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State Comptroller Announces Retirement from Public Service After 20 Years

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

STATEHOUSE – Auditor of State Tera Klutz, whose operating title was recently changed by state law to State Comptroller, submitted her resignation to Governor Eric J. Holcomb earlier today and notified her staff that she would be stepping away from public service.

“The past 20 years of leading and serving the financial offices of state and local government have been challenging, rewarding and the opportunity of a lifetime,” Comptroller Klutz said about her career in public service.

“In 2002, I left public accounting to join the Allen County Auditor’s office because I was looking for more flexibility for my young family. What I found was my dream job. My career in government started as the state was dramatically changing the way property was assessed and taxed resulting in tax bill delays in all 92 counties. While working through those early challenges, I learned I had a passion for solving problems and helping people, which ultimately led me to run for office at the local and then state levels.”

Comptroller Klutz was appointed by Gov. Holcomb in 2017 as State Auditor. In nearly seven years, she has implemented a more efficient way to pay the state’s bills in half the time, modernized the state’s payroll system and overhauled the Indiana Transparency Portal to include easier access to government finance information.

“The highlight of my public service career has been working with my team of dedicated public servants who provide accountable and reliable back-office functions that keep our State running efficiently and successfully.

“My service as the State Comptroller afforded me the opportunity to travel the state and meet so many Hoosiers. I am especially grateful for the welcome and respect our local and state officials have shown me.”

Comptroller Klutz will continue her service through November 30.

“I am excited about my next chapter – spending more time with family and friends, and returning to a career in the private sector,” said Comptroller Klutz. “I have committed to helping the Governor, if so desired, to find a qualified individual to serve as Indiana’s next State Comptroller and assist in a smooth transition of responsibilities.”

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 About the Comptroller

Tera K. Klutz is the 57th Indiana Auditor of State and the first Certified Public Accountant to serve as the state’s Chief Financial Officer. Effective July 1, 2023, Klutz also became the first State Comptroller for Indiana, per House Enrolled Act 1001.

Appointed by Governor Eric J. Holcomb in January 2017, elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, Klutz is focused on providing accurate information, maintaining and enhancing government transparency, and delivering great customer service to ALL Hoosiers.

Prior to becoming the State Comptroller, Klutz served as the County Auditor in Allen County, the third largest county in the state by population and the largest geographically.  First elected in 2010 and again in 2014, Klutz streamlined local government processes, reduced debt, and maintained a balanced budget with responsible reserves. Between 2013 and 2016, Klutz was very active in the Association of Indiana Counties’ Legislative Committee serving as the Chairwoman where she oversaw and directed the Association’s legislative priorities.

In 2016, Klutz was named Auditor of the Year by the Indiana Auditors’ Association for her dedicated and tireless work. Before serving in the public sector, Klutz was as a Senior Accountant at Crowe and PwC in Ft. Wayne.

As State Comptroller, Klutz manages the Indiana Transparency Portal to provide Hoosiers an easily accessible and in-depth look at Indiana’s finances and assets. In addition, she created an Internal Controls Department to review and document the processes within the office to reduce the risk of misstatement and opportunities for fraud.

Klutz holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Indiana University- Purdue University Fort Wayne. She is a member of the Indiana CPA Society, the American Institute of CPAs, and Cornerstone Lutheran Church. She and her husband Zach have two daughters, Alyx and Julian, along with two Goldendoodles, Margo and Leo.

About the Comptroller’s Office

The State Comptroller’s office has four main areas — Accounts Payable, Accounting and Reporting, Local Government, and Payroll. Each of these departments plays a crucial role in the functionality of state government. From paying state employees to balancing the state’s checkbook to working with locals and developing year-end financial reports, these departments and the employees within them are dedicated to accurate and transparent accounting on behalf of Hoosiers across the state. To learn more about these specific departments, click here.

As State Comptroller, Klutz has four primary responsibilities including:

  • Accounting for all state funds
  • Overseeing and disbursing county, city, town, and school tax distributions
  • Paying the state’s bills and state employees
  • Administering Indiana’s Deferred Compensation Plan, known as Hoosier START

 

Gov. Holcomb announces Judicial Appointments for Howard and Vanderburgh Counties

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INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced two judicial appointments in Howard and Vanderburgh Counties.

Rebecca R. Vent has been appointed to the Howard County Superior Court #2 and will replace Judge Brant J. Parry who will step down Dec. 31, 2023.

Vent currently works in private practice in Kokomo. Since 2008, she has served as an attorney for the Kokomo School Corporation and since 2012 she has worked as a part-time public defender for Children in Need of Serves (CHINS) cases. Previously, Vent served as a part-time deputy prosecutor in the Howard County Prosecutor’s Office and was a contract attorney for the Department of Child Services. Vent volunteers as a guardian ad litem which advocates for children in CHINs cases.

