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Judge tosses claim that IBM misled to land state contract
March 25, 2012
IBJ StaffMarion County Superior Court Judge David J. Dreyer on Sunday dismissed the state's claim that IBM knowingly or intentionally
provided false information to the Family and Social Services Agency in order to obtain a contract with the agency.
MoreLibertarians pick Boneham to run for governor
March 24, 2012
Associated PressFormer television reality show star Rupert Boneham has been selected as the Libertarian Party's candidate for Indiana governor.
MoreEducation reform on legislators' hot seat
March 24, 2012
J.K. WallKey parts of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett’s education reforms will be put under a miscroscope
this summer by a special commission of state legislators.
MoreCourt: Indiana can't deny welfare without reason
March 22, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Supreme Court said Thursday that the state Family and Social Services Administration can't deny Medicaid,
food stamps or welfare to people without first doing a better job of telling them why.
MoreState launches grant program aimed at tourism
March 22, 2012
Anthony SchoettleLt. Gov. Becky Skillman says the $400,000 initiative will help draw visitors and have a "lasting impact" on Indiana's
towns and cities.
MoreGay-youth advocacy to fight for Indiana plate's return
March 21, 2012
Associated PressAn Indiana gay-youth advocacy group said it will seek legal help and fight to keep its specialty license plate despite opposition
from lawmakers and conservative activists.
MoreGovernor signs bill regarding residents resisting police
March 21, 2012
Associated PressGov. Mitch Daniels has signed into law a bill laying out when Indiana residents might be legally justified in using force
against police officers.
MoreGovernor signs state smoking ban into law
March 19, 2012
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the smoking ban bill and other legislation during a ceremony Monday morning at his Statehouse
office.
MoreDaniels signs public access, nepotism bills
March 19, 2012
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is toughening penalties for public access violations and cracking down on nepotism in local government.
MoreColleges ramp up Statehouse media coverage
March 17, 2012
Anthony SchoettleStudent-reporting programs at Franklin College, Butler University aid cash-strapped newspapers statewide.
MoreCOLVIN: Get ready for a perfect storm in Worker's Compensation
March 17, 2012
Ryan Colvin / Special to IBJRates are set to rise as insurers increasingly note the link between older workers' health and productivity.
MoreLegislative assistants keep wheels of state government turning
March 17, 2012
Hayleigh ColomboState lawmakers finished their work in Indianapolis this month, but the end of the 2012 General Assembly signaled the beginning
of crunch time for a full-time staff charged with sorting out what happened during the contentious short session.
MoreNext Purdue chief must cut costs but boost research
March 17, 2012
J.K. WallThe successor to France Cordova, who is stepping down this summer when her contract expires, will have to tip-toe between
two almost contradictory demands: Cut costs for students yet spend more to ramp up Purdue’s research enterprise.
MoreHow key bills fared during 2012 Indiana legislative session
March 17, 2012
Right-to-work, smoking ban were only two of a long list of actions taken.
MoreDaniels names longtime state senator as secretary of state
March 16, 2012
Associated PressIndiana state Sen. Connie Lawson will replace ousted Secretary of State Charlie White as Indiana's top elections official.
MorePence starts Indiana tour, has promised policy ideas
March 14, 2012
Associated PressU.S. Rep. Mike Pence was set to begin a statewide "listening" tour as Hoosiers wait to hear more specific ideas
from the Republican gubernatorial hopeful.
MoreIndiana says it can't afford to add seat belts to buses
March 13, 2012
Associated PressA state education official said Monday's accident was the first fatality of a school-age child riding or getting on or
off an Indiana school bus since 2009.
MoreCounty commissioner pushes to invalidate I-69 vote
March 13, 2012
Associated PressA Monroe County commissioner is pushing to invalidate a Bloomington planning panel's vote that added a contentious section
of the Indianapolis-to-Evansville Interstate 69 extension to the group's local highway plan.
MoreState unemployment rate dips to 8.7 percent
March 13, 2012
Scott OlsonIndiana’s unemployment rate fell to 8.7 percent in January as the state added 13,000 private-sector jobs, the largest
monthly increase in more than a year.
MoreMinor Indiana school reforms find last-minute success
March 12, 2012
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers signed off on minor school changes at the close of the 2012 session while reining in broader efforts sought
by state schools Superintendent Tony Bennett.
MoreIndiana legislators approve smoking restrictions
March 9, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Senate has narrowly approved a statewide smoking ban proposal, sending it to the governor for his expected signature
into law. The ban exempts Indiana's bars, casinos and private clubs such as veterans and fraternal organizations.
MoreIndiana House approves statewide smoking-ban bill
March 8, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana House voted Thursday night to approve a statewide smoking ban bill, setting up a vote Friday in the state Senate
on whether the restrictions will be on their way to becoming law.
MoreStill no decisions on Indiana smoking, police-entry bills
March 7, 2012
Associated PressLegislators finished work Wednesday without an agreement yet on just how comprehensive a statewide smoking ban they might
adopt and without the support of a major police group for a proposal laying out when residents might be legally justified
in using force against police officers.
MoreIndiana tax revenues concern Senate budget leader
March 6, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Senate's budget leader says a two-month shortfall in state tax revenues won't threaten plans for directing
more money toward full-day kindergarten programs and victims of the state fair stage collapse.
MoreFixes to historic preservation tax credits may have to wait
March 6, 2012
Cory SchoutenFixes to the state's historic preservation tax credit program pushed by Indiana Landmarks may have to wait another year
after the Indiana Senate put the brakes on a bill that garnered unanimous support from the Indiana House.
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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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