The US DC Circuit Court of Appeals Friday rejected (pdf) a Bush administration interpretation of EPA requirements that weakened the EPA’s ability to monitor air pollution from industrial sources. The appeals court held that a 2004 EPA settlement with several utility and industry groups ran afoul of previous EPA interpretations of the 2002 Clean Air […]
So reads the headline in this article in the Indianapolis Star. A judge ordered life support removed Friday from a 5-month-old Indianapolis boy with a severe head injury that investigators say was caused by abuse. The Marion County Department of Child Services requested the removal of the ventilator that is keeping Hamad Elijah Sanda alive. […]
Attorney General Steve Carter has published the following press release: Six more individuals have been charged on 19 counts of illegal activity in the 2003 East Chicago primary election announced members of the Joint Voter Fraud Task Force led by Lake County Prosecutor Bernard A. Carter and Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter. One of the […]
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued an interim final rule amending the regulations for the leasing of oil and natural gas in special tar sand areas. The amendments will bring the regulations into accordance with the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (pdf). The rule is effective immediately, but comments will still be […]
Yesterday the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel ran an editorial titled, “Launch charter study now: Thanks to Evansville and Vanderburgh County, there is a new sense of urgency.” The piece quotes yours truly on similar unification efforts in Evansville/Vanderburgh. Fort Wayne charter-government supporters are moving up their timetable due primarily to coincide with Evansville/Vanderburgh’s efforts. Many believe […]
The TribStar of Terre Haute carries an article titled, “Former Vigo County judge dies at 84.” Harold Bitzegaio, a decorated war hero, avid outdoorsman and no-nonsense Vigo Superior Court judge, died Wednesday at age 84. * * * Bitzegaio served as Vigo County Superior Court 1 judge for about 20 years through 1980. * * […]
The US Fish and Wildlife Service seeks comments on a proposed rule that would designate critical habitat for Brodiaea filifolia, in accordance with the Endangered Species Act. The proposed habitat includes 4,690 acres in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, and San Diego counties, California. Comments will be accepted until October 20, 2005.
The Delaware Supreme Court reversed a lower court opinion requiring an internet service provider to disclose the identity of an anonymous blogger who allegedly made defamatory claims about a public official. You can access the ruling here (pdf). The justices said the Smyrna town councilman Patrick Cahill should have to make a stronger case that […]
The Indianapolis Star carries an Associated Press article today titled, “Coats to work as Miers’ adviser.” President Bush on Thursday tapped former Indiana Republican Sen. Dan Coats to help shepherd Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers through the Senate’s confirmation process. Coats, who resigned in February after nearly four years as the U.S. ambassador to Germany, […]
The Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana carries an article titled, “Porter County weighs digital record-keeping.” Paperwork and documents are piling up in the Porter County Administration Center, and space for boxes of filings is running out. Digitizing the records could be the answer, but some county officials are not sure what paperwork can be completely dispensed […]
