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- 26 июл. 2025 г.INDIANAPOLIS — Former Indiana State Police superintendent Doug Carter says the investigation into Dubois County Sheriff Tom Kleinhelter’s misuse of jail commissary funds stalled after Governor Mike Braun took office. “Somebody in those orbits talked about this,” Carter told WIBC’s Kendall and Casey. “That’s the only logical conclusion, and it’s irrefutable.” Governor Mike Braun is from Dubois County. He was born in Jasper, Indiana, and graduated from Jasper High School. Carter also spoke about longtime detective Jeffrey Herron, whose influence at the agency has been reduced and who was pushed out and made the target of an internal investigation — even though Carter says Herron was simply doing solid police work. Herron put together an 88-page probable cause affidavit for the case. “A logical conclusion with anybody that reads this, or sees this, or hears it, would be there was some level of interference,” Carter said. Indiana’s State Board of Accounts conducted a special audit and found Sheriff Kleinhelter misused commissary funds. The sheriff used the money to pay for his wife’s trips to four conferences between 2021 and 2023, including a costly $7,375.92 trip to Dubai. He also spent nearly $8,000 on gifts for employees, such as Visa prepaid cards and grills. Carter said what really caught investigators’ attention was the involvement of Kleinhelter’s wife. “And then how the money was moving — out of commissary to personal accounts, personal accounts back to commissary, personal credit cards. That was all done through forensic evaluation,” he explained. By law, commissary funds—money collected from sales to jail inmates—can only be used for specific purposes like jail equipment, training, or crime prevention programs. Any other spending requires approval from the County Council. While the audit called the sheriff’s spending a misuse of public funds, it found no criminal activity. Carter said Anthony Scott, who was appointed the 21st superintendent of the Indiana State Police, has not discussed the case with him and won’t acknowledge it. At one point, Carter said he pulled an investigator off the case when progress stalled and put Herron on it. That’s when things started moving forward. However, Carter added, the state police later targeted Herron with an internal investigation. “They started an internal investigation that just ended here in the past few weeks,” Carter said. “He got moved to a job that doesn’t matter.” Sheriff Kleinhelter repaid the full $16,774.71 in June 2024, saying it was a mistake and not intentional. He claimed he asked for permission by phone but did not follow proper steps, like appointing his wife as a special deputy. The county formed a committee to oversee future spending, but the County Council rejected the sheriff’s request to spend commissary money on holiday events and retirement dinners without prior approval. The case was sent to the county prosecutor and the attorney general, but no charges or further actions have been reported. https://wibc.com/688595/former-isp-boss-braun-froze-kleinhelter-case/ N2,48%
- 12 авг. 2025 г.On August 12, 2025, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Eli Lilly, accusing the pharmaceutical company of bribing and illegally inducing medical providers to prescribe its high-profit GLP-1 medications, Mounjaro and Zepbound, used for weight loss and diabetes treatment. The lawsuit alleges that Eli Lilly offered illegal incentives, such as “free nurses” and reimbursement support services, to steer providers toward prescribing its drugs, violating the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act. Many of these prescriptions were covered by Medicaid, leading to millions in tainted claims. Paxton claims this compromised medical decision-making and prioritized corporate profits over patient health. This action builds on Paxton’s prior lawsuits against Eli Lilly and other pharmaceutical companies, including a 2024 case alleging a conspiracy to inflate insulin prices by up to 1,000%. Eli Lilly has stated that similar accusations were dismissed in previous court rulings and intends to defend itself, arguing the claims lack merit.[](https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-big-pharma-drug-manufacturer-eli-lilly-bribing-providers-prescribe)[](https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/3539269-texas-ag-ken-paxton-takes-on-eli-lilly-in-alleged-bribery-scandal)[](https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/texas-sues-eli-lilly-over-bribery-allegations/chrxXhlRdJs)i2,22%
