putting Evansville into the economic funk it has been wallowing in for years and perpetuating such things will not be good for any future recovery?

IS IT TRUE we hope that the Bill Gates’s, Larry Ellison’s, and even the Steve Jobs’s of this country do not learn about Commissioner Abell’s opinion of HI-Tech Computer People?…we also hope that some of the prodigal sons and daughters of Evansville who left town to achieve technology based successes do not hear about this because if they do the SS&C’s of the future will pass this place by like a dead dog on the side of the road?…for those who do not know, the CEO of SS&C is a prodigal son of Evansville who wanted to do something good for his hometown?…that prodigal son of Evansville is doing so and Evansville’s future may just depend on the benevolence of the HI-Tech Computer prodigal sons doing something great for the hometown?…we hope that other members of local government and the candidates who aspire to lead will have better sense than to demean the handiwork of the HI-Tech Computer People who have been rescuing this country from the grips of mediocrity for the last 40 years?

IS IT TRUE Evansville’s little version of March Madness tipped off yesterday at the Ford Center with the quarter final round of the Division 2 Men’s National Basketball Championships?…the games seem to have been spirited but the crowds were as sparse as last summer’s Kansas concert with attendance in the 750 per game range?…with all of the hype and celebration for landing this tournament one would think that a marketing effort would have been launched to bring in more than 750 people?…March Sadness has been suggested as a perfect way to describe the paltry attendance for this first day?…we doubt that the operational cost of the Ford Center was met and furthermore doubt that the hotels in town even noticed a difference in business due to this national championship?

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 Tuesday, March 25, 2014

 

Wayne Below                    Theft-Class  D Felony

(Habitual Offender Enhancement)

 

Luke Ambrose                    Theft-Class D Felony

 

Franz Costello                    Possession of a Destructive Device or Explosive-Class A Felony

Possession of Methamphetamine-Class D Felony

Unlawful Possession of Syringe-Class D Felony

Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor

(Habitual Substance Offender Enhancement)

(Habitual Offender Enhancement)

 

Andrea Johnson                Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator-Class D Felony

 

Michael McCallister        Operating a Motor Vehicle after Forfeiture of License for Life-

Class  C Felony

False Informing-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

 

Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are considered to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law

Law school ranking rumble

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University of Notre Dame Law School Dean Nell Jessup Newton admits she has mixed feelings about the annual law school rankings compiled and published by U.S. News & World Report.
On the one hand, the rankings provide some good consumer information to students thinking about getting a legal education.   But on the other hand, Newton said, the rankings have too much influence on the choices made by students, hiring practices of law firms and even the behavior of law schools in general.
Since the different groups do pay attention and blogs spotlight even the slightest movements on the list, law school deans cannot ignore the rankings no matter how much they may disparage them. Commonly, deans complain the comparison by U.S. News focuses on things that have little impact on the quality of education and do not measure the elements that schools  value.
Austen Parrish, still in his first semester as dean of Indiana University Maurer School of Law, holds a tempered view of the survey. They are what they are, he said, and smart deans do not run their law schools based on the U.S. News evaluation.
Still, Parrish acknowledges deans are not immune to the excitement or disappointment caused by a high or low ranking.
“I think as much as deans rail against it,” he said, “if they move up in the ranking, they celebrate pretty                hard.”

valpo-15col.jpg Valparaiso University Law School has always been listed in the “rank not published” section of the  U.S. News & World Report rankings because the rank falls below its cutoff. (Photo submitted)

