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>>GERRY: HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING
NEWS AROUND INDIANA BROUGHT TO
YOU BY YOUR INDIANA PACERS.
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY HAS ANNOUNCED

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PLANS FOR A RESTRUCTURING ON THE
GREENCASTLE CAMPUS.
PRESIDENT MARK MCCOY SAYS A
REVIEW SHOWS THE NUMBER OF

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EMPLOYEES AT THE SCHOOL IS AT A
LEVEL THAT CAN'T BE SUSTAINED.
THE RESTRUCTURING INCLUDES THE
ELIMINATION OF MORE THAN 70

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JOBS.
>>>DEACONESS CLINIC BROKE GROUND
THIS WEEK ON ITS NEW DOWNTOWN
EVANSVILLE CLINIC.

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THE FACILITY WILL BE ON THE
STONE FAMILY CENTER FOR HEALTH
SCIENCES CAMPUS AND IS EXPECTED
TO BE COMPLETE IN THE SPRING OF

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NEXT YEAR.
>>>THE ANGOLA COMMON COUNCIL HAS
APPROVED AN AGREEMENT TO PAY
$40,000 TO

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INDIANAPOLIS-HEADQUARTERED HWC
ENGINEERING FOR AN UPDATE TO THE
CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THE UPDATE IS INTENDED TO

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CONSOLIDATE RECENT PLANNING
EFFORTS INTO ONE COHESIVE VISION
FOR THE CITY.
>>>AND THE TERRE HAUTE CHAMBER

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OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HAS NAMED KRISTIN CRAIG THE
ORGANIZATION'S NEW PRESIDENT,
EFFECTIVE IN JULY.

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CRAIG WILL BE THE FIRST WOMAN TO
LEAD THE CHAMBER IN THE
ORGANIZATION'S 106-YEAR HISTORY.
>>GERRY: THE INDIANA CHAMBER OF

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COMMERCE IS AMONG A NUMBER OF
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND
COMPANIES SUPPORTING PASSAGE OF
A COMPREHENSIVE HATE CRIMES BILL

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AT THE INDIANA STATEHOUSE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES
THE CHAMBER IS WATCHING, AND
PRESIDENT KEVIN BRINEGAR IS HERE

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WITH A LOOK AT THE KEY ISSUES.
AS I WAS WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL GET TO THAT HOT

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BUTTON ISSUE THEY HATE CRIMES
ISSUE ACTIVITY A WEEK OR SO AGO
AND THINGS CHANGED IN 24 HOURS,
CAME OUT OF COMMITTEE WITH A

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VOTE OR CAME OUT OF THE SENATE
WITH AN AMENDMENT THAT REALLY
WATERED DOWN THE BUILD.
>> YES, IT DID.

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IT WAS A GOOD BILL WITH A
COMPREHENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT
WOULD INCLUDE FOLKS OF ALL
CATEGORIES AS WELL AS EXAMPLES

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OF THE TRADITIONAL GROUPS THAT
HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO HATE CRIMES
ACTIVITY AND THAT CAME OUT OF
COMMITTEE THEY WENT INTO CAUCUS

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IN THE NEXT DAY PRIOR TO THE
SECOND READING AMENDMENT PHASE
AND DECIDED THE VOTES JUST
WEREN'T THERE TO PASS THE BILL

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IN THAT FORM SO THEY PASSED AN
AMENDMENT THAT ESSENTIALLY
GUTTED THE BILL AND JUST HAD
TOOLS AND JUDGES CAN CONSIDER

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BIAS, THOUGHT -- VERY BROAD AND
VAGUE AND WON'T GET US OFF THE
LIST OF FIVE STATES THAT DON'T
HAVE A HATE CRIME LAW SO WE

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STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO
AND NOW THE BILL GOES TO THE
HOUSE AND WE DO HAVE A BILL
ALIVE AND THE GOVERNOR HAS

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WEIGHED IN MORE STRONGLY AND
HEAVILY THEN HE DID IN THE FIRST
HALF OF THE SESSION AND THE
CHAMBER AND OUR VARIOUS ALLIES

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WHO THINK THE BILL IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT ARE GOING TO DO
LIKEWISE.
>> YOU BLOW SMOKE AWAY ON THE

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GOVERNOR MAKING IT HAPPEN TO
REALLY LEAN IN AND TAKE AN
ACTIVE ROLE IN THIS.
>> IT WON'T RELY JUST ON THE

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GOVERNOR, BUT CLEARLY THAT WILL
BE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO OUR
SUCCESS AND I THINK CONVINCING
RANK AND FILE LEGISLATORS THAT

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THIS REALLY IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
THE BUSINESS IS AN ALMOST HAND
TO HAND COMBAT FIGHTING FOR
TALENT FROM COMPANIES AROUND THE

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COUNTRY IN THE WORLD AND WE NEED
TO REMOVE ANY AND ALL BARRIERS
LIKE NOT HAVING A HATE CRIMES
LAW FROM THE CHECKLIST OF THINGS

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THAT BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS
CONSIDER.
>> YOU ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
CONNECTING WITH COUNTRIES AROUND

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THE STATE.
MOVING ON A BIG FOCUS ON HEALTH
RAISING THE LEGAL SMOKING AGE TO
21.

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TWO-DOLLAR PER PACK'S TAX
INCREASE SOME PRODUCTS SO WHERE
DOES ALL THAT STAND?
>> THOSE ARE THE THREE

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COMPONENTS OF THE ANTISMOKING
AGENDA.
THE TAX ON THE E-CIGARETTE
PROJECTS WHICH ARE NOT

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PREVIOUSLY TAXED HAS PASSED THE
HOUSE.
RAISING THE LEGAL AGE OUT OF
COMMITTEE AND THE TEXAN

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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE WE THINK
THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THE
BEEPING TAX BILL AND WE'LL GET
THERE BEFORE THE END OF THE

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SESSION AND THE 2-DOLLAR
CIGARETTE TAX WHICH WILL HELP
REDUCE SMOKING RATES IF IT
PASSES IT WILL BE IN THE VERY

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END OF THE SESSION AS PART OF
THE BUDGET AND COULD BE A
COMPONENT TO HELP PROVIDE THE
MONEY TO RAISE TEACHER SALARIES

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AND COVER FUNDING AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE COUNCIL.
>> 20 SECONDS BUT SOME TAX
ISSUES YOU FEEL ARE GOING IN A

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POSITIVE DIRECTION.
TAXATION ON DATA CENTERS.
>> THOSE BILLS HAVE PASSED AND
LOOKED VERY STRONG AS WELL AS A

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GOOD FIRST DEVELOPMENT BILL THAT
TIES THE GOVERNOR CAMP AT WORK
AND SOME FUNDING FOR WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS KEY