Vent received an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and a law degree from Ohio Northern University.

Gov. Holcomb also appointed Jillian Kratochvil to the Vanderburgh County Superior Court #1 and she will replace Judge Brett J. Niemeier who resigned Sept. 2.

Kratochvil currently works as an attorney with Stoll Keeon Ogden PLLC in Evansville and has worked in private practice since 2014. Her practice has a primary focus of family law, and she serves as a family law mediator. Kratochvil assists in public defender cases in Posey County and accepts criminal appointments in the federal court. She is a member of the Vanderburgh County CASA Board, the Reitz Home Museum Board and the St. Vincent Learning Center.

Kratochvil received an undergraduate degree from Indiana University and a law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law.

Vent and Kratochvil will be sworn in as Judges on a date to be determined.

39 Hoosier artists strengthen careers, communities through fellowships from the Indiana Arts Commission  

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(INDIANAPOLIS) Today, the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) announced it has awarded $78,000 to 39 creative entrepreneurs to fund arts projects around the state through the agency’s On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator program.

Each funded project will support the pursuit of a clearly defined business goal that also supports the entrepreneur’s community.   

“The On-Ramp 2023 cohort is representative of the incredible talent, skill, and entrepreneurial spirit that is on display from artists all around the Hoosier state,” said Jordan Adams, Artist Services Program Manager with the Indiana Arts Commission. “The On-Ramp Fellowship allows artists to grow their creative careers here in Indiana, supporting economic growth and creating more vibrant places for Indiana residents to live, work, play, study, and stay.”

Marion Country resident Solomon Mabry, a fashion photographer, plans to use his fellowship to develop a photography book of Indiana-based fashion designers. The fellowship funding will be devoted to the necessary fees for producing the book. Mabry’s goals for the project include further developing his body of work and further establishing the relationships within the local Indiana fashion community.

Sydney Wells, a writer from Bartholomew County, plans to utilize her fellowship to write and produce her next project, the Good Days/Bad Days Journal, which will fulfill a need for young kids to have a safe space to write, reflect, and create while working through both tough situations and exciting or new chapters in their lives. Wells’ goal for the project is to publish the journal and distribute it to non-profit organizations, schools, and bookstores to give children a tool for processing the highs and lows that come with both everyday and more extreme stressors.  

EDS K-6 Technology Instructor Awarded VEX GO Grant by TechPoint Foundation

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Evansville Day School K-6 Technology Instructor Ms. Chamness has been selected to receive the prestigious VEX GO Grant from TechPoint Foundation for Youth. This grant will provide an incredible opportunity to enhance the learning experience of our primary and middle school students. The VEX GO Grant will equip the PS and MS classrooms with a set of 10 VEX GO robots, ensuring a dynamic and engaging hands-on learning experience for our students. This initiative will bring robotics education to life, fostering creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

In addition to the state-of-the-art robots, the grant also includes a comprehensive curriculum specially designed for VEX GO. This curriculum will be seamlessly integrated into our second-semester coursework, enriching the educational journey of our students. By leveraging the skills they are currently acquiring through our classroom STEAM bins, students will transition into the captivating world of robotics, further broadening their horizons.

This design ensures that students are not only captivated by the learning process but also equipped with the tools and knowledge needed to excel in robotics. Furthermore, the grant extends educational support to both the students and Ms. Chamness, providing a foundation for success in this exciting venture.

MVC schedule continues for UE volleyball

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Aces travel to Southern Illinois and Missouri State

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Week two of Missouri Valley Conference play will see the University of Evansville volleyball team travel to Southern Illinois and Missouri State.  UE opens the weekend on Friday evening in Carbondale at 6 p.m. before traveling to Springfield, Mo. for a 4 p.m. contest on Saturday; the match against the Bears will be carried on ESPN+.

Last Time Out

– In its second home match of the season, the Purple Aces welcomed Chicago State on Monday evening

– Hitting .329 in the contest, the Cougars earned a 3-0 win over UE

– Giulia Cardona and Melanie Feliciano finished with 10 kills each

She’s #1

– Giulia Cardona finished the first conference weekend with an unreal average of 8.86 kills per set

– After finishing with 26 at Murray State, Cardona reset her career-high with 36 at Belmont on Saturday

– Her 36 kills was the most in the NCAA in a 4-set match this season and tied for the highest tally in any match of the 2023 season

– For her efforts, Cardona was recognized as the MVC Player of the Week for the second time this season and third instance in her career

– She continues to lead the nation with 5.67 kills and 6.46 points per set while her 14.78 attacks per game is second nationally

Scouting the Opposition

– After splitting their first two MVC matches of 2023, Southern Illinois enters Friday’s match with a 9-4 overall record