For the 2015 U.S. News Law School Rankings, Notre Dame placed at No. 26 and Indiana University Maurer School of Law shared the No. 29 slot with the University of Georgia. Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law tied for No. 87 with six other schools including Michigan State University and the University of Louisville.
Valparaiso University Law School retained its listing as “rank not published” because its placement fell below  the cutoff line. The Indiana Tech Law School was not part of the rankings because it has not been accredited by the American   Bar Association.
How it works
Each year the news magazine issues its best graduate schools lists, ranking law schools, medical schools, engineering schools,  business schools, and undergraduate programs, among others. For law schools, the annual list has a great impact because U.S. News is about the only organization that reviews the accredited law schools in the country. The legal blog, Above the  Law, created its own Top 50 law schools list last year based on different criteria, mostly employment outcomes.
According to U.S. News, the methodology behind its rankings measures 12 separate elements and then applies a weighted  average so all the elements do not have an equal impact on the overall score. The 12 factors include assessments by law school deans as well as lawyers and judges, median LSAT score and median undergraduate GPA of the incoming class, expenditure per  student, and bar passage rates, along with employment rate for graduates nine months after completing law school.
Bob Morse, director of data research for U.S. News & World Report, explained the rankings include budget, job placement and prestige because the focus is from a student perspective. The survey does not measure faculty achievement or scholarly activity but instead concentrates on the factors that students can understand and use.
“Our intent isn’t to be a powerful force with the rankings,” Morse said. “U.S. News did not start doing the rankings with the goal of becoming an influential force in law school policy.”
However, Morse pointed out that of all the academic disciplines ranked by the magazine whether medicine, library science or any of the others, the strongest reaction to the listing comes from the law schools. One reason is because the other schools  are critiqued by a couple of different organizations, but among law schools, U.S. News holds almost a monopoly on the survey.
At Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, Dean Roger Huang agreed the rankings from U.S. News do not hold  as much sway with business schools.ranking-graphic-2col
Yet, he said if his college would drop in the rankings, he would reassure the alumni that the decline was not the result of something the college did or did not do. In addition, Huang would emphasize the institution was sticking to its mission of educating the hearts and minds  of the students to be ethical and use business in the proper way.
“We do not run our program to conform to the rankings,” Huang said.
Newton, Parrish and Andrew Klein, dean of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, echoed Huang. In addition,  they all maintained the U.S. News survey does not give a complete picture of their schools, and they questioned the  magazine’s methodology.    As an example, Klein pointed out that a small two-point move in a school’s median LSAT can cause a dramatic swing in the rankings but have zero impact on the quality of education.
Parrish attributed IU Maurer’s slip in the rankings to a drop in the school’s job placement. The Bloomington law school declined four places in the 2015 listing to No. 29 because, he explained, personnel problems in the school’s  placement office lowered the employment rate for students in the class of 2012. Since then, the law school has hired a new assistant dean of career and professional development, and the employment rate for the class of 2013 is 11 percent higher than for 2012.
“A one-year blip isn’t any concern to me at all,” Parrish said.
At Notre Dame, Newton has counseled students who enroll in programs solely based on the rankings. She has seen students forgo scholarships from law schools located in the area of the country they want to practice and instead pay full tuition and go someplace they don’t intend to stay just to attend an institution that is one or two slots higher in the rankings.
Despite her concerns about the influence the rankings have and the lack of transparency behind the calculations, Newton has never contacted U.S. News to discuss the situation. The rankings are a website, she said, that does not draw on the expertise of journalists, statisticians or social scientists.
“I don’t respect them enough to engage with them,” she said. “I don’t think they are going to listen to me.”
Morse said U.S. News does not tailor the rankings in response to law schools’ complaints and criticisms. Consequently, the rankings have credibility, he said, because the magazine is an independent judge.
He then noted what he called the hypocrisy of the law schools. For all the griping law schools do, 66 percent of the deans respond when U.S. News requests information.
Law schools do have the option of not providing data and assessments to the news magazine, but Newton compared that option  to the prisoner’s dilemma. Unless all the schools refuse to participate, those that do not return the forms will be punished with a lower ranking.
As such, Newton said she would not stop participating because she does not want Notre Dame to fall in the rankings. She does not want to hurt the students and alumni by having the school’s reputation downgraded.
Former IU McKinney dean Gary Roberts did not respond to U.S. News data requests for several years. When Klein became dean, the law school resumed submitting the data.
In fact, when Klein was interviewed for the dean position, he was asked about the rankings. He replied although the school was forced to pay attention to them, he would be ethical in reporting the data and not fudge it. He also asserted he would not make any changes that he thinks would diminish the program for the students just to do better in the rankings.
Klein agrees with Roberts that the rankings do not present an accurate portrayal of the quality of education offered at IU  McKinney, but there is the need to be pragmatic because people pay attention.
“There are many flaws in the rankings,” Klein said. “I don’t think that U.S. News does a very good job of measuring the quality of an institution’s education. But, unfortunately, some people pay attention to the rankings. We were doing a disservice to our law school by not participating.”•

