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MARCUS: Hoosiers hear gospel of gambling

Gamblers wagered nearly $30 billion in 13 Indiana
casinos last year. Now, fellow taxpayers, if I understand these numbers, 91 percent of these dollars were returned as winnings and an additional $876 million (3 percent) went to our state and local
governments for our benefit.

MAURER: WellPoint’s Braly bravely takes on fuss

Wellpoint CEO Angela Braly was criticized by President Obama on national television. She incurred the wrath of health insurance
policyholders in California and Indiana. She reignited debate on the moribund national health care reform bill. A woman hasn’t
caused this much turmoil since all those ships were launched by Helen of Troy.

FEIGENBAUM: Session heads toward early, quiet completion

The buzz as the days ran out suggested that nothing on the agenda was “must-pass” legislation, leaving Democrats
and Republicans, the House and the Senate, and the governor and the General Assembly with little leverage to exert.

PROXY CORNER: Hurco Cos. Inc.

Hurco Cos. Inc. designs and produces interactive computer controls, software and computerized machine systems for the worldwide metal-cutting and metal-forming industry.

Indiana ranks low in federal health spending

A new report ranks Indiana 48th in the nation in the amount of federal dollars the state spends per person on public health.
The study released this week by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation also found that
Indiana spent less per person on public health services than most other Midwestern states in fiscal 2009. Ohio ranked 49th,
spending $13.52 per person, while Virginia spent the least on its residents, at $13.33 a person.

Parents in custody battle over son’s weight

Two Bedford parents are in a custody battle over how to handle the weight problems of their 9-year-old son. At 5 feet and
140 pounds, Eric Smoot is considered overweight but not obese by a pediatrician. His father has filed legal papers fighting
for custody, saying his son is dangerously obese and his weight could endanger his life. His mother, Darla Smoot, says the
father, Lowell Taylor, didn’t have a problem until the state raised her child custody payments from $125 to $150 a week.
A hearing between the two parties over custody is set for May.

Mother arrested for child endangerment

An Indianapolis mother has been arrested after being accused of leaving her 6-year-old in a car while she smoked crack inside
a known drug house on Grant Avenue. Kelly Barngrover was arrested on multiple charges after police say she put her child in
extreme danger. The Department of Child Services took custody of the child. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

Local government reform still sputtering

The second legislative session since the Kernan-Shepard report on local government reform is about to end. Joe Kernan and
Randall Shepard can still say, “We’ve got to stop governing like this.”
 

Indians sales staff faced down big-time pressure

With 75 percent of its sponsorship deals expiring at the end of last season, there were lots of reasons for the Indianapolis Indians to panic. Instead, the team invested big bucks in Victory Field and had faith its sales staff would come through in the clutch.

Dow Agro plans $340M expansion, 577 new jobs

The investment will greatly expand the company’s research and development capacity and is a major win for the Indiana
life sciences industry. Dow AgroSciences expects most of the positions to pay between $65,000 and $95,000 annually.

Judge signs off on Hansen & Horn liquidation

A court-appointed receiver can begin selling the assets of troubled home builder Hansen & Horn Group Inc., after a judge approved
its liquidation on Wednesday.