Rep. Souder & the Kelty fiasco Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007 V14 N10 By BRIAN A. HOWEY FRANKLIN – I sat at a table with a Franklin city councilman, the city clerk, a librarian, an activist from Union County with a population of 7,000, and Mark Law- rence of the Indiana Chamber, who lives in Indianapolis with a population of more than 700,000. They were participating in the final Blue Ribbon Commission on Local Gov- ernment Reform last Wednesday night at Franklin College. They pondered what a government for a 21st Century Indiana and beyond might look like. Or as former secretary of state and Blue Ribbon Commissioner Sue Anne Gilroy “It’s conduct unbecoming of an of- ficer whether on or off duty. Cer- tain standards you are supposed to be living by, I failed to do so.” - Chris Minor, 2nd CD Republican can- didate, on a fight that led to his leaving the Kokomo PD (Kokomo Tribune) See Page 3 Endorsement pulled for a campaign that is taking the cake By BRIAN A. HOWEY FORT WAYNE - With eight words - “My endorsement of Matt Kelty does not stand” - U.S. Rep. Mark Souder may have shifted the political dynamic in Indiana’s second largest city in a way that could have repercussions that go well beyond the Nov. 6 election. Souder told HPR on Wednesday that his deliberations were “agonizing.” It ended a week-long, angst- ridden exercise that had his desire to be a good Republican outweigh taking a morality stance with regard to good governance. When Souder pulled his endorsement of the indicted GOP mayoral nominee, any chance that Kelty might have had to win probably has vanished. It came at a time when Souder’s own probable 2008 opponent - Democrat Michael Montagano - reported impressive fundraising numbers. Government from scratch It recalled the turmoil in which Souder found himself in December 1998 when he was one of the lone conservatives to question the impeachment of President Clinton. In the end, he voted against three of the four ar- ticles of impeachment, putting himself at odds with mem- bers of his family, staff, and two GOP chairs. Souder began
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Rep. Souder & the Kelty fiascoThursday, Oct. 18, 2007V14 N10
By BRIAN A. HOWEY FRANKLIN–IsatatatablewithaFranklincitycouncilman,thecityclerk,alibrarian,anactivistfromUnionCountywithapopulationof7,000,andMarkLaw-renceoftheIndianaChamber,wholivesinIndianapolis
“It’s conduct unbecoming of an of-ficer whether on or off duty. Cer-tain standards you are supposed to be living by, I failed to do so.” - Chris Minor, 2nd CD Republican can-didate, on a fight that led to his leaving the Kokomo PD (Kokomo Tribune)
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Endorsement pulledfor a campaign thatis taking the cakeBy BRIAN A. HOWEY FORTWAYNE-Witheightwords-“MyendorsementofMattKeltydoesnotstand”-U.S.Rep.MarkSoudermayhaveshiftedthepoliticaldynamicinIndiana’ssecondlargestcityinawaythatcouldhaverepercussionsthatgowellbeyondtheNov.6election.SoudertoldHPRonWednesdaythathisdeliberationswere“agonizing.” Itendedaweek-long,angst-riddenexercisethathadhisdesiretobeagoodRepublicanoutweightakingamoralitystancewithregardtogoodgovernance.WhenSouderpulledhisendorsementoftheindictedGOPmayoralnominee,anychancethatKeltymighthavehadtowinprobablyhasvanished.ItcameatatimewhenSouder’sownprobable2008opponent-DemocratMichaelMontagano-reportedimpressivefundraisingnumbers.
