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>>> "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY HOOSIER
POSSIBLE IN PART BY HOOSIER ENERGY, PROVIDING ELECTRICITY TO
ENERGY, PROVIDING ELECTRICITY TO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES AND THEIR
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES AND THEIR MEMBER CUSTOMERS.
MEMBER CUSTOMERS. INFORMATION AT HEPN.COM.
INFORMATION AT HEPN.COM. AND BY WTIU MEMBERS.
AND BY WTIU MEMBERS. THANK YOU!
THANK YOU! >>> RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA
>>> RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," THE ONLINE HEALTHCARE
NEWSDESK," THE ONLINE HEALTHCARE MARKETPLACE IS WORKING, BUT A
MARKETPLACE IS WORKING, BUT A LOT OF THE STATE'S POOREST
LOT OF THE STATE'S POOREST RESIDENTS UNDER A TOUGH SPOT AT
RESIDENTS UNDER A TOUGH SPOT AT THE DEADLINE TO GET INSURANCE OR
THE DEADLINE TO GET INSURANCE OR FACE FINDS NEARS.
FACE FINDS NEARS. >> IT COSTS COSTS A LOT AND YOY
>> IT COSTS COSTS A LOT AND YOY SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES. >> A CULTURAL TRADITION OR AN
>> A CULTURAL TRADITION OR AN ILLEGAL DRUG SIMILAR TO ***?
ILLEGAL DRUG SIMILAR TO ***? ONE OF THE FIRST KHAT
ONE OF THE FIRST KHAT TRAFFICKING CASES RECENTLY
TRAFFICKING CASES RECENTLY PLAYED OUT IN INDIANA.
PLAYED OUT IN INDIANA. >> IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS
>> IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS NORMAL TO THEM IN THEIR OWN
NORMAL TO THEM IN THEIR OWN SOCIETY AND THE CULTURE THEY
SOCIETY AND THE CULTURE THEY GREW UP IN.
GREW UP IN. THEY DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE
THEY DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL.
DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL. >> AHEAD ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK,"
>> AHEAD ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," A DEBATE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF
A DEBATE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF KHAT, AND WHY SOME SAY CRACKING
KHAT, AND WHY SOME SAY CRACKING DOWN ON ITS USE HAS A
DOWN ON ITS USE HAS A DEVASTATING IMPACT AMONG
DEVASTATING IMPACT AMONG INDIANA'S REFUGEE COMMUNITIES.
INDIANA'S REFUGEE COMMUNITIES. >>> PLUS THE STATE'S
>>> PLUS THE STATE'S SUPERINTENDENT IS ACCUSING THE
SUPERINTENDENT IS ACCUSING THE GOVERNOR OF TRYING TO OUST HER
GOVERNOR OF TRYING TO OUST HER FROM HER POSITION.
FROM HER POSITION. THOSE STORIES AND A LOOK AT THIS
THOSE STORIES AND A LOOK AT THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES RIGHT NOW ON
WEEK'S HEADLINES RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."
ś >>> HELLO, AND WELCOME TO THE
>>> HELLO, AND WELCOME TO THE "INDIANA NEWSDESK."
"INDIANA NEWSDESK." NOW THAT THE AFFORDABLE CARE A
NOW THAT THE AFFORDABLE CARE A ACT --
ACT -- >> I COULDN'T MOVE OR HAVING
>> I COULDN'T MOVE OR HAVING TROUBLE GETTING UP AND DOWN.
TROUBLE GETTING UP AND DOWN. ONCE I WOULD GET STRAIGHT UP, I
ONCE I WOULD GET STRAIGHT UP, I WOULD MOVE FOR A WHILE, BUT WITH
WOULD MOVE FOR A WHILE, BUT WITH THE BONES AND THE KNEE AND
THE BONES AND THE KNEE AND WHATEVER THAT NEEDS ATTENTION.
WHATEVER THAT NEEDS ATTENTION. >> ONE DAYS AT THE SOCIAL
>> ONE DAYS AT THE SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE BECAUSE HER
SECURITY OFFICE BECAUSE HER HEALTH HAS GONE DOWNHILL BECAUSE
HEALTH HAS GONE DOWNHILL BECAUSE SHE CAN'T AFFORD THE MEDICATIONS
SHE CAN'T AFFORD THE MEDICATIONS AND TREATMENT SHE NEEDS.
AND TREATMENT SHE NEEDS. WHEN SHE QUIT HER JOB, SHE ALSO
WHEN SHE QUIT HER JOB, SHE ALSO LOST HER INSURANCE.
LOST HER INSURANCE. SHE TRIED TO APPLY FOR
SHE TRIED TO APPLY FOR HEALTHCARE THROUGH THE STATE'S
HEALTHCARE THROUGH THE STATE'S MEDICAID PROGRAM BUT WAS DENIED
MEDICAID PROGRAM BUT WAS DENIED AND NOW LAURA QUINT CAN'T GET
AND NOW LAURA QUINT CAN'T GET COVERAGE THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE
COVERAGE THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT EITHER.
CARE ACT EITHER. >> THE IRONY OF, YOU KNOW, IF
>> THE IRONY OF, YOU KNOW, IF YOU MAKE ABOVE THE 100% OF
YOU MAKE ABOVE THE 100% OF FEDERAL POVERTY, THEN YOU CAN
FEDERAL POVERTY, THEN YOU CAN BUY INSURANCE ON THE EXCHANGES
BUY INSURANCE ON THE EXCHANGES AND GET A SUBSIDY TO HELP PAY
AND GET A SUBSIDY TO HELP PAY FOR YOUR PREMIUMS BUT IF YOU
FOR YOUR PREMIUMS BUT IF YOU FALL BELOW 100% OF POVERTY, THEN
FALL BELOW 100% OF POVERTY, THEN YOU ARE TOO POOR AND YOU DON'T
YOU ARE TOO POOR AND YOU DON'T GET ANY HELP AT ALL.
