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Attorney General Todd Rokita and team beat the hell out of Satanic Temple’s efforts to sacrifice pro-life law

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Attorney General Todd Rokita and his legal team achieved an important win for life and the rule of law this week by successfully securing the dismissal of the Satanic Temple’s lawsuit challenging Indiana’s landmark 2022 pro-life law.

“This lawsuit was ridiculous on its face, but this court decision is important because it sustains a pro-life law that is constitutionally and legally sound,” Attorney General Rokita said. “We Hoosiers continue to build a solid culture of life whether satanic cultists like it or not.”

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade in the 2022 Dobbs case, Indiana was the first state in the nation to enact a sweeping pro-life law.

Among other things, the Satanic Temple baselessly argued that Indiana’s pro-life law violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) by criminalizing the exercise of the satanic ritual of abortion.

Attorney General Rokita thanked his team for their work on this case, mentioning in particular the strong efforts of Deputy Solicitor General James Barta, Section Chief of Administrative and Regulatory Enforcement Litigation Aaron Ridlen and Deputy Attorney General Rebekah Durham.

Attached are the court order in this case and several briefs filed by Attorney General Rokita’s team during the course of proceedings.

THUNDERBOLTS HIT THE ROAD TO PEORIA THIS FRIDAY 

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Evansville, In.:  After opening the 2023-24 season at home against the Huntsville Havoc this past Saturday night, the Thunderbolts now prepare for their first game on the road, with a single game in Peoria against the Rivermen this Friday night.

Week In Review: 

In Evansville’s home opener against the Havoc on Saturday, neither side was able to score a goal in the first two periods.  The Thunderbolts managed to grab the first lead of the night as Riley MacRae scored midway through the third period, however that lead was short lived, as Huntsville tied the game on a goal that was awarded following video review.  The Havoc took the lead less than two minutes later and came away victorious by a 2-1 score.

The Week Ahead: 

The Thunderbolts will be in Peoria this Friday night to take on the Rivermen at 7:15pm CT.   Friday’s game can be viewed with a paid subscription on FloHockey or can be listened to for free on the Thunderbolts Radio Network via the Thunderbolts MixLr Channel or at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com/fan-center/live .  Fans can also watch Friday’s game at the official Thunderbolts away game watch party at Tiki on Main.

Coming Soon: 

The Thunderbolts will return to Ford Center on Friday, November 3rd and Saturday, November 4th to host the Macon Mayhem, puck drop for both games set for 7:00pm CT.  Friday the 3rd is Free Kids Friday, presented by Old National Bank.  All kids 12 and under get in for free with the purchase of an adult ticket (Offer good ONLY at the Ford Center ticket office).  Saturday the 4th is Game Show Night, which will be filled with features from many of America’s top game shows.

Scouting the Opponent: 

Peoria Rivermen: 
    • Record: 1-0-0, 2 Points, T-4th Place
    • Leading Goal Scorer: Alec Baer (2 Goals)
    • Leading Point Scorer: Alec Baer/Cayden Cahill (2 Points Each)
    • Primary Goaltender: Nick Latinovich (1-0-0, .964 Save %)
    • Thunderbolts 22-23 Record vs PEO: 6-5

 

The Rivermen opened their season with a comeback 4-1 win in Quad City on Saturday, behind a pair of goals from Alec Baer, and additional goals from Cayden Cahill and Jordan Ernst.  In goal, Nick Latinovich stopped 27 of 28 shots, including a penalty shot save on Quad City’s Darren McCormick.

 

Call-up Report 

 

– None to report currently.

 

Transactions:     

 

Wed. 10/25: D Chays Ruddy acquired from Fayetteville in exchange for rights to F Cameron Cook

Wed. 10/25: F Riley MacRae placed on team suspension

Sat. 10/21: F Mathieu Cloutier, Brett Radford placed on waivers

Sat. 10/21: F Scott Kirton, Mike Ferraro signed to standard contracts

Fri. 10/20: F Kenny Britton signed to contract, placed on 14-Day Injured Reserve

 

Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners – Pigeon Creek Watershed Development Commission

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Vanderburgh County Commissioners Special Meeting Notice – Pigeon Creek Watershed Development Commission – December 13, 2023

Attorney General Todd Rokita, leader of the first state lawsuit against TikTok, persists in fight to hold tech giant accountable

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One day after suing Facebook and Instagram (Meta), Attorney General Todd Rokita and his team on Wednesday continued fighting to hold Chinese-owned TikTok accountable in two separate lawsuits that assert violations of Indiana law.

In one complaint, Attorney General Rokita and his team accuse TikTok of luring children to inappropriate content through deceptive labeling. In another, the Attorney General targets TikTok’s collection of  reams of data on app users that ultimately can be shared with the Chinese Communist Party. 