Daniels has a tax plan thatwill seek ‘permanence’By BRIAN A. HOWEY INDIANAPOLIS-Gov.MitchDanielstoldHPRonTuesdaythatheknowswhereheisgoingonthepropertytaxreformplanthathewillunveilbeforetheendofthemonth. “I’mprettywellsetonwhatIthinktherightcourseis,”DanielssaidafteraddressingtheIndianaCommissiononHispanic/LatinoAffairs.“There’safewmorepeopleIwanttoconferwith,listentoandcomparenoteswith.IsaidbytheendofthemonthandI’llmeetthatdeadline.” Askedifheissatisfiedwiththeplan,asmilecreasedhisfaceandheresponded,“Satisfied?I’mexcitedaboutthepotentialtoachievesomeverydra-maticreliefbutalsoreform.Ithinkthattheenergyandurgencyistheretodoit.Thatmakesitagreattimetomakebigchange.” Earlierintheweek,thetaxcommissionheadedbyStateSen.LukeKenleysaidthatitwasunlikelytocomeupwithasingleplan,butwouldinsteadlayoutsomegeneraloutlines.Dan-ielswasaskedifhefelthehadgottenoverthehumpsthatKenleywasstilldealingwith.“I’mnotsureexactlywherethey’reat.I’vetakeninputfromeveryconceiv-abledirectionandineverypartofthisstate.IthinkIseetheoutlinesofagoodwayforwardandI’mgoingtolaythemoutthereandatleastgivereverybodyachancetoreact.” Anyhints? “Oh, I’vesaidfair,far-reachingandfinal,”thegovernorsaid.“Thistimethewatchwordisperma-nence,whichtomemeansconstitutionalchange.Wehavetoreducehomeownerandresidentialpropertytaxesandthistimewehave
tolockthosereductionsin.” AttheBlueRibbonCommissiononLocalGovern-mentReformonTuesdayatNewAlbany,severalelectedofficialsappearedtobebracingforchange.“Consolidationmayneedtobeinorder,”saidStateSen.SteveStemler,D-Jeffersonville,athistable.SeveralatStemler’sandWhite’stableagreedthatwiththeeaseofinformationaccessovertheInternet,consolidatinggovernment,too,couldbemorepainlessthanever(News-Tribune).IndianaTownshipAssociationPresidentDebbieDriskollofHamiltonCountysaidthatatherforumtable,peoplewantedconsolidation“whereitmakessense.” Earlier in the week, BeckyWilliamsoftheIndianaAssessorsAssociationproposedconsolidatiingthe1,008townshipassessorsinto10regionaldistricts.Ac-
Gov. Mitch Daniels after speaking to the Indiana Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs on Tuesday (top photo). Blue Ribbon Com-missioners Louis Mahern and Sue Anne Gilroy chat at Franklin College on Wednesday. (HPR Photos by Brian A. Howey)
incometaxes.“Ithinkthat65percentincometaxincreaseatthatparticulartimeontopofpropertytaxeswasalmostarrogant,”saidBallard,apoliticalnewcomerwhoservedintheMarineCorpsformorethantwodecades.“Wecouldhavewaiteduntilwegotthepropertytaxesundercon-trol,andthenwecouldhaveseenwhatweneededtodo,andthat’swhatIwouldhavedone.”Peterson,atwo-termDemocraticincumbent,counteredthattheincreasewasvitaltocurbingcrimeandhiringmoreofficers.“Ifyoubelieveweneedtostepupthewaragainstcrime.....thenyoucan’tdoitwithoutpayingforit,”Petersonsaid.