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News - 03/27/2009 - Are Cost Cuts To Blame For Branchville Prison Escape? (WEHT-TV, Evansville)
Seven days police have searched by highway, by helicopter, by dog three Branchville prison inmates still at large. The day they went missing, an online message board went buzzing. Some people identifying themselves as prison workers posting what they think went wrong at Branchville.
News - 03/27/2009 - Stimulus money could fund ‘green’ projects in metro area (Indianapolis Star)
Folks who enjoy biking -- for fun, fitness or frugality -- might be winners under the federal stimulus plan.
News - 03/27/2009 - Ranks of uninsured put at 29% in state (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Twenty-nine percent of Hoosiers younger than 65 lacked health insurance at some point during 2007-08, according to a report released Thursday.
News - 03/27/2009 - A high honor for Notre Dame (South Bend Tribune)
It is, therefore, a high honor indeed that in this first year of his presidency President Obama has accepted the University of Notre Dame's invitation to speak at this spring's commencement. That he has is a reflection of the university's importance, as well as an indication of the president's regard for Notre Dame's home community.
News - 03/27/2009 - IDEM calendar complaint rejected (Gary Post-Tribune)
Indiana law does not allow the public to access officials' calendars and meeting schedules. On that basis, Indiana Public Access Counselor Heather Neal rejected a complaint by the Post-Tribune that the Indiana Department of Environmental Management refused to release copies of electronic calendars. The calendars show when IDEM officials met with BP officials regarding the company's air permit.
News - 03/27/2009 - Dems still want gov. to weigh in on unemployment (Associated Press)
Efforts to repair the state's bankrupt unemployment fund are in one of the last stops along the legislative path to become law -- but Democrats say it's not too late for Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels to come out with his own plan to fix the account.
News - 03/26/2009 - South Bend to offer budget surveys (South Bend Tribune)
The city is reaching out to residents through surveys and town hall meetings to find out what residents want to keep and cut in the city budget.
Press Release - 03/24/2009 - Indiana Democratic Party orders new chair election in Huntington County
The Indiana Democratic Party State Central Committee voted over the weekend to accept original jurisdiction over the March 7, 2009, Huntington County reorganization and has called, per Indiana Democratic Party Rule 13(d)(7), a new election for County Chair on April 4, 2009.
News - 03/24/2009 - House votes to speed caps on property taxes (Indianapolis Star)
The Indiana House voted Monday to accelerate implementation of the state's property tax caps, a move that could provide $200 million in relief for taxpayers this year but hurt local governments already struggling with sagging revenues.
News - 03/24/2009 - Senate Dems offer changes to GOP’s jobless bill (Associated Press)
Outnumbered Democrats in the Indiana Senate were unsuccessful on Monday in trying to make major changes to a GOP plan designed to fix the state's bankrupt unemployment fund.
News - 03/23/2009 - Dems seeks to shield Ind. workers from unemployment cuts (Times of Northwest Indiana)
Democrats in the Indiana Senate plan to offer a flurry of amendments this afternoon that would strike more than $250 million in worker benefit cuts included in a Republican plan to fix the state's insolvent unemployment fund.
News - 03/23/2009 - Obama set to speak at Notre Dame graduation (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
President Obama will deliver the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame on May 17, the White House announced Friday.
News - 03/23/2009 - City Democrat takes state post (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
A Fort Wayne woman recognized for her local effort to garner support for President Obama during his campaign has been elected secretary of the Indiana Democratic Party.
News - 03/23/2009 - Bayh, others seek help for soldiers (South Bend Tribune)
Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., has co-sponsored legislation to improve medical care for U.S. soldiers exposed to toxic chemicals during wartime military service.
News - 03/19/2009 - Elkhart mayor to governor: Send stimulus cash fast (Associated Press)
The mayor of beleaguered Elkhart had a simple message for Gov. Mitch Daniels Wednesday: Send us stimulus money, and send it fast.
News - 03/18/2009 - Dems say GOP unemployment plan ‘lost track of reality’ (Evansville Courier & Press)
Indiana Democrats say the poor would get poorer under a Republican plan to rescue Indiana's bankrupt unemployment insurance fund.
News - 03/18/2009 - Mayor: Arena is ‘stimulus’ (Evansville Courier & Press)
Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel used his "State of the City" address Tuesday to once again make the case for construction of a Downtown arena, calling it "another stimulus project for Evansville."
News - 03/17/2009 - Obama Announces Nominee for Appeals Court (Washington Post)
President Obama today said he plans to nominate U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton to the federal appeals court, turning to a jurist widely viewed as a moderate for his first judicial appointment.
News - 03/17/2009 - Judge dismisses Ind. suit challenging Obama (Associated Press)
A judge in Indianapolis has dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Barack Obama is not eligible to serve as president.
News - 03/16/2009 - Bayh among several Congressional moderates winning clout (Associated Press)
Moderate Democrats in Congress who built their ranks in November's elections are nudging their party's liberal agenda to the center, working to add a pro-business dose of pragmatism to President Barack Obama's plans to rescue homeowners, overhaul health care and revamp energy policy.
