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GOT JOBS
Senator Braun to call on Senate to follow impeachment rules in Point of Order
WASHINGTON – The Senate rules for impeachments are being thrown out the window .
Not only is Senate Democratic Leadership attempting to dismiss an impeachment without trial for the first time, they’re also not following the basic rules of the Senate like issuing a “writ of summons” to Secretary Mayorkas.
In every one of the 21 impeachments in American history, the Senate has issued a “writ of summons” to the impeached party requesting either his presence before the Senate or a written response to the charges.
The Senate rules of impeachment clearly say a writ of summons “shall” be issued, leaving no room for interpretation.
Senator Mike Braun will raise a point of order today and ask Senators to vote to issue this required writ of summons to Secretary Mayorkas to hear his response to the charges that he willfully and systematically refused to comply with the law and broke public trust.
“President Biden and his allies in the Senate are trying to sweep this impeachment under the rug because they don’t want to talk about their open border policy and the Americans who have lost their lives because of it,” said Senator Mike Braun. “They’re breaking even the most basic rules of the Senate to stop the American people from hearing about their catch-and-release program that’s let millions into our country with no right to be here.”
In President Trump’s first impeachment trial when Republicans controlled the Senate, a writ of summons was issued which President Trump responded to with a substantive response to the charges against him for all Senators to consider (see pages 7 to 14).
The U.S. House of Representatives has impeached Secretary Mayorkas on two counts following an extensive, five-phase investigation. Concerning the first Article of Impeachment (catch and release), the Committee demonstrated that Secretary Mayorkas refused to detain illegal immigrants as federal law requires him to do, instead putting forward his own catch-and-release program.
Caitlin Clark, Catalyst For Change
Caitlin Clark, The Catalyst For Change
Last year, national television broadcast exactly one of the Indiana Fever’s 36 WNBA games.
This year, things will be a little different. There will be 40 regular season games and 36 of the Fever’s contests—that’s 90%—will be broadcast nationally.
What happened?
Two words: Caitlin Clark.
Clark may be the hottest name in all sports right now.
Although her Iowa Hawkeyes did not win the NCAA women’s basketball championship, Clark electrified the nation and the world with her play.
In each of the last three games she played during the tournament, a new record for viewership was set.
The championship game in which Iowa fell in defeat to South Carolina drew 18.7 million viewers—peaking at 24 million at one point during the broadcast. By contrast, the men’s championship battle drew an audience of 14.8 million, which means the women played for a crowd roughly 25% larger than the guys did.
Just as important, the women’s championship game was the most widely viewed basketball game in five years.
The Fever had the first pick in the WNBA draft.
They wisely used it to choose Clark.
Her arrival has already made an impact. The demand for tickets to Fever games—and the prices people must pay for them—have jumped in many places by 500%. Jerseys and other forms of fan apparel also have formed a skyrocketing market.
Even that does not capture the full import of Clark’s presence on the court—and in the world’s consciousness.
She appears to be one of those protean, transformational figures, one who will alter, likely forever, the way we view both sports and women.
Much attention has been focused on the relatively paltry sum—under $80,000—she will receive as a rookie in the WNBA. That’s about 1/200th of what the NBA’s top draft pick earned this year.
That disparity, though, is about to change.
Clark will be the catalyst for that change. Her massive celebrity and earning power will kick open doors, knock down walls, and shatter ceilings. Where she goes others will follow.
That she has become the face of women’s basketball already has prompted carping from within and around the sport.
One meme that pollinated much of social media offered pointed commentary about the irony of a white girl earning so much attention when she lost to a mostly Black team coached by a Black woman.
The criticism has validity but also is somewhat beside the point. A tide as large as the one Clark has generated will lift many, many boats, regardless of the skin color or ancestry of those who captain those boats.
That is the nature both of figures who loom as large as Clark does and of moments laden with as much possibility as this one is.
Clark takes pride in being a basketball player, but she is much more than that. She’s a jump-shooting argument for women to receive as much as men—and maybe even a little bit more.