“Any-onewhosaystheybelieveinfightingcrime,butwe’llfigureouthowtopayforitsomeotherway,Ijustdon’tthinkisbeingstraightwiththecityofIndianapolis.”Ballardalsocriticizedthecity’shandlingofabandonedhomes,whichPetersonsaidhasbecomeanincreasingproblem,notonlyforIndianapolisbutforcitiesacrossthecountry.Petersonpointedtorecentlegislationhisadministrationpushedforthatallowsthecitytogaincontroloftheresidencesfaster.Ballardcalledthehomes“warehousesforcrime,”addingthatitshouldtakethecityonlysixmonthstoseizethem.Ballard’ssharpestcriticismcameinresponsetoaques-tiontoPetersonaboutwhetherGrayshouldbereplaced,givenanethicsinvestigationintohisconcretecompanyandallegationsofghostemploymentassociatedwithhisjobasfiredepartmentliaison.PetersonsaidhebelievedindueprocessoflawandthatGrayshouldnotbethesub-jectofa“trialbymedia.”“Hewillfacethepeopleofhisdistrictin20days,”Petersonsaid.“Ithinkthat’sthewaythesethingsarebesthandled.”BallardblastedGray’sfiredepartmentpositionandPetersonforallowingittocon-tinue.“Theworst-keptsecretinthefiredepartmentisthatMonroeGraymakes$80,000ayearandhasnojob.ThisisnotthesystemofaccountabilityIwouldexpectfromthecity’sadministration,”Ballardsaid.“Costsavings?There’s$80,000.That’sacoponthestreetrightthere.”Status:LikelyPeterson. Madison:Democrat:TimArmstrong.Repub-lican:MayorAlHuntington.2003 General Results: Huntington(R)1,746(unopposed).2007 Forecast:"It'saverytightrace,"Huntingtonsaid.Onpaper,the62-year-oldHuntington'sexperienceandbackgroundingovernmentandbusinessandhisroleasacivicleaderwouldappeartogivehimasignificantedgeoverArmstrong,aMadisonPolicedetective(Louisville Courier-Journal).Hunting-ton'scallingcardisthatherunsthecitylikeabusiness,soeconomicdevelopmentisatoppriority.Hementionsrecentgains--an$8millionseweroverhaul,upgradesattheairportandanexpansionattheIvyTechcampus.Healsotoutshisleadershipinbuying62acresnexttothecity'sindustrialpark--landthatHuntingtonbelievesiskeytoattractingnewemployerstothecityofabout12,000.Butthemayoralsoisonthedefensive,tryingtofendoffanop-ponentwaginganaggressivebidtoousthim.Armstrong,
47,isrunningonthethemethatit'stimeforachange.TheraceisinterestingbecauselocalDemocrats,whohaven'talwaysbeenunified,seemwell-organizedthisyear,saidBillKubik,aprofessorofpoliticalscienceatnearbyHanoverCollege.Status: TOSSUP Mishawaka:Democrat:CouncilmanMikeHayes.Republican:MayorJeffRea.2003 Results: Rea(R)5,691,Bodle(D)4,225.2007 Forecast:Hayes,ap-pearingwithReaataforumWednesdaynightatMisha-wakaHighSchool,suggestedthatthemayorbeallowedtoappointoneschoolboardmember(South Bend Tri-bune).MembersoftheCommonCouncilnowappointallfiveschoolboardmembers.Effortstogetenoughsigna-turesforanelectiononwhethertoswitchtoanelectedschoolboardfailedrecently.Hayes’proposalcameinre-sponsetoaquestionaboutwhetherornotthemayorcouldimprovethequalityofeducationorfundingforeducation.Hesaidgivingthemayoranappointmentwouldkeephiminvolvedwiththeschools.Andifappointingamemberisnotpossible,Hayessaidthemayorshouldattendboardmeetings.Reasaidthemayorneedstobeinvolvedandbeacheerleaderbuthasnorealauthorityoverschoolopera-tion. Hehadalreadyansweredthequestionanddidn’thaveachancetoreacttoHayes’ideaaboutthemayorappointingaboardmember.Infact,thetworarelyreacteddirectlytoeachother.Infact,wheninvitedbymoderatorGarySieber,fromWTRCradio,todescribetheirdifferences,bothdeclined. Status: LIKELYREA. South Bend:Republican:JuanManigault.Democrat:MayorStephenLuecke.2003 General Re-sults:Luecke(D)10,598,Schmidt(R)4,188. 2007 Fore-cast: AcampaignmailingfromthestateRepublicanPartytoSouthBendresidentsisgeneratingcontroversy(Wensits,South Bend Tribune).Thecardpicturedatombstone