IS IT TRUE March 26, 2014

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IS IT TRUE some of our Civic Center Moles are telling us that there are rumblings within the City Administration that if the City Council rescinds the $4.8 Million loan it was deceived into approving for Earthcare Energy that it will put the prospects of downtown Evansville being selected for the IU Medical School in peril? …this is one of the most absurd assertions that we have ever heard? …anyone who would concoct such a story and try to use it to block an effort to rescind this loan must have a lot to hide or a completely demented outlook on event linkage? …sanity would have one to believe that rescinding a loan that was passed under duress and false pretenses like patents and a working models that ready to begin mass production would make a governing body look wiser and bolder?…quite frankly this writer would never make an investment in a location where local government got the wool pulled over their eyes and then failed to correct the problem?  …the next few weeks will indeed be interesting to watch unfold as some people are seemingly choosing selfish politics over good stewardship of taxpayer dollars?

IS IT TRUE that the annual Gallup Study on the State of American Well being has once again placed greater Evansville in among the worst places in the United States for well being? …last year Evansville ranked 182nd out of the 189 places included in the research?…in 2013 Evansville found itself in a four way tie for 180th with Sheveport, LA; Mobile, AL; and Chattanooga, TN? …the scaled ranking earned by Evansville was 62.9 on a scale where scores ranged from a rock bottom low of 59.5 for Huntington, WV to 71.4 for Provo, UT which scored the highest?…among the nations large cities with metro areas over 1 million people our big neighbor to the east Louisville, KY finished deal last out of 52 with a score of 64.1? …just for the record and FYI to the local officials who question it when the City County Observer compares Evansville to Detroit, Detroit scored a 64.4 or 2.4% better than Evansville? …if this continuous situation in being in the bottom cluster of cities in Well Being is not a wake up call to Evansville’s leaders then they must have the phone off the hook?

IS IT TRUE it is of interest to learn just what is considered when calculating the well being index so the CCO downloaded the entire study to see how it is that Evansville seems to be a perennial bottom feeder? …the six domains of well-being comprise the national Well-Being Index, including life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, physical health, healthy behaviors, and basic access? … Combined, these domains create a composite score, which has been relatively stable since 2008, but not without upward and downward movement during this time? …in 2013, the national score fell to 66.2 from 66.7 in 2012, a statistically significant decrease that matches the previous low measured in 2011?…it seems as though the entire country scored lower than ever in 2013 so Evansville is not alone in its slide? …it is more than location that determines well being and when occupation is considered on a national scale the highest ranking of 73.3 goes to business owners and the lowest of 63.3 goes to manufacturing workers

IS IT TRUE when it comes to state rankings the upper plains states dominate the top five with North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Montana taking the top 5 spots? …they also incidentally have vibrant economies and low unemployment due to the oil boom? …the bottom five included West Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, and Ohio most of which felt the lash of the war on coal and saw a continuation of declining wages and a downwardly mobile population due to the nation’s energy policies finding their ways of life out of favor? …as a note 3 of the top states for well being are right to work states and three of the cellar dwellers are not right to work states for whatever that may be worth? …Indiana checked in at #40 up two places from last year?

IS IT TRUE the highest ranking place in Indiana was Indianapolis at #50 and Evansville brought up the rear in a four way tie for #180? …as congressional districts go, Indiana’s 8th District came in at #410 out of the 434 congressional districts? …the file size exceeds what WordPress will allow us to embed by you can cut and paste the following link into your browser to read the entire report?

http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/162029/file-610480715-pdf/WBI2013/Gallup-Healthways_State_of_American_Well-Being_Full_Report_2013.pdf?&__hssc=242697629.2.1395843777927&__hstc=242697629.309cd2705b637b36fee8285c2775549b.1395843777927.1395843777927.1395843777927.1&hsCtaTracking=a706f830-bf12-4782-8a6e-51fc2e144974%7C19bf7b53-67e4-425c-8245-3192cae5cf6d

Kentucky, Louisville expected to bring big basketball crowds to Indy

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By Erika Brock TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS – An estimated 40,000 people will be visiting Indianapolis this weekend to attend the Sweet Sixteen games of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

The ticket sales for this Friday’s matchups that pit Louisville against Kentucky and Michigan against Tennessee have already been 15 to 20 percent greater than last year, said Visit Indy spokesperson Morgan Greenlee.