- 26 июн. 2024 г.INDIANA - Warrick County Arrest and resignations shock Warrick County Health Department WARRICK COUNTY, Ind. (WEVV) — It’s been an eventful few days for the Warrick County Health Department, with a resignation and an arrest among their leadership. Emergency meetings were called on Tuesday to hopefully get the department back on track. With a six to nothing vote, the Warrick County Health Board appointed Dr. James Heinrich as the county’s health officer, the third person to hold the position this month. This comes after Dr. Julie Wohrley, who took over after the suspension of Dr. Rick Yeager, resigned on Monday after holding the embattled position for just over two weeks, suddenly leaving the department unable to issue vital records like birth and death certificates yet again. Leigh Ann Holder, vice chair of the Warrick County Health Board, told 44News“[Dr. Wohrley's resignation] was surprising to us, but we completely understand. All the controversy that has happened in the county–that would be very intimidating to someone.” All this comes on the heels of the arrest of health department administrator and former commissioner Marlin Weisheit on Friday for felony official misconduct. State police say Weisheit payed himself over $10,000 of the health department’s money, fraudulently using the signature stamp of Dr. Yeager to authorize the payments. Following the firing of administrator Aaron Franz in December, the county commissioners hired Weisheit as an independent contractor, to be paid by the commissioners, to act as health administrator. However, Dr. Yeager also picked an administrator and denied Weisheit held the position until April, but state police say Weisheit had been paying himself as though he held the position the whole time, unbeknownst to Dr. Yeager. State police also detail an interaction where Weisheit asked Dr. Yeager to cover up the misconduct, telling him “he could make it all go away.” Health board officials say they are looking forward to moving past the recent turmoil and getting back to work. “It’s made everything stagnant for a little while," Holder said "We’ve just been going status quo for quite a while, so now we’re going to be able to start some new things and get some balls rolling in the right direction on helping more citizens of Warrick County.” After the commissioners approved Heinrich as the new health officer in their emergency meeting, they also said the funds taken from the health department by Weisheit would be returned. 🙋♂️ Question. COLBERT COMMENT. The Warrick County Representative, Cindy Ledbetter voted for Senate Bill 4 and Senate Bill 1 which is the catalyst for these changes to health Departments across the State. This is her district, why did she not get involved to assist the Warrick Health Board in resolving this months ago? Literally dead bodies could not be transferred without the issuance of death certificates. I have friends in the mortuary business that communicated their frustration with the inept government running Warrick County. Everyone of them pointing fingers at each other and providing excuses. Dr. Rick Yeager’s removal from his position was poorly executed and adversely affected the quality of life for Warrick residents. The taxpayers must demand an audit by the Indiana State Board of Accounts regarding the Warrick County Health Department. #freespeech1,94%
- 2 июл. 2024 г.без подписи1,89%
- 24 июл. 2025 г.AVON, Ind. — Federal immigration authorities made 20 arrests during a traffic blitz in Avon on Tuesday, sources tell FOX59/CBS4. Those sources said Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) worked with the Avon Police Department to conduct several dozen traffic stops throughout the town to detain illegal immigrants. There are no police reports from Avon police documenting the arrests and they do not appear in the Hendricks County Jail public log. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed they were part of the operation. “We did not conduct traffic stops as the FBI is not authorized to conduct those,” a spokesperson said in a statement. “We were there to assist Avon Police and ICE/ERO with any needed federal warrants.” After numerous attempts to obtain information, Avon Police Chief Sean Stoops sent FOX59/CBS4 a lengthy email that framed the operation differently. He confirmed that his officers conducted a “traffic blitz” in the Avon area and made numerous stops for reasons such as traffic violations, registration violations and aggressive driving. “During a few of these traffic stops, our police officers encountered undocumented and/or unlicensed foreign nationals,” Chief Stoops wrote. “Avon Police officers requested assistance from Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents. Agents responded to the traffic stop location and assisted with identifying the foreign nationals and conducted their own investigation into the status of those individuals.” However, sources tell FOX 59/CBS 4 that ICE reached out to Avon police first. The agency also contacted other police departments, who declined to participate. In his statement, Stoops said his