GET ANY HELP AT ALL. >> AS MANY AS 400,000 HOOSIERS
>> AS MANY AS 400,000 HOOSIERS ARE IN THE SAME BOAT AS LAURA.
ARE IN THE SAME BOAT AS LAURA. MORE THAN 100 OF THEM RALLIED
MORE THAN 100 OF THEM RALLIED LAST MONTH AT THE STATE HOUSE
LAST MONTH AT THE STATE HOUSE FOR BETTER HEALTH COVERAGE.
FOR BETTER HEALTH COVERAGE. THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ALLOWED
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ALLOWED STATES TO EXPAND MEDICAID TO
STATES TO EXPAND MEDICAID TO 138% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL, BUT
138% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL, BUT INDIANA GOVERNOR MIKE PENCE SAID
INDIANA GOVERNOR MIKE PENCE SAID NO AND HE WANTED TO EXPAND THE
NO AND HE WANTED TO EXPAND THE SYSTEM USING THE HEALTHY INDIANA
SYSTEM USING THE HEALTHY INDIANA PLAN MODEL.
PLAN MODEL. IN SEPTEMBER, HE ANNOUNCED THE
IN SEPTEMBER, HE ANNOUNCED THE STATE HAD GOTTEN A WAIVER FROM
STATE HAD GOTTEN A WAIVER FROM THE U.S. HEALTH AND HUMAN
THE U.S. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY TO CONTINUE
SERVICES SECRETARY TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM THROUGH 2014.
THE PROGRAM THROUGH 2014. >> I BELIEVE THAT SECURING THE
>> I BELIEVE THAT SECURING THE WAIVER, TO CONTINUE THE HEALTHY
WAIVER, TO CONTINUE THE HEALTHY INDIANA PLAN IS A VICTORY FOR
INDIANA PLAN IS A VICTORY FOR HOOSIERS ENROLLED IN THIS
HOOSIERS ENROLLED IN THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM.
INNOVATIVE PROGRAM. >> BUT AFTER 2 2014, IT'S UP IN
>> BUT AFTER 2 2014, IT'S UP IN THE AIR.
THE AIR. THE PROGRAM WHICH HAS BEEN IN
THE PROGRAM WHICH HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 2008 REQUIRES
EFFECT SINCE 2008 REQUIRES HOOSIERS TO, AS PENCE LIKES TO
HOOSIERS TO, AS PENCE LIKES TO SAY, HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME.
SAY, HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME. PEOPLE HAVE TO HELP PAY FOR
PEOPLE HAVE TO HELP PAY FOR THEIR FIRST $1,100 OF CARE.
THEIR FIRST $1,100 OF CARE. AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CAN
AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CAN ENROLL IN IT IS CAPPED.
ENROLL IN IT IS CAPPED. >> WE MADE A DECISION IN THE
>> WE MADE A DECISION IN THE STATE TO PRETTY MUCH COVER
STATE TO PRETTY MUCH COVER FEMALES WITH DEPENDENTS.
FEMALES WITH DEPENDENTS. THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE H.I.P.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE H.I.P. PLAN IS.
PLAN IS. IF YOU ARE AN ADULT WHO IS POOR
IF YOU ARE AN ADULT WHO IS POOR WITH NO CHILDREN, MALE OR
WITH NO CHILDREN, MALE OR FEMALE, DIDN'T MATTER, THERE WAS
FEMALE, DIDN'T MATTER, THERE WAS PRETTY MUCH NO ROOM FOR YOU AT
PRETTY MUCH NO ROOM FOR YOU AT THE INN.
THE INN. >> EVEN A FAMILY OF FOUR IN
>> EVEN A FAMILY OF FOUR IN INDIANA RIGHT NOW, HAS A HARD
INDIANA RIGHT NOW, HAS A HARD TIME GETTING ON THE HEALTHY
TIME GETTING ON THE HEALTHY INDIANA PLAN BECAUSE THEY KEEP
INDIANA PLAN BECAUSE THEY KEEP CAPPING THE ENROLLMENT.
CAPPING THE ENROLLMENT. AND FOR TRADITIONAL MEDICAID, A
AND FOR TRADITIONAL MEDICAID, A FAMILY OF FOUR CAN ONLY MAKE,
FAMILY OF FOUR CAN ONLY MAKE, WHAT IS IT 24, 32% OF FEDERAL
WHAT IS IT 24, 32% OF FEDERAL POVERTY.
POVERTY. IT WORKS OUT TO $11.39 A DAY.
IT WORKS OUT TO $11.39 A DAY. IF A FAMILY OF FOUR MAKES $11.40
IF A FAMILY OF FOUR MAKES $11.40 A DAY, THEY MAKE TOO MUCH MONEY
A DAY, THEY MAKE TOO MUCH MONEY FOR MEDICAID.
FOR MEDICAID. >> ABOUT 38,000 PEOPLE ARE
>> ABOUT 38,000 PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE
CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE STATE'S HEALTHY INDIANA PLAN.