With such a large amount of people heading to Indianapolis for the game, Visit Indy estimates a $20 million economic impact on the city.

“Originally we were estimating about a $19 million increase, but once we realized that UK (University of Kentucky) had won, the economic impact increased by $1 million,” said Greenlee.

Since businesses are expecting high visitation this weekend because of the increase in customers, many stores and restaurants have already begun to prepare.

“We already prepared last week and this week. We ordered the team (merchandise) that we thought would win and we loaded up on all the major team (merchandise),” said Thomas Gebauer, assistant manager of Collectors Den in Circle Center Mall.

Many restaurants and businesses have increased their staff throughout the weekend to help with customer service and are holding various promotions to draw more clientele.

“We are hosting the Louisville fans on Friday afternoon,” said Greg Stipek, manager of Champs on Washington Street. “We have high hopes and are fully staffed and ready to go.”

Along with broadcasting the games, Champs will also be serving red beer to the Louisville fans to celebrate their team colors.

While some businesses, such as Champs, are aiming for a specific crowd, Weber Grill’s general manager, Jacob Wright, said the restaurant isn’t looking for any specific crowd. But he said it will be increasing its staff for the weekend.

“With the teams we got coming here, we couldn’t have done any better,” said Stipek

Erika Brock is reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students. 

EPD Activity Report: March 25, 2014

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EPD Activity Report: March 25, 2014

Spring Heavy Trash Pick-Up Begins Next Monday, March 31

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The Evansville Water & Sewer Utility announces Heavy Trash Pick-up will begin next Monday, March 31, and will run through Friday, May 30. The semi-annual curbside service is available to city residents who pay for trash service with their water bill, including newly-annexed areas. Apartment complexes, mobile home communities and business/commercial customers are not eligible.

The collection schedule and area maps are available on the City’s GIS website www.evansvillegis.com/trash by clicking “Heavy Trash Pickup Dates” on the right of the webpage. To help keep crews on schedule and prevent heavy trash from sitting out on the curb longer than necessary, the number of days allocated for collection in each specific area has been determined based on the volume of heavy trash set out by residents in the past and the number of days required to complete the trash collection.

Heavy trash must be placed in manageable, organized piles where normal weekly trash is collected before 6 a.m. on the first day collection is scheduled in an area.
Items that will be collected include:

• Carpet

o Must be rolled in sections no longer than 4 ft. and no wider than 2 ft. in diameter

• Furniture

o Sofas, tables, chairs, mattresses, box springs, etc.

• Appliances

o Stoves, refrigerators, washing machines, water heaters, etc. o Limit two of each type of appliance per household

• Electronics

o Televisions, stereos, etc. o NO computers or accessories

• Building materials/construction debris

o Must be in trash cans, boxes, etc. of such size and weight that they can be reasonably lifted by two average adults o Containers must be strong enough that they do not break apart while being lifted even if they are wet o Privacy fence sections must be cut in half or smaller manageable size o NO concrete blocks, bricks or steel poles

Items that will NOT be collected include:

• Any trash that Allied Waste would pick up as part of its regular residential waste collection contract

• Automobile parts

• Batteries

• Tires

• Hazardous materials

• Computers or accessories

• Concrete blocks, bricks or steel poles
Heavy trash that does not meet these requirements will not be picked up. If a customer puts heavy trash out according to the requirements but feels they were missed, they should call Republic Services (formerly Allied Waste) at 424-3345 within two days to report a possible missed pick-up.
Note that many items not collected through the City’s heavy trash pick-up can be properly disposed of through programs offered by the Solid Waste District, including Tire Amnesty Days, Electronics Recycling Days and Household Hazardous Waste Day (Tox Away Day). Additional information about these programs and upcoming program dates is available in the Solid Waste District’s section of the city/county

website www.evansvillegov.org/Index.aspx?page=50, or by calling 436-7800.