About that other Hoosierveep possibility (psst... Lugar)By BEVERLY PHILLIPSand BRIAN A. HOWEY AboutthatotherHoosiervicepresidentialcandi-date...Dick Lugar! Whilethere’sbeensomuchfocusonU.S.Sen.Evan Bayh onaticketwithHillary Clinton,ThePolitico.comhadLugar,whohasbeenmentionedasapotentialvicepresidentialcandidatesince1972whenhewasPresi-dent Richard Nixon’sfavoritemayor.In1980,LugarwasonRonald Reagan’s shortlistuntilhechoseGeorge H.W. Bush(andchangedthecourseofhistory).ThePoliticowrites:TheRepubli-canvicepresidentialcontestismoreinterestingthantheDemocraticonebecauseitisfarlesspredictable.WiththeDemocratspossess-ingsomanyadvantagesandPresidentBushlikelytoweightheticketdownwithhisbasement-levelapprovalratings,manytopRepubli-cansmaybeunwillingtogiveuptheircurrentjobstojoinalosingeffort.Still,thenomi-nationhastogotosomeone—here’salookatthelikelychoices:Sens.John Cornyn (Texas),John Thune(SouthDakota)andLamar(!) Alexander (Tennessee),andGovs.Matt Blunt (Missouri)andTim Pawlenty (Minnesota).Allhavetheirstrengths,buttwoatthetopofthewhiteboylistareSouthCarolineGov.Mark Sanfordand: “Sen. Dick Lugar of Indiana.Alegislatorre-spectedonbothsidesoftheaisleforhisforeignpolicyexperience,hesymbolizesbipartisanshipandcoopera-tion.Hewouldbeutterlyunabletofulfillthetypicalroleof“attackdog”fortheticketandwouldnotfireupthebase.Still,pickingsomeonethisqualified,seriousanduntelege-nicwouldbeanunexpectedmove.“
Daniels offers Latinos a path Gov.Mitch Daniels’greetingcameinSpanish,andthenheurgedonTuesdaymembersoftheIndianaCommissiononHispanic/LatinoAffairsto“seize”thead-vantageofeducationeffortsandMajorMovesandhelpthestatebecomeaneconomicpowerhouse.Danielssaidthatthe“PowerHour”programthroughIndianaBoys&GirlsClubscanhelpLatinochildrenincreasetheirEnglishprofi-ciencyfromtwotofourgradelevels.DanielstalkedoftheMajorMovesprogramasnothavingadded“acentofnewtaxes”orbonds“tobepaidbyourchildren,”explainingthat“ifwearetobetheCrossroadsofAmerica,theintersectionbetterbewellpaved.”Thegovernorsaidthattheconstruc-tiontradeswill“flourishasallthisworkgetsdoneandthenflourishwhentheeconomytakesoffbecauseofthiswork.Thesearegreatopportunitiesforouryoungpeople.Thesejobspaywell.Theyarehighlyskilledjobs.”Danielssaidthatthestatemusthave“fullparticipationofallourcitizens.”Hesaidthat“allHoosierswillbenefitifweputourfearsaside”anddealwiththeproblemsassociatedwithimmigration.”Notingthat53percentofLatinochildreninIndianawerebornoutofwedlockin2004,Danielsurgedthecommissionaddressthatproblem.Danielssaidifachildisbornintoatwo-parentfamily,graduatesfromhigh
“No anchovies or political endorsements please.” Earlierthisweek,HPRcolumnistandWXNTradiohostAbdul Hakim-Shabazzinter-viewedanIUPUIstudentwhomakeshislivingdeliveringpizzas.WhiledeliveringpiestotheofficesoftheMarionDemocraticParty,hedecidedtoplayajokebywrit-