– The Salukis defeated UIC last weekend by a 3-1 final before falling to Valpo in straight sets on Saturday

– One of the most accurate hitters in the MVC is Imani Hartfield, who is third in the league with a season tally of .394

– Missouri State dropped to 6-8 on the season with a pair of conference losses to Valparaiso and UIC

– Deja Bickers paces the Bears with 3.11 kills per frame

Setting up the Offense

– Averaging 11.86 assists over the first two MVC matches, Kora Ruff improved her season average to 10.71/set, which is third in the conference

– Ruff’s average is 15th in the nation

– Defensively, she has chipped an average of 2.62 digs, which is 20th in the league

– In the final two contests of the DePaul Invitational, Ruff averaged an unreal 14.57 assists including a season-high of 54 against Northern Illinois

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Gov. Holcomb directs flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of State Sen. Jack E. Sandlin

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INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff in Marion and Johnson Counties and at the Indiana Statehouse to honor the life and legacy of Sen. Jack E. Sandlin. Sen. Sandlin unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 20.

Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, Sept. 29. Gov. Holcomb is asking residents and businesses in Marion and Johnson Counties to lower their flags to half-staff.

Eagles clash against reigning champions in crucial road slate

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (6-9, 2-2 OVC) looks for its first road win in the NCAA Division I era this weekend as the Screaming Eagles face the reigning Ohio Valley Conference Champion, Tennessee State University (2-10, 2-0 OVC). USI is fifth in the conference standings and needs to be in the top eight to make it to the conference tournament in November.
 
Game Coverage
Information about USI Volleyball, including live stats, video, and audio broadcasts, is available on USIScreamingEagles.com. 
 
Tickets
Admission to the USI Volleyball matches this weekend is free.
 
Screaming Eagles Headlines:
Eagles Can’t Tame Panthers. The Screaming Eagles took a tough loss to Eastern Illinois Tuesday night at home. USI bounced back with a stunning second set but could not keep the momentum, falling 3-1.
 
You Have To #OVCit. USI hits the road for a crucial matchup against the reigning OVC Champion, Tennessee State. The Eagles have yet to win on the road since joining NCAA DI and the OVC.
 
Consistent Starts. Junior Carly Sobieralski has totaled 20 or more assists in all 15 matches. Senior Leah Anderson has racked up 10 or more kills in 13 matches while sophomore Keira Moore has nabbed 10 or more digs in 12 matches.
 
Double-Doubles. Three Eagles have secured double-doubles this season. Junior Carly Sobieralski leads the team with eight double-doubles while senior Leah Anderson has recorded five and senior Abby Bednar has totaled four.
 
Nationally Acclaimed. Due to USI being in the DI reclassification period, the Eagles are not ranked in the NCAA statistical rankings. However, USI would rank 34th in service aces (98) and 47th in total attacks (1,946). Senior Leah Anderson would stand 15th in total attacks (556), 32nd in attacks per set (10.93), 36th in total points (231.5), and 45th in total kills (195) while senior Abby Bednar would stand 45th in aces (24). (as of 9/26)
 
OVC Leaderboard. USI ranks third in service aces per set (1.78), fourth in opponent hitting percentage (.191), and fifth in opponent aces per set (1.51). The Eagles are fifth in the OVC standings going into the weekend.
 
Team Leaders. Senior Leah Anderson leads the pack with 195 kills with senior Abby Bednar trailing close behind with 176 kills. Bednar leads the team with 24 aces. Junior Paris Downing has nabbed 53 blocks while sophomore Keira Moore has added 194 digs. Junior Carly Sobieralski has shown true potential in the passing game, putting up 473 assists.
 
OVC Leaders. Senior Leah Anderson has her name in three categories, nabbing second in points per set (4.21), fourth in kills per set (3.55), and 10th in aces per set (0.38). Senior Abby Bednar sits fourth in aces per set (0.44) and fifth in points per set (4.00) and kills per set (3.26). Junior Carly Sobieralski ranks fifth in assists per set (8.60) while junior Paris Downing and sophomore Keira Moore round out the OVC leaders with Downing being fifth in blocks per set (0.96) and Moore being seventh in digs per set (3.53).
 
About Tennessee State. The Lady Tigers are on a roll going into the weekend after defeating Tennessee Tech, 3-2 in a pair of matches. TSU is 2-10 overall with a 2-0 OVC record. The Lady Tigers are one of the best defensively, leading the conference in blocks per set (2.45) and standing fourth in opponent digs per set (14.33) and opponent assists per set (11.25). TSU leads the all-time record against USI, 2-0.
 
Leading the Lady Tigers. The reigning defensive player of the week, Kennedy Davis, leads the conference and Lady Tigers in blocks per set (1.15) while Gabrielle Johnson stands close behind with 1.04 blocks per set. Celianiz Cabranes leads the pack in digs and is fifth in digs per set (4.54) within the conference. Hennesys Lalane is the leading passer for TSU with 256 assists and ranks seventh in the OVC in assists per set (7.31).
 