STATE'S HEALTHY INDIANA PLAN. ANOTHER 52,000 HOOSIERS ARE ON
ANOTHER 52,000 HOOSIERS ARE ON THE WAITING LIST, BUT THOSE
THE WAITING LIST, BUT THOSE NUMBERS COULD CHANGE BECAUSE THE
NUMBERS COULD CHANGE BECAUSE THE HEALTHY INDIANA PLAN ELIGIBILITY
HEALTHY INDIANA PLAN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE CHANGING AT THE
REQUIREMENTS ARE CHANGING AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
END OF THE YEAR. HERE'S HOW IT BREAKS DOWN,
HERE'S HOW IT BREAKS DOWN, MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY EXTENDS TO
MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY EXTENDS TO PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP TO 24% OF THE
PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP TO 24% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL IN INDIANA.
POVERTY LEVEL IN INDIANA. THE HEALTHY INDIANA PLAN COVERS
THE HEALTHY INDIANA PLAN COVERS HOOSIERS UP TO 200% OF THE
HOOSIERS UP TO 200% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL, UNTIL THE END OF
POVERTY LEVEL, UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR, WHEN THAT'S REDUCED TO
THE YEAR, WHEN THAT'S REDUCED TO 100% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL.
100% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL. PEOPLE WHO MAKE BETWEEN 100 AND
PEOPLE WHO MAKE BETWEEN 100 AND 400% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL WILL
400% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR SUBSIDIES UNDER
BE ELIGIBLE FOR SUBSIDIES UNDER THE HEALTH EXCHANGE.
THE HEALTH EXCHANGE. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE S.S.A.
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE S.S.A. WOULDN'T AGREE TO AN ON CAMERA
WOULDN'T AGREE TO AN ON CAMERA INTERVIEW, BUT IN AN EMAIL SAID
INTERVIEW, BUT IN AN EMAIL SAID BY REDUCING THE INCOME STANDARD
BY REDUCING THE INCOME STANDARD FOR THE HEALTHY INDIANA PLAN, IT
FOR THE HEALTHY INDIANA PLAN, IT ALLOWS MORE PEOPLE TO BE COVERED
ALLOWS MORE PEOPLE TO BE COVERED AND ELIMINATES THE POTENTIAL FOR
AND ELIMINATES THE POTENTIAL FOR DUPLICATION OF COVERAGE.
DUPLICATION OF COVERAGE. >> THE PENALTY THAT INDIANA HAD
>> THE PENALTY THAT INDIANA HAD TO PAY IN ORDER TO GET THE
TO PAY IN ORDER TO GET THE WAIVER EXTENDED WAS TO ACTUALLY
WAIVER EXTENDED WAS TO ACTUALLY THROW PEOPLE OUT OF THE PLAN.
THROW PEOPLE OUT OF THE PLAN. AND THAT WAS UNFORTUNATE.
AND THAT WAS UNFORTUNATE. NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT
NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT PEOPLE GOING OUT OF THE PLAN
PEOPLE GOING OUT OF THE PLAN DIDN'T CREATE CAPACITY.
DIDN'T CREATE CAPACITY. SO PERHAPS SOME POORER PEOPLE
SO PERHAPS SOME POORER PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN IN LINE FOR LO THIS
WHO HAD BEEN IN LINE FOR LO THIS MANY MONTHS MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET
MANY MONTHS MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET IT AND TAKE THAT PLAN.
IT AND TAKE THAT PLAN. THAT'S JUST MOVING CUPS AND
THAT'S JUST MOVING CUPS AND BALLS.
BALLS. YOU ARE NOT CHANGING
YOU ARE NOT CHANGING FUNDAMENTALLY THE NATURE OF THE
FUNDAMENTALLY THE NATURE OF THE UNINSURED.
UNINSURED. >> IN THIS PAST LEGISLATIVE
>> IN THIS PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, LAWMAKERS SET ASIDE
SESSION, LAWMAKERS SET ASIDE $250 MILLION FOR POTENTIAL COSTS
$250 MILLION FOR POTENTIAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFFORDABLE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
CARE ACT. STONE SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO ASK
STONE SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO ASK GOVERNOR PENCE WHY HE SAYS
GOVERNOR PENCE WHY HE SAYS THERE'S NO MONEY TO EXPAND
THERE'S NO MONEY TO EXPAND MEDICAID WHEN THAT MONEY IS JUST
MEDICAID WHEN THAT MONEY IS JUST SITTING.
SITTING. THROUGH 2016, THE FEDERAL
THROUGH 2016, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS AGREED TO PAY
GOVERNMENT HAS AGREED TO PAY 100% OF THE COST TO EXPAND
100% OF THE COST TO EXPAND MEDICAID.
MEDICAID. IT WOULD GO DOWN INCREMENTALLY
IT WOULD GO DOWN INCREMENTALLY AFTER THAT, TO 90% IN 2020.
AFTER THAT, TO 90% IN 2020. STONE SAYS INDIANA HAS THE MONEY
STONE SAYS INDIANA HAS THE MONEY TO PAY ITS SHARE OF THE COST.
TO PAY ITS SHARE OF THE COST. >> THEY ARE ESTIMATES OF WHAT IT
>> THEY ARE ESTIMATES OF WHAT IT WOULD COST TO EXPAND MEDICAID
WOULD COST TO EXPAND MEDICAID THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND THEY CHANGE BETWEEN A LOW OF
AND THEY CHANGE BETWEEN A LOW OF $50 MILLION A YEAR AND A HIGH OF
$50 MILLION A YEAR AND A HIGH OF $150 MILLION A YEAR.
$150 MILLION A YEAR. >> I THINK WE SPENT MONEY ON A
>> I THINK WE SPENT MONEY ON A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT COULD
LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT COULD WAIT.