department works with all federal law enforcement agencies and that if they request their help, his officers will assist. Lisa Koop with the National Immigrant Justice Center said ICE uses local law enforcement agencies to circumvent the normal judicial process. Koop said agents are required to have probable cause to make a warrantless arrest. “If they are seeking to circumvent those requirements and bypass the need to establish that they’ve gotten the administrative warrant or that they’ve established probable caused to make an arrest, then a convenient shortcut would be to lean on local police,” Koop explained. “[They can] make what may or may not be a legitimate traffic stop and if they have someone in criminal legal custody…it makes it a whole lot easier for ICE to come in and apprehend someone and initiate deportation proceedings.” Koop argues the legality of that strategy remains an open question. She believes police still need a legitimate reason to stop someone. “If police are only pulling over people who look like they might be immigrants in their view, then yes, it’s racial profiling,” Koop said. “Whether there’s probable cause to make any kind of arrest, criminal or immigration related, I think is called into question.” We went back to Stoops with various questions about the relationship between Avon Police and ICE and how those traffic stops were conducted. “There are some portions of our strategic operational planning that we do not share publicly to ensure the safety of our officers and to protect them in the future and to ensure mission success,” Stoops said. “As I stated in my previous email, we reciprocate with all federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies when it comes to assisting with law enforcement operations and actions.”1,65%
- 25 июл. 2025 г.INDIANA Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s statehouse office has been repeatedly closed during public business hours in recent weeks — at times with no signage posted and no staff inside — even as Gov. Mike Braun has ordered a broad return to in-person work for state employees. The Indiana Capital Chronicle visited the lieutenant governor’s office six times between late June and mid-July and found it dark or locked on four occasions. Three of the closures — June 20, June 27 and July 11 — fell on Fridays. Internal office communications obtained by the Capital Chronicle appeared to show staff were allowed to work remotely on some of those days. One June 20 message, for example, indicated that, “Due to the LG travel schedule – the office will be closed and everyone may work from home. Please update your calendars accordingly.” Jim Kehoe, a spokesperson for the lieutenant governor’s office, told the Capital Chronicle June 30 that the office “just happened to be closed on those days because of staffing.” “It was really just coincidence that it happened two Fridays in a row,” he said. “I do not anticipate that happening again, and if it does it will be the exception.” But nearly two weeks later, on July 11, another Friday, the Capital Chronicle again found the office locked, with no lights on and no staff inside. The office was open on July 18, with at least one staffer visibly present. The lieutenant governor’s office was also closed on July 3, a Thursday, for what staff described as an “office field trip” to a farm in Noblesville. A sign posted that day read, “Sorry we missed you! Our team is currently unavailable due to an all-staff meeting. Please scan here if you would like to schedule an appointment.” In a message to staff that week, office leadership advised that “if you aren’t joining us at the farm – work from home cuz the office will be closed.” In a follow-up email to the Capital Chronicle, Kehoe said the office’s approach was consistent with the governor’s direction: “Our work from home policy complies with Governor Braun’s executive order.” The state transparency portal shows the Lieutenant Governor’s office has 39 employees split between offices in the Statehouse and an adjacent office building. Asked about the closures, Braun reaffirmed his push to get employees back to their offices. “Unless there’s a good reason for that, where it may make no difference … to really get things done, you’ve got to collaborate,” Braun said Thursday. “And I saw so many instances and some actual recordings I heard of folks working from home that would have been confusing even to see which day they were answering the phone.” He added that there are a few jobs where remote work makes sense but said “most of them, you need to be together to collaborate. You’re already paying the expenses — the leases and the buildings and the upkeep. Why not? Doesn’t make sense.” Braun’s back-to-work executive order, issued Jan. 14, called for a sweeping end to hybrid work arrangements and emphasized a return to daily in-person staffing across all state agencies. The policy, which took full effect July 1, specifically instructed agency heads to eliminate regular remote work on Fridays and to ensure the public has full access to services during standard business hours. The order applies to all executive-branch employees, including staff in the lieutenant governor’s office, unless exempted for operational reasons. “When it comes to other state office holders, they’re independent,” Braun said. “I’ve been very clear: I want to get things done and focus on kitchen table issues.”1,63%