The historic argument in sports for women receiving lower compensation than men was that the guys were the ones who put more butts in the seats and attracted more eyeballs to the screens.
But Clark demonstrates that this no longer is true.
Now—and perhaps for the foreseeable future—she has the largest constituency in sports.
Just as Taylor Swift has assumed a place in pop culture as large as that of Elvis Presley and the Beatles in earlier eras, Clark now stands shoulder to shoulder with Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan, figures who transcended the world of sports.
The predictions that she will expand and redefine what’s possible for women athletes—and women, period—are shortsighted.
She’s already done that.
The only question that remains is just how fast and far the changes she brings in her wake will go.
There is irony in this, of course. The fact that Caitlin Clark has emerged to shake off the unjust constraints placed on women and girls on the court while much of the political culture works to place artificial limits on them is proof that human history has a cruel sense of humor.
But that’s the big picture.
The smaller picture is much more fun.
For the next few years, we Hoosiers will get to watch Clark swell the dreams of girls and women everywhere, one swish at a time.
FOOTNOTE: John Krull is director of Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism and publisher of TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students. The views expressed are those of the author only and should not be attributed to Franklin College.
EVANSVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION
EVANSVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
Monday, April 22nd, 2024
4:15 p.m. Room 307, Civic Center Complex
- EXECUTIVE SESSION:
- An executive session will be held prior to the open session.
- The executive session is closed as provided by:
- I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(5): To receive information about and interview prospective employees.
- I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(6)(A): With respect to any individual over whom the governing body has jurisdiction to receive information concerning the individual’s alleged misconduct.
- I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(9): To discuss a job performance evaluation of individual employees. This subdivision does not apply to a discussion of the salary, compensation, or benefits of employees during a budget process.
- OPEN SESSION:
- CALL TO ORDER:
- ACKNOWLEDGE GUESTS:
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
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- April 10th, 2024 (Sutton, Thompson)
- APPROVAL OF CLAIMS:
- PROBATIONARY OFFICER UPDATE:
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- Update for officers in SWILEA/Field Training.
- NEW DISCIPLINE:
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- 24-PDO-03 – Officer Michael Dockery – Badge Number 1473 – 21 Day Suspension Without Pay (Not Appealed)
- APPLICANTS:
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- 24-015
- 23-177
- 23-105
- 24-007
- RESIGNATIONS:
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- Officer Collin Michael Kinkade, Badge Number 1581, resigning effective April 27th, 2024, after serving nine months and seventeen days with the Evansville Police Department.
- Officer Jesse Joe Neikirk, Badge Number 1550, resigning effective April 29th, 2024, after serving one year, nine months, and twenty-four days with the Evansville Police Department.
- REMINDERS:
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- The next scheduled meeting is May 13th, 2024, at 4:15pm.
- ADJOURNMENT:
Join Us for Our May 2024 Mutts at Myriad Event: Brews and Bites
Join Us for Our May 2024 Mutts at Myriad Event: Brews and Bites
Newburgh, Indiana – Mutts at Myriad, the beloved collaborative community event by the Warrick Humane Society and Myriad Brewing Company, is mixing up some magic with a Fan Favorite. This is a Beer and Food pairing event taking place this Saturday, April 20th. We invite beer and food lovers everywhere to come on down to explore your taste buds between 12 pm-3 pm. And, of course, don’t forget to bring your dog along!
Event Highlights:
● Tasty Tastings: Eight of Myriad’s delicious beers paired with eight different Savory and Sweet Snacks. Features local businesses like LK’s Sweet Temptations and Frost and Flames.
● WHS Pop-Up Shop: Explore our collection of goodies available for purchase, all in support of Warrick Humane Society’s mission.
● Building Hope Information Station: Learn about our Capital Campaign: Building Hope, and discover ways to help us in our efforts to build a new shelter.
● Puppy Snuggles: Cuddle with some adorable puppies for a donation!
To register for the Tasting portion of this event, please buy your tickets here: https://checkout.square.site/…/EIA7R3UBYFF6ZEVFK3B3SNTY
Buying tickets ahead of time is $30, for purchase, the day of it is $35.