WAIT. LET'S MAKE OUR PEOPLE HEALTHY.
LET'S MAKE OUR PEOPLE HEALTHY. >> WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, EVERYONE
>> WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO HAVE HEALTH
IS REQUIRED TO HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE IN A YEAR OR FACE TAX
INSURANCE IN A YEAR OR FACE TAX PENALTIES.
PENALTIES. >> SOME PEOPLE WILL NOT BE ABLE
>> SOME PEOPLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PAY FOR IT AT ALL, AND THEN
TO PAY FOR IT AT ALL, AND THEN THEY WERE SAYING -- I KNOW WHAT
THEY WERE SAYING -- I KNOW WHAT I HEARD AMONG THE EXTREMELY
I HEARD AMONG THE EXTREMELY POOR, AND THOSE OF US WHO HAVE
POOR, AND THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN AT THE VERY BOTTOM, AND
BEEN AT THE VERY BOTTOM, AND EVEN BELOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE,
EVEN BELOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, WE HAVE OUR DEADLINE DATE OR YOU
WE HAVE OUR DEADLINE DATE OR YOU ARE GOING TO JAIL.
ARE GOING TO JAIL. THAT'S THE RUMOR.
THAT'S THE RUMOR. WELL, I GUESS THEY ARE GOING TO
WELL, I GUESS THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BUILD SOME MORE JAILS,
HAVE TO BUILD SOME MORE JAILS, YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? >> WE SHOULD MENTION IT SEEMS
>> WE SHOULD MENTION IT SEEMS UNLIKELY WE'LL ACTUALLY SEE A
UNLIKELY WE'LL ACTUALLY SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING TO JAIL IF
LOT OF PEOPLE GOING TO JAIL IF THEY FAIL TO SIGN UP FOR
THEY FAIL TO SIGN UP FOR INSURANCE.
INSURANCE. THE PENALTY IN 2014 FOR NOT
THE PENALTY IN 2014 FOR NOT HAVING COVERAGE IS EITHER 1% OF
HAVING COVERAGE IS EITHER 1% OF A PERSON'S INCOME OR $95, WHICH
A PERSON'S INCOME OR $95, WHICH EVER IS GREATER.
EVER IS GREATER. OF COURSE, THOSE FEES DO
OF COURSE, THOSE FEES DO INCREASE EVERY YEAR.
INCREASE EVERY YEAR. THE I.R.S. SAYS IF YOU CAN'T
THE I.R.S. SAYS IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THE FINE WITH THE
AFFORD TO PAY THE FINE WITH THE TAX RETURN, THEY WILL TAKE IT
TAX RETURN, THEY WILL TAKE IT OUT OF ANY REFUND YOU MIGHT HAVE
OUT OF ANY REFUND YOU MIGHT HAVE DUE.
DUE. 9 LAW DOES PROHIBIT THE I.R.S.
9 LAW DOES PROHIBIT THE I.R.S. FROM SEIZING YOUR PROPERTY AS A
FROM SEIZING YOUR PROPERTY AS A PENALTY FOR FAILING TO HAVE
PENALTY FOR FAILING TO HAVE HEALTH COVERAGE.
HEALTH COVERAGE. >>> AND NOW FOR A LOOK AT
>>> AND NOW FOR A LOOK AT HEADLINES, WE GO OVER TO ALEX
HEADLINES, WE GO OVER TO ALEX DIERCKMAN, WHO HAS THIS WEEK'S
DIERCKMAN, WHO HAS THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES.
TOP STORIES. >> THANK YOU, JOE.
>> THANK YOU, JOE. NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY REFILED A
NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY REFILED A LAWSUIT THIS WEEK AGAINST THE
LAWSUIT THIS WEEK AGAINST THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FOR A
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FOR A PORTION OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE
PORTION OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT THAT REQUIRES BUSINESSES TO
ACT THAT REQUIRES BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE INSURANCE THAT INCLUDES
PROVIDE INSURANCE THAT INCLUDES FREE CONTRACEPTIVES TO THEIR
FREE CONTRACEPTIVES TO THEIR EMPLOYEES.
EMPLOYEES. A FEDERAL JUDGE DISMISSED THE
A FEDERAL JUDGE DISMISSED THE UNIVERSITY'S FIRST LAWSUIT IN
UNIVERSITY'S FIRST LAWSUIT IN JANUARY, SAYING IT WAS
JANUARY, SAYING IT WAS PREMATURE.
PREMATURE. THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS SINCE MADE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR
SINCE MADE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR RELIGIOUSLY AFFILIATED
RELIGIOUSLY AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS.
INSTITUTIONS. THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PROVIDE
THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PROVIDE CONTRACEPTIVE COVERAGE DIRECTLY
CONTRACEPTIVE COVERAGE DIRECTLY BUT MUST USE A THIRD PARTY TO DO
BUT MUST USE A THIRD PARTY TO DO SO.
SO. >> IF YOU READ THE COMPLAINT, IN
>> IF YOU READ THE COMPLAINT, IN ESSENCE, NOTRE DAME IS SAYING,
ESSENCE, NOTRE DAME IS SAYING, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND CATHOLIC
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND CATHOLIC THEOLOGY.
THEOLOGY. THAT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE
THAT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE CATHOLIC THEOLOGY, WE HAVE A
CATHOLIC THEOLOGY, WE HAVE A DOCTRINE OF RELIGIOUS SCANDAL,
DOCTRINE OF RELIGIOUS SCANDAL, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS THAT WE
WHICH BASICALLY MEANS THAT WE CANNOT BE COMPLICIT.