ing“VoteforBallard”insidethepizzabox.BallardistheRepublicanunderdoginnextmonth’sIndianapolismayor’sraceagainstMayorBart Peterson.OneangryphonecalllatertohisbossbyaDemocratpartyofficialresultedinthedriverbeingsuspendedfortendays.“Ithinkit’smoreironicthatthesamepeoplewhowon’traiseapeepaboutCouncilPresidentMonroe Gray’santicsthatareonacollisioncoursewithagrandjuryoneofthesedays,willcomplainaboutapizzadeliveryman,”writesAbdulonhisIndianaBarristerblog.v Got a tip for the Boar’s Nest? Send it to: [email protected]
Gov. Mitch Daniels with members of the Indiana Commis-sion on Hispanic/Latino Affairs at the Sheraton at Key-stone in Indianapolis on Tuesday. (HPR Photo by Brian A. Howey)
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Clinton, Obamaget Indiana boostsBy MARK CURRY WASHINGTON-TheClintonpresidentialcam-paignannouncedsevenleadingHoosiersasIndianaCo-Chairs,includingU.S.Sen.EvanBayh,HouseSpeakerB.PatrickBauer,StateSen.ViSimpsonandformerFirstLadyJudyO'BannonandformerLt.Gov.KathyDavis(HPR)."HillaryClintonhasthestrengthandexperiencetodeliverthechangethiscountryneeds,”saidIndianaHouseSpeakerB.PatrickBauer."Her35-yearrecordfightingforchildrenandfami-liesmakesHillaryuniquelyqualifiedtobePresidentandhitthegroundrunningonherfirstdayinoffice,"saidformerIndianaFirstLadyJudyO’Bannon."WeneedaleaderwithHillary’sabil-itytoendthewarinIraq,provideuniversalhealthcareforeveryAmericanandmoveustowardsenergyindepen-dence,"saidStateSenatorViSimpson."We'veseengrow-ingsupportinIndiana,andI’mhonoredthatthesecom-munityleadersarejoiningourefforttochangeAmerica,"Clintonsaid.Alsoco-chairingareformerSecretaryofStateJoeHogsett,formerHouseSpeakerJohnGregg,MarionCountySheriffFrankAndersonandBrenSimon. InthewakeoftheServiceEmployeesInternationalUnion’sdecisionnottounitebehindonecandidateonana-tionwidelevel,twoDemocraticpresidentialhopefulsbeganpickingupendorsementsfromthemajorlaborunion'sstatebranchesonMonday(CNN).FormerNorthCarolinaSen.JohnEdwardsannouncedtheIowabranch’ssupport,whileSen.BarackObama,D-Illinois,haswontheofficialbackingoftheSEIUinbothhishomestateandIndiana.
The Republicans have a plan PitytheGrandOldParty.Theirbaseissplintered,thepresident’sratingsareataround25percent,andmanyoftheirmoststeadfastandgenerousdonorshaveyettowriteasinglecheckduringthecurrentelectioncycle.Formost,thepast11monthshavebeenalivinghell,andthe
Former First Lady Judy O’Bannon has endorsed U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton. She and Gov. Frank O’Bannon are shown on Election Night 2002. (HPR Photo by Brian A. Howey)
Hoosier Support List Giuliani:MarionCountyProsecutorCarlBrizzi,Ste-phenGoldsmith,TimDurham,BeurtSerVaas,SteveHilbert.McCain:Gov.MitchDaniels;AttorneyGeneralSteveCarter,DanCoats.Romney:SecretaryofStateToddRokita,JamesBoppJr.,DanDumezich,BobGrand,ChrisChocola.Thomp-son:U.S.Rep.SteveBuyer,U.S.Rep.DanBurton,DavidMcIntosh,MikeMcDaniel,RexEarly.Clinton:Sen.EvanBayh,JoeHogsett,MelSimon,BrenSimon,SpeakerB.PatrickBauer,JudyO’Bannon,KathyDavis,JohnGregg,StateSen.ViSimpson,MarionCountySheriffFrankAnder-son.Edwards:RobinWinston,AnnandEdDeLaney,9thCDChaiirMikeJones,VidyaKora,StateReps.RussStilwell,DennieOxley,TerriAustin,TerryGoodin,SheilaKlinker,LindaLawsonandScottPelath;RobertKuzman,GreencastleMayorNancyMichael,BillMoreauJr.,ShawFriedman,VanderburghCo.ChairmanMarkOwen,8thCDViceChairMaryLouTerrell,GregHahn,BruceKehoe.Obama:KipTew,StateRep.CharlieBrown,MelinaKennedy,StateRep.MaeDickinson,StateRep.BillCrawford,StateRep.JebBardon,StateSen.EarlineRogers,FrankShort,JackWicks,AndyMiller,JohnFernandez,DennisLee.v