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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                                ASHLEY                                LYNN                                HAMIL-HOSTETLER                            
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 28
Residence: 713       MOLLBROOKE TRL EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/26/2014 2:05:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 500
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 500
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 500
Total Bond Amount: $1500
                                WENDY                                LASHELLE                                STONE                            
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 32
Residence: 217        E. OREGON EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 3/25/2014 10:13:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
                                CHRISTOPHER                                DANIEL                                BRANSON                            
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 27
Residence: 100       OSSI ST EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 3/25/2014 7:31:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
TRESPASS [AM] 100
Total Bond Amount: $100
                                THOMAS                                EARL                                EVANS                            
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 43
Residence: 2021      OLD BUSINESS 41 EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/25/2014 7:09:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
BATTERY-HFF DOMESTIC [AM] 500
RESIST LAW ENFORCEMENT [AM] 100
Total Bond Amount: $600
                                ROBERT                                LEE                                BREHM                            
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 38
Residence: 651       E FLORIDA ST                                                 EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/25/2014 6:14:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 250
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF [BM] 50
AUTO THEFT- OTHR VEHICLES [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
                                JAMES                                JIMMY                                MCGAHA                            
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 46
Residence: 1656      S EVANS AVE EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/25/2014 5:56:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
TRAFFIC-OPERATE W/O EVER RECEIVING LIC 100
Total Bond Amount: $100
                                HALI                                GEAN                                HANDZO                            
Race: Black / Sex: Female / Age: 20
Residence: 2678      ESSEX DR EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/25/2014 5:11:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
BATTERY-HFF DOMESTIC PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
                                TERRY                                RAY                                FLOYD                            
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 58
Residence: 515       N TENTH AVE EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/25/2014 4:29:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
OMVWI-PRIOR OR PASSENGER <18 IN VEH [DF] 500
Total Bond Amount: $500
                                MONTE                                ALAN                                OGLESBY                            
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 57
Residence: 100       OSSI ST EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/25/2014 3:58:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 250
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 250
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 250
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 250
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 250
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 250
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 250
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 250
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
                                MATHEW                                CHARLES                                KNIGHT                            
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 23
Residence: 7022      HWY 57 MACKEY, IN
Booked: 3/25/2014 3:14:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
                                JUSTIN                                STEVEN                                STEELE                            
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 28
Residence: 4580      SPRING VALLEY RD EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 3/25/2014 3:13:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE FELONY 0
PAROLE VIOLATION – STATE 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
                                DALARRIUS                                TYQUON                                JACKSON                            
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 20
Residence: 421       S LINWOOD AVE                                                EVANSVILLE          , IN
Booked: 3/25/2014 1:19:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 250
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
                                JENNIFER                                NICOLE                                SACHS                            
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 27
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The ACA – having an impact on you

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Ron Bacon

 

Session has ended, and we are now in the legislative season called the interim. The interim simply provides an opportunity to look into issues that we don’t always have the time for during session. For me in particular, this means looking into federal legislation and how it will impact Hoosiers.

Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), I have been very vocal about what I believe are the unintended but extremely negative consequences that it will have on individuals and businesses. This is a message which I have shared with you on more than one occasion because I believe that the ACA is bad policy.

As the March 31st deadline for enrollment approaches, we are still finding out what exactly is in the ACA. Just recently, I learned of a buried health insurance tax which is referred to as a “health insurance provider fee.” This is a new tax on health insurance premiums that will have very little impact on large employers but will increase individual and small group health insurance premiums by 2-3 percent. This tax does not have a fixed rate and will be set annually by the Treasury in order to meet a specified amount of revenue. This year alone, the tax will cost Americans an added $8 billion.

As our unemployment rate continues to recover from the recession, this is not a tax that I believe our nation can afford to gamble with. I am concerned about the impact it will have on our economy and that it may jeopardize small businesses’ ability to hire new workers or to provide health insurance coverage for their current employees.

While this is not a tax directly targeted at individuals, I think it is safe to say that any newly imposed tax on health insurance providers will be passed along to the consumer. As a member of the Indiana legislature, who serves on the Public Health Committee, I am alarmed by the impact this tax will have on Hoosier businesses and my constituents.

It is no secret that I have hoped for the entire ACA to eventually be repealed, but even if this small burdensome tax could be delayed or repealed, that would be a minor victory to me.

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