CANNOT BE COMPLICIT. WE CANNOT BE ENDORSING.
WE CANNOT BE ENDORSING. WE CANNOT BE PERCEIVED TO BE
WE CANNOT BE PERCEIVED TO BE ENDORSING CONDUCT THAT IS
ENDORSING CONDUCT THAT IS CONTRARY TO OUR CATHOLIC
CONTRARY TO OUR CATHOLIC PRINCIPLES.
PRINCIPLES. >> THE SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCED
>> THE SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCED LAST MONTH, IT WOULD HEAR A
LAST MONTH, IT WOULD HEAR A SIMILAR BUT SEPARATE CASE THAT
SIMILAR BUT SEPARATE CASE THAT QUESTIONS WHETHER THE
QUESTIONS WHETHER THE GOVERNOR -- THE GOVERNMENT CAN
GOVERNOR -- THE GOVERNMENT CAN REQUIRE FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES TO
REQUIRE FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES TO MANDATE CONTRACEPTIVE COVERAGE.
MANDATE CONTRACEPTIVE COVERAGE. >>> SCHOOL CORPORATIONS IN
>>> SCHOOL CORPORATIONS IN INDIANA ARE USING MONEY FROM A
INDIANA ARE USING MONEY FROM A LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT TO PAY FOR
LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT TO PAY FOR EMPLOYEES' HEALTHCARE COSTS.
EMPLOYEES' HEALTHCARE COSTS. JASHIN LIN HAS MORE.
JASHIN LIN HAS MORE. >> THE SETTLEMENT STEMS FROM A
>> THE SETTLEMENT STEMS FROM A SUIT THAT ALLEGES THE INDIANA
SUIT THAT ALLEGES THE INDIANA STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION IMPROPERLY USED MONEY FROM
IMPROPERLY USED MONEY FROM HEALTHCARE PLANS TO MAKE RISKY
HEALTHCARE PLANS TO MAKE RISKY INVESTMENTS AND PAY OFF
INVESTMENTS AND PAY OFF LONG-TERM DISABILITY CLAIMS.
LONG-TERM DISABILITY CLAIMS. THE SECRETARY OF STATE THIS WEEK
THE SECRETARY OF STATE THIS WEEK ANNOUNCED HOW MUCH MONEY THE 27
ANNOUNCED HOW MUCH MONEY THE 27 SCHOOLS INVOLVED IN THE LAWSUIT
SCHOOLS INVOLVED IN THE LAWSUIT WOULD RECEIVE.
WOULD RECEIVE. THE SOUTHWEST SCHOOL CORPORATION
THE SOUTHWEST SCHOOL CORPORATION IN SULLIVAN IS SET TO RECEIVE
IN SULLIVAN IS SET TO RECEIVE NEARLY $1.3 MILLION BY THE END
NEARLY $1.3 MILLION BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
OF THE MONTH. BUT THAT'S ONLY HALF OF WHAT THE
BUT THAT'S ONLY HALF OF WHAT THE DISTRICT LOST.
DISTRICT LOST. >> SO WHEN YOU GO FROM THINKING
>> SO WHEN YOU GO FROM THINKING YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET ANY
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET ANY MONEY AT ALL, TO GETTING HALF, I
MONEY AT ALL, TO GETTING HALF, I THINK THEY ARE PRETTY SATISFIED,
THINK THEY ARE PRETTY SATISFIED, I GUESS FROM THAT ASPECT.
I GUESS FROM THAT ASPECT. >> THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THE
>> THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THE DISTRICT'S FIRST ORDER OF
DISTRICT'S FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO USE THE MONEY TO
BUSINESS IS TO USE THE MONEY TO HELP PAY FOR TEACHERS'
HELP PAY FOR TEACHERS' HEALTHCARE PLANS.
HEALTHCARE PLANS. HE SAYS THAT THE DISTRICT WANTED
HE SAYS THAT THE DISTRICT WANTED TO USE THE MONEY FOR ANYTHING
TO USE THE MONEY FOR ANYTHING ELSE, THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD
ELSE, THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE THE MOVE FIRST.
HAVE TO APPROVE THE MOVE FIRST. >> A DOZEN INDIANA MAYORS ACROSS
>> A DOZEN INDIANA MAYORS ACROSS INDIANA ARE JOINING TO VOICE
INDIANA ARE JOINING TO VOICE THEIR OPPOSITION TO A PROPOSED
THEIR OPPOSITION TO A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT WOULD BAN GAY MARRIAGE.
WOULD BAN GAY MARRIAGE. MAYORS THAT SPOKE OUT AGAINST
MAYORS THAT SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE MAYORS ARE BLOOMINGTON
THE MAYORS ARE BLOOMINGTON MAYOR, KOKOMO MAYOR, CARAMEL
MAYOR, KOKOMO MAYOR, CARAMEL MAYOR, AND INDIANAPOLIS MAYOR.
MAYOR, AND INDIANAPOLIS MAYOR. THEY SAY THE CHANGE WOULD HURT
THEY SAY THE CHANGE WOULD HURT THE STATE'S EFFORTS TO ATTRACT
THE STATE'S EFFORTS TO ATTRACT JOBS AND TALENT TO WORK AND LIVE
JOBS AND TALENT TO WORK AND LIVE IN THEIR CITIES.
IN THEIR CITIES. OTHERS CALLED THE CHANGE
OTHERS CALLED THE CHANGE UNNECESSARY AND HARMFUL TO THE
UNNECESSARY AND HARMFUL TO THE STATE'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
STATE'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS.
