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Indiana 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.
MoreSewage overflow in Geist prompts state notice to utility
April 18, 2013
Dan HumanA state investigation has turned up possible environmental-rule violations by a Fishers-based utility company related to the
sewage overflow last December.
MoreNew Indiana child services chief aims to cut burnout
March 24, 2013
Associated PressThe incoming director of the Indiana Department of Child Services says her goals include figuring out how to reduce caseworker
burnout and working with the Legislature to improve the agency's operations and the welfare of children.
MoreLawsuit claims BMV overcharged Indiana residents by millions
March 7, 2013
Associated PressA newly-filed lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles of "systematically"
overcharging state residents by tens of millions of dollars for driver's licenses.
MoreReport: IOSHA loses its teeth as workplace safety watchdog
February 24, 2013
Associated PressThe state agency inspects fewer than a third of the businesses it did in the 1980s, issues fines for serious violations that
average less than half the national rate and issued violations at a lower rate than the national average the past decade,
according to a newspaper report.
MoreJudge delays start as Indiana child services chief
February 22, 2013
Associated PressLake Juvenile Court Judge Mary Beth Bonaventura has told Gov. Mike Pence that she needs a few more weeks to wrap up her cases.
MoreIPL assessed $214,200 penalty in plant explosion
February 11, 2013
Chris O'MalleyThe Indiana Department of Labor alleges lack of proper safeguards in an August blast that injured two workers at IPL's Harding
Street generating station on the southwest side.
MoreBill limiting Indiana specialty auto plates advances
February 6, 2013
Associated PressThe state lawmaker trying to overhaul Indiana's specialty auto license plate system said Wednesday he believed a compromise
has been reached on changes.
MoreDefense attorneys turn tough in Bales trial
February 1, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe legal team representing real estate broker John M. Bales and partner William E. Spencer haven't called their first
witness and already they're putting up a spirited fight as federal prosecutors seek to prove 13 charges including bank,
mail and wire fraud.
MoreRacinos ask permission to use mobile devices for gambling
January 26, 2013
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Gaming Commission might allow the use of casino issued iPads for gambling on casino premises.
MorePence names human services chief, ag director
January 17, 2013
Associated PressGov. Mike Pence on Thursday named Debra Minott, an attorney with health care regulatory experience, to run the Indiana's
human services agency while it implements the looming Medicaid expansion. Pence also named Gina Sheets to lead the Agriculture
Department.
MoreLawmaker seeks limit on Indiana specialty plates
January 10, 2013
Associated PressA Republican state lawmaker is reviving the debate over specialty license plates one year after the Indiana Bureau of Motor
Vehicles suspended a gay youth group's plates.
MoreSensient settles over use of 'popcorn lung' chemical
December 26, 2012
Scott OlsonThe locally based flavor maker has agreed to reduce its usage of diacetyl, which had prompted fines from the state. The deal
significantly reduces the amount of the penalty—from $325,500 to $99,000.
MorePence taps banker Alley to stay in administration post
December 5, 2012
Former bank executive Mike Alley will continue in his position as commissioner of Indiana’s Department of Revenue under
Gov.-elect Mike Pence. Pence also announced two more cabinet appointments.
MoreState health commissioner returning to private sector
November 29, 2012
Dr. Gregory N. Larkin, appointed commissioner of the Indiana State Department of Health by Gov. Mitch Daniels in 2010, will
leave his position in January to become medical director of OurHealth, an employer on-site clinic company.
MoreBudget-writing Indiana lawmakers hear from agencies
November 28, 2012
Associated PressIndiana's budget picture is slowly taking shape, but the big questions about tax collections, tax cuts and how much will
be spent on education remain to be seen.
MoreLawmakers propose DCS hotline changes, new panels
November 27, 2012
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers reviewing the embattled Department of Child Services voted Tuesday to localize more decisions on when to
investigate cases of child abuse and neglect and set up a permanent oversight committee at the Statehouse.
MoreCritics say grades for schools too complex to understand
October 27, 2012
Associated PressPublic schools around Indiana will learn their final grades next week under a ranking system using new rules that critics
say are too complex for schools and parents to understand.
MoreNot-for-profits urge lawmakers not to kill plates
September 5, 2012
Associated PressOrganizers from not-for-profit groups urged Indiana lawmakers Wednesday not to kill the sales of specialty license plates
that raise some of their funding.
MoreIllinois lottery superintendent says Indiana taking flawed path
August 18, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Illinois Lottery is not a model Indiana should follow in seeking a private manager to boost revenue, according to Illinois’
own lottery chief. Hoosier Lottery officials say they’ve taken steps to avoid the problems Illinois had with its privatization
contract, but several key elements of the process mirror Illinois'.
MoreViolations persist after fatality at Shelbyville glass factory
August 18, 2012
Dan HumanA Shelbyville glass factory has had almost two years to address safety violations resulting from a worker’s death, but
the state says the plant still has a lot of the same problems. Pilkington North America faces $150,000 in fines after an Indiana
Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection in March and April.
MoreAgency blames caseworker turnover on pay, scrutiny
July 25, 2012
Associated PressIndiana's Department of Child Services on Wednesday blamed a combination of low pay and job stress stemming from media
coverage of the agency for an increasing turnover rate among child caseworkers.
MoreLottery could expand to grow state's take
July 21, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe $791 million Hoosier Lottery threw open bidding July 11 for a 10-year contract on marketing, sales and distribution services.
The lottery wants to be among the fastest-growing in the country, and it’s looking to the gambling industry to help
it reach that goal.
MoreState scrubs contractor-financing plan for U.S. 31
June 30, 2012
Chris O'MalleyINDOT still plans to complete project three years sooner with traditional financing.
MoreMartin prevails in appeal of ruling that banned him from horse tracks
June 9, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIndustry stalwart prevails in fight against Indiana Horse Racing Commission, which found that he had participated in racing
and wagering activities without a license.
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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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