For more details about the event and registration, please visit the Warrick Humane Society Facebook page.
About Warrick Humane Society: Warrick Humane Society, a no-kill shelter located in Newburgh, Indiana. It was founded in 1983 by a handful of dedicated volunteers who rescued lost, injured, and neglected animals. Since WHS opened its building in 1997 and began actively working with Animal Control agencies and other rescue organizations, WHS has saved thousands of animals and placed them in loving homes. Warrick Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) no-kill rescue dedicated to improving companion animals’ lives. WHS does not receive any funding from taxes or any national organizations. WHS is funded entirely by individual and corporate donations, bequests, grants and fundraising events. Because all animals adopted by WHS are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, treated for parasites, and microchipped as well as receiving any other special care they may need, finding enough funding is always a challenge.
Opportunity Fair for High School Students SPONSORED BYAfrican American Males
Evansville Commission on the Social Status of African American Males will host an Opportunity Fair for students seeking employment after high school.
(Evansville, IN) – The Evansville Commission on the Social Status of African American Males will host an Opportunity Fair on Friday, April 26, highlighting career opportunities available across the region for juniors and seniors seeking employment after high school.
The event, which will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Old National Events Plaza, will feature a teensummit and job fair. There will be a broad range of companies present at the job fair from manufacturing to healthcare. The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will provide transportation from the high schools.
Evansville City Councilman Alex Burton, a city council representative on the Evansville Commission on the Social Status of African American Males is the event coordinator.
“The end of the school year is swiftly approaching, and the intent of this event is to make career opportunities even more accessible,” Burton said. “Area employers are hiring, and it is important for the classes of 2024 and 2025 to know of their options and their earnings potential immediately after high school.”
Many of the employers who will be present also provide tuition reimbursement to further education in the future. The event is free and open to all high school students.
The Evansville Commission on the Social Status of African American Males was established in 1999 because of legislative findings and statistical studies that revealed disturbing conditions and trends for African American males in Indiana, the work of the Evansville Commission on the Social Status of African American Males
focuses on practical solutions and remedies to problems affecting African American Males in the areas of education, employment, health, and criminal justice.Students may register for this event by visiting the REGISTRATION LINK. For more information, contact the Evansville Commission on the Social Status of African American Males at (812) 436-492
LEADERSHIP EVERYONE TO HOST ANNUAL MEETING AT BOSSE HIGH SCHOOL
Leadership Everyone (LE) will host its Annual Meeting this year at Bosse High School on May 7, 5:30-7 pm. The event will celebrate LE’s work throughout the region, recognize new LE alumni, elect the 2024-2025 Board of Directors, and showcase work done at Bosse.
High School’s Fine Gallery on May 7, 5:30-7 pm.
In the past several years, LE has been holding visioning sessions at Bosse for both students and teachers, taking teachers through the Community Leadership Program, providing support for teachers, as well as doing full-day Leadership Training for all Bosse seniors. Through LE partners, SABIC, BMWC, and BrandSafway, a brand new chemistry lab was built for the school. And Wesselman Woods provided a greenhouse renovation.
“We love Bosse High School and are so excited to be helping in every way we can,” says Leadership Everyone CEO, Lynn Miller Pease. “We are thrilled to hold our Annual Meeting at Bosse so that even more people can see how great this school is, and more importantly, how they can help make it even better!”
Leadership Everyone holds its Annual Meeting each year to celebrate and honor the year’s accomplishments, highlighting those who help make the organization impactful. The Annual allows LE members to witness the success of the past year’s Community Leadership Programs, VOICE, Celebration of Leadership, and other projects, in addition to honoring new and outstanding alumni. They also elect the Board and Officers for the coming year. This year, Bosse seniors will speak on their experience with Servant Leadership, and tours will be given of the greenhouse and chemistry lab.
Tickets for the event are $25 and are free for students and their families. Ticket sales and information about sponsorship opportunities can be found at leannual2024.eventbrite.com.