COMPETITIVENESS. >>> INDIANA IS CREATING A
>>> INDIANA IS CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PLAN.
COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PLAN. IT DATES BACK TO 2006 AND SINCE
IT DATES BACK TO 2006 AND SINCE THEN THE STATE'S ELECTRICITY
THEN THE STATE'S ELECTRICITY COSTS HAVE DROPPED FROM SIXTH
COSTS HAVE DROPPED FROM SIXTH LOWEST IN THE NATION TO 27th.
LOWEST IN THE NATION TO 27th. GOVERNOR MIKE PENCE SAYS HE
GOVERNOR MIKE PENCE SAYS HE WANTS THE NEW PLAN TO PROVIDE
WANTS THE NEW PLAN TO PROVIDE MORE OPTIONS FOR CUSTOMERS AND
MORE OPTIONS FOR CUSTOMERS AND EXPLORE WAYS TO COMMERCIALIZE
EXPLORE WAYS TO COMMERCIALIZE NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.
NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY. THE OFFICE OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
THE OFFICE OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT WILL COMMIT THE PLAN AND ITS
WILL COMMIT THE PLAN AND ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR IN JUNE.
IN JUNE. >>> THE FIRST T.S.A. PRECHECK
>>> THE FIRST T.S.A. PRECHECK ENROLLMENT CENTER OPENED AT THE
ENROLLMENT CENTER OPENED AT THE INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT THIS WEEK.
INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT THIS WEEK. IT ALLOWS THE TRAVELERS TO
IT ALLOWS THE TRAVELERS TO BYPASS SOME OF THE HASSLES
BYPASS SOME OF THE HASSLES INVOLVED WITH AIRPORT SECURITY,
INVOLVED WITH AIRPORT SECURITY, INCLUDING REMOVING THEIR SHOES,
INCLUDING REMOVING THEIR SHOES, BELTS AND LIQUIDS FROM THEIR
BELTS AND LIQUIDS FROM THEIR BAGGAGE.
BAGGAGE. THOSE WHO OPT FOR THE PRE-CHECK
THOSE WHO OPT FOR THE PRE-CHECK PROGRAM MUST UNDERGO A
PROGRAM MUST UNDERGO A BACKGROUND CHECK.
BACKGROUND CHECK. >>> AND A JUDGE HAS THROWN OUT A
>>> AND A JUDGE HAS THROWN OUT A SUIT INVOLVING LAUREN SPIER.
SUIT INVOLVING LAUREN SPIER. IT INVOLVES AROUND COREY
IT INVOLVES AROUND COREY ROSSMAN, JASON ROSENBAUM, AND
ROSSMAN, JASON ROSENBAUM, AND MICHAEL BETH.
MICHAEL BETH. FIGHTING PREVIOUS CASES, THE
FIGHTING PREVIOUS CASES, THE JUDGE RULED THIS CASE THAT
JUDGE RULED THIS CASE THAT MICHAEL BETH HAD NO DUTY TO CARE
MICHAEL BETH HAD NO DUTY TO CARE FOR SPIERER.
FOR SPIERER. >> AS THE JUDGE SAID, IT'S ON
>> AS THE JUDGE SAID, IT'S ON PUBLIC POLICY THAT IT WOULD
PUBLIC POLICY THAT IT WOULD DISSUADE ANYBODY FROM RENDERING
DISSUADE ANYBODY FROM RENDERING ASSISTANCE TO SOMEBODY THAT IS
ASSISTANCE TO SOMEBODY THAT IS OBVIOUSLY SICK ON THE SIDE OF
OBVIOUSLY SICK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THAT'S LOST IN THE
THE ROAD, THAT'S LOST IN THE STREET.
STREET. YOU DISSUADE FOLKS FROM BEING
YOU DISSUADE FOLKS FROM BEING INVOLVED AT ALL BY PUNISHING
INVOLVED AT ALL BY PUNISHING THEM IF SOMEBODY DECIDES LATER
THEM IF SOMEBODY DECIDES LATER ON THAT THEY DIDN'T DO ENOUGH.
ON THAT THEY DIDN'T DO ENOUGH. >> THE JUDGE SAYS SHE WILL RULE
>> THE JUDGE SAYS SHE WILL RULE ON THE CASES AGAIN THE OTHER TWO
ON THE CASES AGAIN THE OTHER TWO MEN BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
MEN BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THE SPIERERS AND THEIR ATTORNEY
THE SPIERERS AND THEIR ATTORNEY WOULD NOT COMMENT ON THE RULING.
WOULD NOT COMMENT ON THE RULING. >>> INDIANA'S CONGRESSIONAL
>>> INDIANA'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IS BACKING GOVERNOR
DELEGATION IS BACKING GOVERNOR MICHAEL PENCE'S REQUEST FOR
MICHAEL PENCE'S REQUEST FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP HOWARD COUNTY RESIDENTS AFFECTED
HOWARD COUNTY RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY THE RECENT TORNADOES.
BY THE RECENT TORNADOES. IN A LETTER TO PRESIDENT BARACK
IN A LETTER TO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, THE MEMBERS WROTE, IT IS
OBAMA, THE MEMBERS WROTE, IT IS CLEAR THE RECOVERY IS BEYOND THE
CLEAR THE RECOVERY IS BEYOND THE CAPABILITY AND THE RESOURCES THE
CAPABILITY AND THE RESOURCES THE STATE OF INDIANA.