- 15 авг. 2025 г.The Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) refers to multiple regional entities established under Indiana Code 36-7.6 to promote economic development, infrastructure improvements, and quality-of-life projects across various regions in Indiana. Each RDA operates independently, focusing on regionally significant projects within its designated area. Below is an overview of key RDAs in Indiana based on available information: ### Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority - Location: Serves Lake, Porter, LaPorte, and Newton counties in Northwest Indiana. - Purpose: Focuses on economic growth, transit development, and regional connectivity, aiming to make Northwest Indiana a top choice for residents and businesses in suburban Chicago. - Key Initiatives: - Comprehensive Strategic Plan (2025): Outlines goals including brownfield redevelopment through a new Land Development Entity (LDE) with $5 million initial funding, designating U.S. 12 as a National Scenic Byway, enhancing Lake Michigan shoreline access, and supporting commuter rail and airport development. - Transit Development Districts (TDDs): Manages 11 TDDs to support development around South Shore Line stations, including a new TDD in Beverly Shores/Pines for sanitary sewer expansion. - Gary/Chicago International Airport: Invested $50 million for runway extension and supports future cargo and passenger service development. - Lake County Convention Center: Released a 2024 feasibility study to explore potential for 2,000–3,000 additional hotel rooms. - Leadership: Sherri Ziller, President and CEO. Contact: (219) 644-3500, sziller@rda.in.gov. - Funding Priorities: Expansion of Gary/Chicago International Airport, integrated rail and bus networks, transit-oriented development, and Lake Michigan shoreline redevelopment. - Recent Achievements: Administered $1.5 billion for West Lake Corridor and Double Track NWI rail projects. - 2025 Board Meeting: Scheduled meetings are posted, but the July 10, 2025, meeting was canceled. ### Central Indiana Regional Development Authority (CIRDA) - Location: Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metropolitan Statistical Area, representing municipalities with a combined population of 2.1 million and a $146 billion GDP. - Purpose: Coordinates regional efforts to enhance infrastructure, promote innovation, and improve quality of life through strategic investments. - Board: Composed of mayors, town council presidents, and county commission presidents from member communities. - Focus Areas: Infrastructure development, quality-of-place initiatives, and positioning Central Indiana as a magnet for investment. - Economic Strengths: Diverse industries including healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and professional services. ### Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority - Location: Covers 11 counties, including Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley. - Purpose: Attracts and invests funds in catalytic projects to enhance talent attraction, retention, and quality of life. - Key Initiatives: - READI Programs: Secured $45 million through READI 2.0 in 2024, following $48.2 million in READI 1.0, leveraging over $536 million in total regional investment for projects like housing, healthcare, and workforce development. - Example Projects: Riverfront Phase II (Allen County, $6 million RDA investment), Lofts at Headwaters (Allen County, $5 million), and Topeka Workforce Housing (LaGrange County, $3 million). - Board: Five-member board appointed by counties and municipalities, serving four-year terms. - Next Meeting: June 10, 2025, at 2:00 PM in Fort Wayne. ### Southwest Indiana Regional Development Authority - Location: Represents Posey, Gibson, Warrick, and Vanderburgh counties, with the City of Evansville. - Purpose: Coordinates regional projects, focusing on quality-of-place enhancements and economic growth. - Key Initiatives: - Regional Cities Initiative: Distributed $42 million from 2015–2020 for 19 projects, leveraging nearly $1 billion in total investment.1,60%
- 7 авг. 2025 г.@JohnMStubbins who's been exposing @AdamSchiff for mortgage fraud, who is now under criminal investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland, "All the evidence is now up on the site" Here’s the link: https://schiffexposed.com/1,52%