Ivy Tech Day Planned for April 23
Evansville, Ind. — For 24 hours, Ivy Tech alumni, faculty, staff, donors, and community members will have an opportunity to break down barriers to higher education while celebrating Ivy Tech’s 2ndAnnual Ivy Tech Day, Tuesday, April 23. Donations may be made on April 23 at Ivytech.edu/giveday.
“This is a day dedicated to raising awareness and funds for Ivy Tech and we want to activate our alumni, our staff and faculty, and the community to share the important work happening at Indiana’s largest postsecondary institution and engine of workforce development,” said Chancellor Daniela Vidal.
Funds raised on Ivy Tech Day will support the areas of greatest need at Ivy Tech Evansville and Tell City, such as emergency aid for students. “By rallying community support, we aim to empower our students to overcome financial obstacles and pursue their educational goals with confidence,” Vidal added.
Go Green
As part of Ivy Tech Day celebrations, the Evansville campus is hosting a range of engaging activities and initiatives on campus in Evansville and Tell City for students, faculty and staff, kicking off with breakfasts in Evansville and Tell City featuring mayoral proclamations. The community is invited to join Ivy Tech Evansville and “Go Green” to honor Ivy Tech’s impact. Businesses and organizations are asked to illuminate their spaces in green lights and help to encourage donations, and in Evansville the Old Courthouse and main street will feature a familiar green glow.
Chancellor Challenge
Everyone can participate in the Chancellor Challenge, by posting a picture on social media wearing green or with an Ivy Tech logo in the picture and tagging it with #growivygrow #chancellorchallenge #ivytechevansville or #ivytechtellcity. Prizes will be awarded.
Azzip GiveBack
Azzip Pizza at all Indiana locations has also partnered with Ivy Tech to do a Giveback Day, providing 20% of sales to Ivy Tech. Check Ivy Tech Evansville Facebook for the barcode to use – or if ordering online, use GiveBack04.
Ivy Tech contributes nearly $4 billion annually to Indiana’s economy, including a net impact of $3.6 billion from alumni working across the state. More than 40,000 degrees, certificates and certifications are awarded annually, and 93 percent of graduates stay in Indiana to pursue their careers. More than 40 percent of Ivy Tech students are the first in their families to attend college, and 25 percent are students of color.
The inaugural Ivy Tech Day in 2023 inspired 2,032 gifts raising more than $243,000.
Softball welcomes Murray State for 3-game series
Game one set for 5 p.m. Friday
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – After two weekends on the road, the University of Evansville softball team returns home for its final two weekend series of the season, beginning on Friday with the series opener against Murray State. ESPN+ will have the live coverage of all three games.
Last Time Out
– Southern Illinois earned a 3-game series sweep last weekend in Carbondale but the Purple Aces put their best foot forward in Sunday’s finale
– Brooke Voss’ sacrifice fly gave UE a 1-0 lead in the first before single runs by the Salukis in the second and third gave them a 2-1 lead and two late insurance runs made it the final of 4-1
Power Play
– Freshman Brooke Voss batted in all four runs by the Purple Aces in last weekend’s series at SIU
– Her 3-run home run in the first inning of the second game tied her for the team lead with five on the season
– Voss finished the Drake series with a 4-for-4 performance, marking her career high in hits; in the final two game of the series, she went 5-for-6
– Over her last 20 games, Voss is batting .357 with 20 hits in 56 at-bats while seeing her batting average rise from .146 to its current mark of .269
Another Strong Weekend
– Recording two hits in six at-bats during the SIU series, Taylor Howe led the team with a .333 average in the 3-game set
– That came on the heels of a strong finish to the Drake series that saw her go 2-3 with a home run and a career-high four RBI
– Entering that game, Howe had just one RBI in her first 23 games of the season
Scouting the Opponent
– Murray State opens the weekend with a 19-23 mark and sit at 7-10 in MVC contests
– Taylor Jackson leads the Racers with a .290 batting average while Lily Fischer is batting .270; both have started all 42 games
– Kayleigh White paces the team with 17 RBI