STATE OF INDIANA. THE GOVERNOR REQUESTED THE AID
THE GOVERNOR REQUESTED THE AID THIS WEEK.
THIS WEEK. IF IT IS APPROVED, HOWARD COUNTY
IF IT IS APPROVED, HOWARD COUNTY RESIDENTS WOULD BE WILL ELIGIBLE
RESIDENTS WOULD BE WILL ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS TO PAY FOR TEMPORARY
FOR GRANTS TO PAY FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING AND HOME REPAIRS.
HOUSING AND HOME REPAIRS. DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS
DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS ESTIMATE AT LEAST $2.8 MILLION
ESTIMATE AT LEAST $2.8 MILLION WILL BE NEEDED FOR HOWARD
WILL BE NEEDED FOR HOWARD COUNTY.
COUNTY. JOE, AS WE REMEMBER FROM LAST
JOE, AS WE REMEMBER FROM LAST WEEK, DAVIESS COUNTY WAS HIT
WEEK, DAVIESS COUNTY WAS HIT VERY HARD.
VERY HARD. GOVERNOR PENCE SAYS IF 9 HOWARD
GOVERNOR PENCE SAYS IF 9 HOWARD COUNTY REQUEST IS APPROVED, HE
COUNTY REQUEST IS APPROVED, HE WOULD CONSIDER REQUESTING FOR
WOULD CONSIDER REQUESTING FOR HELP FOR THE OTHER AREAS TOO.
HELP FOR THE OTHER AREAS TOO. >> THANK YOU, ALEX.
>> THANK YOU, ALEX. >>> COMING UP NEXT ON "INDIANA
>>> COMING UP NEXT ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."
NEWSDESK." IS KHAT A CULTURAL TRADITION OR
IS KHAT A CULTURAL TRADITION OR MORE LIKE ***?
MORE LIKE ***? ONE OF THE FIRST KHAT
ONE OF THE FIRST KHAT TRAFFICKING CASES IN INDIANA.
TRAFFICKING CASES IN INDIANA. >>> AND IT HAS SOME OF THE
>>> AND IT HAS SOME OF THE STATE'S WORST TEST SCORES BUT
STATE'S WORST TEST SCORES BUT SHOULD 9 STATE TAKE OVER A
SHOULD 9 STATE TAKE OVER A TROUBLED SCHOOL IN EVANSVILLE.
TROUBLED SCHOOL IN EVANSVILLE. >>> HEAR WHY LEADERS OF THE
>>> HEAR WHY LEADERS OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SAY THEY
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SAY THEY DON'T NEED MORE OUTSIDE HELP.
DON'T NEED MORE OUTSIDE HELP. THOSE STORIES AND MORE HERE ON
THOSE STORIES AND MORE HERE ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."
>>> WELCOME BACK TO INDIANA NEWS DESK.
DESK. I'M JOE HREN.
I'M JOE HREN. KHAT IS USED CULTURALLY
KHAT IS USED CULTURALLY THROUGHOUT THE ARIBBIAN
THROUGHOUT THE ARIBBIAN PENINSULA AS A STIMULANT.
PENINSULA AS A STIMULANT. AS IMMIGRANTS COME TO THE U.S.,
AS IMMIGRANTS COME TO THE U.S., KHAT IS ONE OF THE TRADITIONS
KHAT IS ONE OF THE TRADITIONS THEY BRING WITH THEM, BUT A
THEY BRING WITH THEM, BUT A CHANGE IN LAW 20 YEARS AGO MADE
CHANGE IN LAW 20 YEARS AGO MADE KHAT ILLEGAL.
KHAT ILLEGAL. AND THE PENALTIES FOR POSSESSING
AND THE PENALTIES FOR POSSESSING IT ARE EQUAL TO OTHER DRUGS SUCH
IT ARE EQUAL TO OTHER DRUGS SUCH AS ***.
AS ***. ONE OF THE FIRST KHAT
ONE OF THE FIRST KHAT TRAFFICKING CASES IN THE COUNTRY
TRAFFICKING CASES IN THE COUNTRY RECENTLY PLAYED OUT IN
RECENTLY PLAYED OUT IN INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPOLIS. AND AS SIMON THOMPSON REPORTS,
AND AS SIMON THOMPSON REPORTS, IT SENT A SOBERING MESSAGE
IT SENT A SOBERING MESSAGE THROUGH THE AREA'S SOMALIA
THROUGH THE AREA'S SOMALIA COMMUNITY WHO SAYS THAT KHAT IS
COMMUNITY WHO SAYS THAT KHAT IS PART OF THEIR CULTURE.
PART OF THEIR CULTURE. >> KHAT IS A LOT LIKE CHEWING
>> KHAT IS A LOT LIKE CHEWING TOBACCO.
TOBACCO. YOU GET KHAT LEAVES AND YOU PACK
YOU GET KHAT LEAVES AND YOU PACK IT INTO THE INSIDE OF YOUR CHEEK
IT INTO THE INSIDE OF YOUR CHEEK FOR A MILD BUZZ AND IT CAN BE
FOR A MILD BUZZ AND IT CAN BE BREWED IN A TEA AND HAS BEEN A
BREWED IN A TEA AND HAS BEEN A TRADITION, WHERE ISLAMIC RULES
TRADITION, WHERE ISLAMIC RULES FORBIDS DRINKING ALCOHOL.
FORBIDS DRINKING ALCOHOL. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR OF
INDIANA UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN FOLKLORE SPENT EIGHT
AFRICAN FOLKLORE SPENT EIGHT YEARS IN EAST AFRICA.