- 20 авг. 2025 г.Sunday, May 26 was a pretty special day for Indiana Gov. Mike Braun. The state’s top executive spent his time at “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” punctuated by an appearance on Fox and Friends to recap his first legislative session as governor. But rather than returning to the Governor’s Residence in Indianapolis, just a 20-minute drive from the track, Braun apparently drove to his Jasper family home two-and-a-half hours away. And the next day, he took a helicopter ride to get back to the state capital. The trip was one of 11 flights between March 13 and August 1 chronicled in response to a public records request submitted by the Indiana Capital Chronicle, totaling $23,880. The state said that it would have “incurred” those costs whether or not Braun had used the Indiana State Police helicopter, because those flight hours were necessary “to satisfy (the Federal Aviation Administration’s) mandated hours requirements.” Though the FAA has established standards for pilots to maintain their licenses, the Indiana State Police has its own requirements for pilots to regularly travel on top of that. “The Indiana State Police expects 1-3 hours of flight time per week per helicopter pilot,” said Griffin Reid, a spokesperson for Braun’s office. “Transportation decisions are made based on a number of factors.” Eight of those trips ended at Braun’s southern Indiana home in Jasper, where the state paid $1,745.55 to install a 20-foot-by-20-foot gravel pad earlier this year. The remaining three flights transported the governor from Jasper to Indianapolis. A member of his security detail accompanied him on every trip while his wife, Maureen, joined on only one trip. Though Braun never flew on Sundays, he used the transit option at least once on every other day of the week. Each flight hour cost approximately $1,200. A helicopter flight between Jasper and Indianapolis takes roughly 45 minutes, according to the office. Braun is the first governor to reside outside of central Indiana as governor in recent history. Former Govs. Eric Holcomb and Mike Pence made the governor’s residence in Indianapolis their primary home — with Pence selling his Columbus home after becoming governor — while former Gov. Mitch Daniels split his time between that building and his home in Carmel. But where did he go? Braun first flew from Indianapolis to Jasper on March 13, one day before the Indiana Capital Chronicle publicized the taxpayer-funded helipad at his Jasper home. Two weeks later, also on a Thursday, he again used a helicopter to get from Indianapolis to Jasper. His April 16 flight to Jasper was preceded by several public appearances the day before, including a press event with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., signing the state’s effort to reform property taxes into law and the Perry Township Lincoln Day Dinner. But neither his public releases nor his social media indicates his plans for April 16, the day he flew. The next day, a Thursday, he met with the Borden High School girls’ basketball team, the 2025 state champions, and attended another Lincoln Day Dinner in New Albany. He flew two more times in April, starting both trips in Jasper and ending in Indianapolis. The first was Monday, April 21 — the day after Easter — while the next, on Tuesday, April 29, occurred one day before he celebrated 100 days in office. None of Braun’s social media accounts indicated why he went to Angola in northern Indiana on Saturday, May 3. However, Trine University reports that Braun delivered the keynote address during commencement that day at 10 a.m. He opted to fly back to Jasper, bypassing the four-plus hour drive. Two weeks later, Braun attended the Brickyard Breakfast in Indianapolis with the First Lady before flying back to Jasper on May 17. His next trip, on Monday, May 26, came one day after the Indianapolis 500. Braun only flew once each of the following three months: Thursday, June 26; Friday, July 11; and Friday, Aug. 1. Full article 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 https://t.co/GSALvjEXTe1,51%
- 1 дек.Indiana lawmakers move legislative session, House will meet on redistricting on Dec. 1 The entire 2026 Legislative Session is moving up by a month to start in December instead of January. Author: Mike Potter Published: 1:20 PM EST November 25, 2025 Updated: 1:24 PM EST November 25, 2025 INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana House will meet on Monday, Dec. 1 to debate redrawing Indiana's congressional districts. The announcement came just after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25. House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) has said for months he has the votes to support Gov. Mike Braun's (R-Indiana) call for redistricting.1,32%
- 12 июн. 2024 г.без подписи1,29%