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Investors await progress report from WellPoint
April 22, 2013
Associated PressMany investors expect the health care overhaul's coverage expansions to affect WellPoint more than other insurers.
MoreReport: Many school districts flout law on superintendent pay
April 21, 2013
Associated PressMore than 100 Indiana school districts haven't posted their superintendents' employee contracts online, as required.
MoreLawmakers seek to piggyback priorities onto other bills
April 21, 2013
Associated PressAs the Indiana General Assembly nears the finish of its 2013 session, legislators hope to find homes for initiatives that
struggled to win approval on their own, such as backing improvements to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and expanding the
state's school voucher program.
MoreLawmakers draw close on limited voucher-expansion plan
April 18, 2013
Associated PressLegislators are hammering out a modest expansion of the state's school voucher program following a meeting of House and Senate
lawmakers.
MoreBosma weighs changes to disclosure rules for legislators
April 18, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana House Speaker said he's considering changes to rules governing what lawmakers must disclose about their personal
and financial ties, after learning about a powerful state rep's work helping a client of his lobbyist daughter.
MoreOnline sales-tax proposal hits Senate roadblock
April 18, 2013
Associated PressRepublican state senators have blocked a vote on a bill that would force Amazon.com and some other online-only retailers to
start collecting Indiana's 7-percent sales tax this summer.
MoreGrand Design RV plans 500 jobs in Elkhart County
April 18, 2013
Associated PressGrand Design RV in Middlebury on Thursday said it plans to locate its headquarters and manufacturing operations in the Elkhart
County town about 30 miles east of South Bend.
MoreNBC extends Notre Dame football contract through 2025
April 18, 2013
Associated PressNotre Dame and NBC said the extension would begin in 2016 and run through the 2025 season. Financial terms were not announced.
The current five-year contract is reportedly worth $15 million annually.
MoreUnemployment aid applications signal stable hiring
April 18, 2013
Associated PressThe number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits increased just 4,000 last week, to a seasonally adjusted 352,000.
MorePence makes final plea for tax cut in budget
April 17, 2013
Associated PressWhile arguing for a 10-percent cut in the state's income tax, Pence also said he would like to see a quicker phase-out
of the state's inheritance tax.
MoreIndiana foreclosure prevention program expanding
April 17, 2013
Associated PressState officials estimate that about 10,000 Indiana homeowners will get help in making their mortgage payments under an expansion
of a federally funded foreclosure prevention program.
MoreBosma hopes General Assembly adjourns early
April 17, 2013
Associated PressIssues that remain undecided include the income tax cut sought by Gov. Mike Pence and a proposed expansion of the private
school voucher program.
MoreIndiana stage-rules extension approved by legislators
April 17, 2013
Associated PressState lawmakers have given final approval to a two-year extension of regulations on temporary outdoor stage rigging developed
after the deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse.
MoreExtra security set for this weekend's Little 500
April 17, 2013
Associated PressHeightened security measures and an expanded police presence will greet visitors at this weekend's annual Little 500 bicycle
races in response to Monday's deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon.
MoreEPA eyes repairs to underground Indiana waste barrier
April 17, 2013
Associated PressWork to rebuild a defective underground barrier designed to hold back tainted soil and groundwater at the site of a former
auto parts plant should hopefully begin this year, the site's federal manager says.
MoreGeneral Assembly negotiators to hammer out state budget
April 17, 2013
Associated PressHouse and Senate negotiators will take into account a rosier revenue forecast when they begin meeting Wednesday for the first
of a series of meetings that will determine the final shape of Indiana's next state budget.
MoreDaniels revises Purdue wage-freeze plan amid input
April 16, 2013
Associated PressPurdue University administrators earning more than $50,000 will be eligible for merit raises under a change to a plan President
Mitch Daniels proposed last month to compensate for a two-year tuition freeze.
MoreHealth overhaul may grow Indiana addiction services
April 16, 2013
Associated PressThe possibility of thousands of Indiana residents becoming eligible for addiction treatment under the federal health overhaul
has state officials and providers preparing for an expansion.
MoreIndiana specialty-plate proposal heads to governor
April 16, 2013
Associated PressLegislation overhauling Indiana's specialty auto license plate system has been approved by lawmakers and is on its way
to Gov. Mike Pence.
MoreUPDATE: Lawmakers with ties to $2.8B plant dilute measures
April 16, 2013
Associated PressTwo Indiana lawmakers have spent the legislative session watering down opposition to a proposed $2.8 billion coal-gasification
plant that would likely benefit their employers.
MoreSafety chief says more security likely at events
April 16, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis will increase security at upcoming events such as the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and Komen Race for the Cure,
but spectators likely won't notice the changes, Troy Riggs said.
MorePence sees hope for tax cut in better budget forecast
April 16, 2013
Associated PressExpectations that Indiana will collect $290 million more in taxes have Gov. Mike Pence's team optimistic they can win
a $500 million cut in the state's personal income tax this session.
MoreBill for tighter cold-medication limits heads to Pence
April 16, 2013
Associated PressIndiana legislators have given final approval to a bill tightening the limits on how much consumers can buy of cold and allergy
pills often used to make methamphetamine.
MoreOfficials express confidence in Indy 500 security plan
April 16, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis Motor Speedway officials and Indiana State Police feel good about their security plan for this year's Indy
500 and won't remove trash cans from the track in response to deadly blasts at the Boston Marathon.
MoreStock market rebounds from worst day of the year
April 16, 2013
Associated PressGood news on housing and earnings Tuesday morning helped stocks recover from a dismal Monday, when stocks suffered their biggest
one-day decline since November.
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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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