Doug Ross, Times of Northwest Indiana-AtMonday’spublicforumfortheIndianaCommissiononLocalGovernmentReform,Iheardalotofwishy-washysuggestions--andsomegoodones.WhatIhadhopedtohearmoreoffromthe200-pluspeoplegatheredatIndianaUniversityNorthwestwasarip-up-the-blueprints-and-start-from-scratchphiloso-phy.Here’stheadviceIgavetothepeopleatmytable:Thisisyourfirst--andlast--chancefordecadestobringaboutmajorchangesinthewaylocalgovernmentoperates.IndianahashadthesameConstitutionsince1859.Sincethen,thetelephone,theautomobile,theairplane,thecomputerandtheInternethaveallbeeninvented.Butlocalgovern-menttrudgesalonglargelyunchanged.Ilistenedtothecomplaintspeoplemadeaboutpoorcustomerservicefromthegovernmentbureaucracy.Ilistenedtothecomplaintsabouthavingsomanyagenciesprovidingthesameorsimilarfunctions,includingassistanceinfindingjobs.Ihadhopedtohearmorepeopletalkingaboutstreamlininggovernmenttoofferone-stopshoppingforsocialservicessopeoplewouldn’thavetogothroughmultiplescreen-ingprocessesatmultiplevenues.Butmostly,thesugges-tionsdealtwithminortweaks.Istronglyencourageyoutodreamofthegovernmentyouwouldliketohave,notjustwhatyouexpect,andsendyourbigideastothecommis-sion.Withoutyourinput,themandateformajorreformswillbeweak,andyourtaxeswillcontinuetoreflectthat.Opportunity’sknocking,butyoustillneedtoopenthedoortoinviteitin.Callthecommission’svoicemaillineat(317)261-3025,[email protected]://indiana-localgovreform.iu.edu.Andsendyourcommentsmywayaswell.I’denjoyreadingthemand,hopefully,publishingthem.Orareyousatisfiedwiththetaxbillsandgovern-mentyou’vegotrightnow?v
Jack Colwell,South Bend Tribune-JillLongThompson,buoyedbyresultsofastatewidepoll,nowisviewedinsomepoliticalanalysesofthe2008Indianaraceforgovernorasthefront-runnerfortheDemocraticnomination.LongThompsonsaysthepollhasbeenhelpfulasnewsofitspreadstoDemocratsaroundthestate.NotjustinshowingherwithabigleadoverJimSchellinger,theIndianapolisarchitectwhoisheropponentforthenomination,butalsoinindicatingthatshealreadyisonly8percentagepointsbehindRepublicanGov.MitchDaniels.“ItshowsIcanbeatMitchDaniels,”shecontends.AlthoughtheMarshallCountyDemocratseemedtobealong-shotwhenshefirsttalkedofrunning,LongThompsonmakesclearthatshehasnointentionofdroppingherbidforthenomination,asoneothercandidatehasdone.Whywouldshewhenthepollshowsherahead?Anominationracetherewillbe.Whetherthat’sagoodthingorsomethingnegativeforDemocratichopeswilldependonwhetherthe