Appearing in Allen County Superior Court, Attorney General Rokita’s team demonstrated why Indiana’s lawsuits against TikTok are necessary to protect Hoosiers.

“TikTok’s false, deceptive and misleading practices pose a clear danger to Indiana users of this app,” Attorney General Rokita said after the hearing. “TikTok’s practices represent the very sort of conduct that Indiana’s consumer laws were written to prevent and prohibit.”

The Allen County court held Wednesday’s hearing to consider TikTok’s motion to dismiss Indiana’s lawsuits. That decision is expected later this fall.

“This company has bamboozled parents into thinking the TikTok platform is safe for children by claiming the app contains only ‘infrequent’ and ‘mild’ sexual content, profanity or drug references,” Attorney General Rokita said. “In reality, TikTok contains such material in spades.”

In addition, Attorney General Rokita said TikTok has deceived app users into believing that their information is protected from the Chinese government and Communist Party when, in fact, TikTok users’ data is subject to Chinese law and may be intercepted by the Chinese government. In a similar move to protect our children from predatory Big Tech tactics, Attorney General Rokita’s office joined 41 other states Tuesday in suing Meta for misleading young users. Specifically, Attorney General Rokita and the bipartisan attorneys general cite deceptive data collection practices and Meta’s own in-house studies that found their algorithms can addict children to the app.

“In multiple ways, TikTok represents a clear and distinct danger to Hoosiers that is hiding in plain sight in their own pockets,” Attorney General Rokita said.

Attorney General Rokita seeks emergency injunctive relief and civil penalties. The state is assisted in these cases by outside counsel Cooper & Kirk PLLC.

Eagles set to race for OVC titles Saturday

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EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Men’s and Women’s Cross Country is set to toe the line at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Saturday morning at Eagle Trace Golf Course in Morehead, Kentucky.
 
The men’s eight-kilometer race is scheduled for an 8 a.m. (CDT) start time, while the women’s 6k follows with a 9 a.m. start. Live results for the OVC Championships can be accessed at USIScreamingEagles.com.
 
USI is looking for its first-ever Division I team title after the men finished third and women finished second at the 2022 OVC Championships.
 
The Screaming Eagles dominated the men’s division in the Great Lakes Valley Conference prior to their move to Division I. USI captured a record 27 GLVC titles during their 43 years in Division II, including a GLVC-best 15 straight from 2015-19.
 
USI’s women also dominated the GLVC, winning the GLVC title for a record 14th time in 2021 and having won 11 conference championships in 14 years, including seven straight from 2011-17.
 
During their first year in the OVC in 2022, the Eagles did make some history as seniors Noah Hufnagel and Lauren Griewe each became the first USI student athletes to win a conference individual title at the Division I level. Hufnagel took home the men’s title in dramatic fashion, while Griewe, the 2022 OVC Female Runner of the Year, began the day with a near 20-second win in the women’s race.
 
Team wise, USI’s women were edged out by Eastern Illinois University by just one point, while the men finished behind Eastern Illinois and the university of Tennessee Martin.
 
This year, USI’s women have been undefeated against OVC teams in head-to-head competition, including a win over the defending champion EIU Panthers at the Live in Lou Classic last month.
 
The Eagles have been buoyed by the return of junior Cameron Hough (Olney, Illinois), who sat out the 2022 campaign due to injury, and the emergence of freshman Zoe Seward (Rochester, Indiana). Hough has three top-10 finishes under her belt this season, including a fifth-place showing at the Angel Mounds Invitational two weeks ago, while Seward has a pair of top 10 finishes and a top-20 finish under her belt.
 
Senior Mitchell Hopf (Santa Claus, Indiana) has been a strong number one for the men this year following a fourth-place finish at last year’s OVC Championships. He’ll be a contender for the individual title Saturday and is a big reason why the Eagles are in position to win a team title.
 
Hopf is coming off a fourth-place finish at the Angel Mounds Invitational, marking his second top-five finish of the year.
 
Red-shirt freshman Alex Nolan (Evansville, Indiana) has been a huge boost to USI’s efforts this season, with a pair of top-10 finishes to his credit in 2023.

Enjoy a meal and a deal with Johnny Cash: The Official Concert Experience!

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Public Notice of Special Meeting

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 The Vanderburgh County Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 1:15 p.m. at the Washington Square Mall, EVPL McCollough Library Branch – Temporary Event/Meeting Room at 1108 Washington Square, Evansville, Indiana 47715 for the purpose of: 

1) Pigeon Creek Watershed Development Commission – Vanderburgh, Warrick and Gibson Counties 

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

 

 

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Vanderburgh County Crash Report

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Crash Report – 2023-10-26

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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Booked Last 24 Hours-Public – 2023-10-26

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