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Ex-councilor Bateman sentenced to 27 months in prison
May 20, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressPaul C. Bateman Jr. had pleaded guilty in January to his part in defrauding an Indianapolis physician of $1.7 million.
MoreDeadline looms for state's Do Not Call list
May 20, 2013
Associated PressSince January, the state attorney general's office said it has received more than 5,000 complaints about telemarketing
calls from live operators or prerecorded messages.
MoreWork stops on Greenwood pharmaceutical plant
May 20, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressGreenwood officials three years ago approved $8.4 million of incentives for the Elona Biotechnologies project, including the
construction loan.
MoreCounties worry about cost of sentencing overhaul
May 18, 2013
Associated PressIndiana counties could be forced to pay some of the costs of a change in the state's criminal code that is designed to keep
low-level offenders out of prison while ensuring the worst serve more of their sentences.
MoreIndiana withdraws support for fertilizer plant
May 17, 2013
Associated PressState officials have withdrawn incentives for a fertilizer plant over concerns about whether its Pakistan-based owners are
doing enough at their overseas operations to keep the potentially explosive material from being used against U.S. troops.
MoreIndiana adds jobs; unemployment rate slips
May 17, 2013
Indiana added 4,400 nonfarm jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell slightly, to 8.5 percent, the Indiana Department
of Workforce Development reported Friday morning.
MoreKessler Mansion neighbors balk at business uses
May 15, 2013
Dan HumanAn Indianapolis City-County Councilor is looking into the possibility of zoning violations at the massive north-side property.
The mansion will host a camp for entrepreneurs in June.
MoreIndiana BMV ends specialty plate talks with 3 groups
May 14, 2013
Associated PressThe BMV stopped negotiations with the Indiana Greenways Foundation, the Indiana 4-H Foundation and the Indiana Youth Group.
MoreConvenience stores sue to sell cold beer in Indiana
May 14, 2013
Mason KingAn industry trade group filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning contending that Indiana liquor law is unconstitutional and unfairly
benefits liquor stores.
MoreBroad Ripple flooding in 2012 becoming costly for city
May 13, 2013
Associated PressThe city of Indianapolis faces possibly paying several hundred thousand dollars for a restaurant badly damaged by flooding
that swamped a neighborhood during a downpour a year ago.
MoreUPDATE: Brizzi lieutenant agrees to guilty plea in bribery case
May 13, 2013
Cory SchoutenDavid Wyser, the top deputy under former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi, was charged with bribery for his role in the
early release of a woman convicted in a murder-for-hire scheme.
MoreStudy rebuts hospitals' argument on Medicare, rising costs
May 13, 2013
Rather than raising prices on private health insurers to make up for inadequate payments from the government, hospitals across
the country have been raising prices just because they can, according to a new study.
MoreIndiana schools seeing more success with tax hikes
May 12, 2013
Associated PressIndiana school districts that won voters' approval last week for the majority of the tax increases they had sought to
boost school funding may be becoming more skilled at selling the public on the need for those tax hikes.
MorePence signs measure overhauling Marion County government
May 11, 2013
IBJ StaffIndiana Gov. Mike Pence on Saturday signed a bill into law that reshapes Marion County government through the elimination
of four at-large City-County Council seats and other changes.
More'Pause' on Common Core leaves teachers in limbo
May 11, 2013
Associated PressLawmakers voted last month to delay full implementation of the academic standards to allow time to study the potential costs
of implementing or abandoning the standards and hold public meetings.
MoreFARRA: Don't expect big dividends from banks anytime soon
May 11, 2013
George Farra / Special to IBJBanks will not return to their status as reliable sources of shareholder dividends for three years or longer.
MoreDevelopment may spawn TIF tug of war
May 11, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe developer of a $17 million mixed-use project proposed for Broad Ripple is expected to seek a city subsidy—support
that at least one City-County councilor believes should be reserved for neighborhoods starved for investment farther south.
MorePence signs $100 million Speedway funding bill
May 10, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mike Pence has signed a bill that will provide a $100 million state loan to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for
planned improvements.
MoreAirport drops case to fend off private parking operator
May 10, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe airport's decision comes as a bipartisan group of City-County Councilors backed a resolution asking airport authority
to drop its case against Midwest Logistics Partners, owner of the Ameriplex business park south of the airport.
MoreNew leader named for Indiana natural resources agency
May 10, 2013
Associated PressGov. Mike Pence has picked Cameron Clark to lead the agency that oversees the state's parks, wildlife areas and historic
sites and enforces hunting laws.
MoreIndy Parks, county assessor poised for budget cuts
May 10, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinTwo ordinances that would reduce the Indianapolis budget by $1.6 million will be introduced to the City-County Council on
Monday. The largest cuts will come from the Marion County Assessor's office, the parks department and mayor's office.
MorePence signs Indiana voucher expansion bill
May 9, 2013
Associated PressGov. Mike Pence visited Calvary Christian School on the south side of Indianapolis on Thursday to sign the plan that will
make more children eligible for vouchers.
MoreCity code enforcement rethinks rental housing strategy
May 9, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis is reconsidering plans for cracking down on negligent landlords through a rental-housing registry after the Legislature
enacted a one-year moratorium on new fees.
MoreIndiana governor signs $30B state budget into law
May 8, 2013
Associated PressGov. Mike Pence praised Indiana's new two-year, $30 billion budget for its tax-relief measures and other provisions as incentives
that would lure new investment and jobs to the state.
MorePence vetoes license bills for dietitians, others
May 8, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mike Pence has vetoed his first legislation since taking office in January, rejecting two bills with new licensing
requirements.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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