Women’s health inIndiana rated poor INDIANAPOLIS-Indianalagsbehindmostotherstatesinwomen’shealth,accordingtoareportre-leasedWednesdaythatconsideredhealthbenchmarksandpolicies(Fort Wayne Journal Gazette).Indianaranked40thandwasoneof12statestogetafailinggradeoverallinthere-port,aprojectoftheNationalWom-en’sLawCenterandOregonHealthandScienceUniversity.Moststatesgradedpoorlywithnonereceivinganoverall“satisfactory”grade.ButIndi-anafaredworsestillforhighersmok-ingandlungcancerratesandlower
Local governments don’tfile tax paperwork FORTWAYNE-Almosthalfoflocalgovernmentagenciesthatreceivepropertytaxmoneydidnotsubmitpa-perworkattherequestofanewboardcreatedtocontrollocalpropertytaxes(Fort Wayne Journal Gazette).ThenewlyformedtaxadjustmentboardmetWednesdaytofinalizeitsscheduleandprioritiesasitundergoesthefirstroundofscrutinizinglocalbudgets,taxleviesandtaxratesfor2008.TheboardplanstomeetMonday,partofTuesdayandpossiblyWednesday.Atleastseventaxingunitsarealreadyscheduledtomeetwiththeboardbasedonappealsforadditionalprop-ertytaxrevenue,orbecausetheunitsareoverseenbyanappointedboard.JeffersonandAboitetownshipscouldbeaddedbecausetheyareappealingforadditionalpropertytaxdollars.But14of39taxingunitsdidn’treturnthequestionnaires.Manyofthesmallertownshipswithtrustee/assessorsdidnotrespondtotheboard’srequestforinformation.
Convicted sex offenderliving at courthouse MADISON-AregisteredsexoffenderwhoishomelessandhasbeensleepingandlivingontheJeffersonCountyCourthousestepssinceJuly12isbreakingnolaws,accordingtohisprobationofficerandcityandcountylawenforcementofficials(Madison Courier).JohnGribbons,61,wascon-victedinNovember1999formolestingachildundertheageof14,afelony.HewassentencedbyJeffersonCountyCircuitJudgeTedToddto20yearsinprison,withfiveyearssuspendedandsupervisedprobationfortheremainderofhissentence.HewasreleasedinJuly2007afterservingeightyearsofhissentence.GribbonswashesandshavesintheCourthousemen’sroomandsaidwhenitgetscolderthereisaheaterintheretokeephimwarm.
Bush’s SCHIPveto upheld in House WASHINGTON-U.S.Rep.DanBurton[R-IN-05]todayvotedtosustainPresidentBush’svetoofaDemocraticbilltoreauthorizetheStateChil-dren’sHealthInsuranceProgram(SCHIP).SaidBurton,“IamgladthatthePresi-dentvetoedtheDemo-crats’planthatplaysgameswiththehealthofmillionsoflow-incomechildren.TheStateChildren’sHealthInsuranceProgramwascreatedbyaRepublican-ledCongresstenyearsagoinordertotargethealthcaredol-larstolow-incomechildrenwhoneedthemmost.InsteadofbringingtotheHouseflooracleanreauthoriza-tionofthiscriticalprogram–whichthePresidentwouldbemorethanhappytosigntoday–CongressionalDemocratscontinuetoinsistontryingtoFederalizehealthcareandturnaprogrammeanttohelplow-incomechildrenintoonethatcoverschildreninsomehouseholdswithincomesofupto$83,000ayear,andmakesiteasierforillegalalienstobreakthelawandqualifyforMedicaidandSCHIP.”
SCHIP bill strainsIndiana political lines WASHINGTON-IfCongressvotestodayasexpectedtooverridetheStateChildren’sHealthInsuranceProgramreauthorizationbillPresidentBushvetoedOct.3,itwouldcoveranadditional40,000to52,000Hoo-sierchildrenabovethe75,000nowinsuredwiththepopularprogram(Times of Northwest Indiana).ButtheSCHIPdebateisdividingAmeri-cansalongpoliticalandideologicallines.Someconservatives,includingBush,viewSCHIPasthefirststepinamovetowarduniversalhealth