More Information. For more information about USI Volleyball and Athletics, go to USIScreamingEagles.com or follow USI Athletics on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
 

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $100 Million in Grants to Support Manufacturers of Cleaner Construction Materials as Part of Investing in America Agenda

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EPA seeking grant applications to support the development, standardization, transparency, and reporting criteria for Environmental Product Declarations that will expand market access to lower carbon construction materials

WASHINGTON (September 28, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $100 million in grants to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution linked to the manufacturing of construction materials and products, which account for 11% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions. The funding through EPA’s new Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials program will help manufacturers disclose environmental impacts across the life of a product and inform institutional purchasers who are prioritizing lower embodied carbon construction materials. Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, a key pillar of Bidenomics, the new program—created by the Inflation Reduction Act—supports the resurgence of sustainable American manufacturing.
“In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in construction materials and products, we must be able track and understand where they are,” said Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Michal Freedhoff. “These new grants through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will help ensure manufacturers have access to the assistance they need to disclose and reduce emissions, thereby supporting thriving and healthy communities across America.”
“Today’s funding announcement from EPA is like the falling of small stones that starts an avalanche of industrial sector emissions reductions in the US,” said U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (NY). “By shining a light on leading low and no carbon products, providing direct incentives to deeply decarbonize industrial facilities, and creating a market for these products, the IRA is driving down emissions in one of the hardest to abate sectors while supporting US jobs and industry. It’s just the latest example of how the Inflation Reduction Act is reducing carbon emissions and helping us meet our climate goals while creating good paying jobs here in America.”
“As we work to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure, we should be using materials and products produced in the most sustainable way possible, which more often than not are American-made,” said U.S. Senator Tom Carper (DE), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. “Thanks to our investments in the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA is helping our nation’s companies to better understand and communicate the environmental impacts of their products. This will create new markets for American manufacturers making cleaner products and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions across our economy.”
This new grant program—Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products—will help businesses develop robust Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) which disclose environmental impacts across the life of a product. Embodied greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—also called embodied carbon—refers to the amount of GHG emissions associated with the extraction, production, transport, and manufacturing stages of a product’s life. EPDs facilitate the reliable tracking of emissions associated with construction materials and products to inform procurement decisions.
EPA will provide grants to businesses that manufacture, remanufacture, and refurbish construction materials and products for developing and verifying EPDs, and to states, Tribes, and nonprofit organizations that will support such businesses. The EPDs generated through this grant program will make it easier for state and local governments—and other institutional buyers—to ensure the construction projects they fund are using low carbon construction materials.
EPA is working with other federal agencies as part of a broader initiative funded by the Inflation Reduction Act to address the embodied carbon of construction materials with the goal of substantially lowering the levels of embodied carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions. The Inflation Reduction Act also appropriated more than $2 billion to the General Services Administration to use low embodied carbon materials in the construction and renovation of federal buildings and $2 billion to the Federal Highway Administration to incentivize or reimburse the use of low embodied carbon construction materials in certain transportation projects.  
Billions of tons of concrete, asphalt, steel, glass, and other construction materials and products are required to build, maintain, and operate our country’s buildings and infrastructure. These new grants will support the historic investments made through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act to strengthen America’s infrastructure while advancing America’s industrial capacity to supply the goods and materials of the future and growing good jobs for American workers.
Eligibility and Application Information
The deadline to apply to this grant competition is January 8, 2024. EPA requests the submittal of an optional Notice of Intent to apply by October 27, 2023, by sending an email to embodiedcarbon@epa.gov.
Eligible entities include:
•  Businesses that manufacture, remanufacture, and refurbish construction materials and products, and 
•  States, Tribes, and nonprofit organizations that will support such businesses. 
Under this program, EPA plans to award in Fiscal Year 2024 up to 40 grants and/or cooperative agreements, some which would enable funding and technical assistance to flow to hundreds of small businesses via subaward programs established by selected eligible applicants.
Funding amounts for individual grant and cooperative agreements are anticipated to be in the range of $250,000 to $10 million. In addition, EPA will consider subranges of grants in the amounts of $250,000 to $749,999; $750,000 to $4.99 million dollars; and $5 million to $10 million dollars.
EPA has published the Notice of Funding Opportunity for this grant competition on grants.gov. Earlier this month, EPA published an assistance listing detailing key parameter of the program, which can be viewed at Sam.gov. 
Informational Webinar
The grant program will host two webinars to provide information on this grant competition and the application process on November 2, 2023, from 2 – 3 pm ET and November 14, 2023, from 2 – 3 pm ET. Link to register for webinars. 
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