YEARS IN EAST AFRICA. HE WAS BROUGHT IN THE
HE WAS BROUGHT IN THE INDIANAPOLIS CASE TO TALK ABOUT
INDIANAPOLIS CASE TO TALK ABOUT HOW KHAT IS USED TO THE CHEWING
HOW KHAT IS USED TO THE CHEWING LEAF.
LEAF. >> THEY HAVE LITTLE BOWLS OF
>> THEY HAVE LITTLE BOWLS OF SUGAR AROUND BECAUSE KHAT IS
SUGAR AROUND BECAUSE KHAT IS PUTRID BITTER, AND THEY CHEW
PUTRID BITTER, AND THEY CHEW UPON IT AND TALK ABOUT POLITICS.
UPON IT AND TALK ABOUT POLITICS. AND THEY TALK ABOUT OTHER ISSUES
AND THEY TALK ABOUT OTHER ISSUES OF SOCIAL INTEREST.
OF SOCIAL INTEREST. AND THEY JUST GENERALLY
AND THEY JUST GENERALLY SOCIALIZE AND ENJOY THEMSELVES
SOCIALIZE AND ENJOY THEMSELVES TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> BUT IN THE UNITED STATES,
>> BUT IN THE UNITED STATES, KHAT IS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE,
KHAT IS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, AND WHERE JOHNSON COMPARES IT TO
AND WHERE JOHNSON COMPARES IT TO COFFEE, THE D.E.A. WOULD BE MORE
COFFEE, THE D.E.A. WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO COMPARE KHAT TO
LIKELY TO COMPARE KHAT TO ***.
***. >> KHAT, BEING A STIMULANT, CAN
>> KHAT, BEING A STIMULANT, CAN ALSO LEAD TO VIOLENCE,
ALSO LEAD TO VIOLENCE, DELUSIONAL THINKING AND PARAI
DELUSIONAL THINKING AND PARAI CAN'T AND THAT'S ONE OF THE --
CAN'T AND THAT'S ONE OF THE -- PARANOIA AND THAT'S ONE OF THE
PARANOIA AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY D.E.A. SCALED IT
REASONS WHY D.E.A. SCALED IT BACK IN 1993.
BACK IN 1993. >> THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST
>> THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL KHAT TRAFFICKING
SUCCESSFUL KHAT TRAFFICKING CASES.
CASES. THEY SEIZED KHAT WITH A STREET
THEY SEIZED KHAT WITH A STREET VALUE OF $400,000 AND THEY
VALUE OF $400,000 AND THEY ARRESTED 11 SOMALI MEN WHO WERE
ARRESTED 11 SOMALI MEN WHO WERE MOVING IT.
MOVING IT. MOST OF THEM WERE TAXI DRIVERS.
MOST OF THEM WERE TAXI DRIVERS. JAMAAL ALI HAS BEEN DRIVING A
JAMAAL ALI HAS BEEN DRIVING A CAB IN INDIANAPOLIS FOR 15
CAB IN INDIANAPOLIS FOR 15 YEARS.
YEARS. HE KNOWS A NUMBER OF THE MEN WHO
HE KNOWS A NUMBER OF THE MEN WHO WERE ARRESTED AND SAYS THEY ARE
WERE ARRESTED AND SAYS THEY ARE CHEWING KHAT TO GET THROUGH LONG
CHEWING KHAT TO GET THROUGH LONG SHIFTS AND BLOW STEAM AFTER
SHIFTS AND BLOW STEAM AFTER WORK.
WORK. >> IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS
>> IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS NORMAL TO THEM, IN THEIR OWN
NORMAL TO THEM, IN THEIR OWN SOCIETY AND THE CULTURE THEY
SOCIETY AND THE CULTURE THEY GREW UP WITH.
GREW UP WITH. BUT IT WAS A MATTER OF --
BUT IT WAS A MATTER OF -- HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT KNOW THEY
HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL.
WERE DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL. >> THIS ATTORNEY REPRESENTED ONE
>> THIS ATTORNEY REPRESENTED ONE OF THE SOMALIA MEN INDICTED.
OF THE SOMALIA MEN INDICTED. HE SAYS CONFLICTING GOVERNMENT
HE SAYS CONFLICTING GOVERNMENT STATUTES ON THE LEAF'S LEVEL OF
STATUTES ON THE LEAF'S LEVEL OF CLANGER MAKES PURSUITING KHAT
CLANGER MAKES PURSUITING KHAT PROSECUTIONS PROBLEMATIC.
PROSECUTIONS PROBLEMATIC. >> THE EQUIVALENCY OF THE
>> THE EQUIVALENCY OF THE SENTENCING TABLES THAT THE
SENTENCING TABLES THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN USING TO
GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN USING TO SENTENCE PEOPLE IN THE FEDERAL
SENTENCE PEOPLE IN THE FEDERAL CRIMINAL SYSTEM, GIVEN THE
CRIMINAL SYSTEM, GIVEN THE EQUIVALENCE OF .01 OF ***.
EQUIVALENCE OF .01 OF ***. >> KHAT'S EFFECTS ARE FAR
>> KHAT'S EFFECTS ARE FAR MILDER.
MILDER. WOULD YOU HAVE TO PACK MORE THAN
WOULD YOU HAVE TO PACK MORE THAN 4 POUNDS OF THE LEAF INTO YOUR
4 POUNDS OF THE LEAF INTO YOUR MOUTH TO CHEW AN EQUIVALENT TO A
MOUTH TO CHEW AN EQUIVALENT TO A SINGLE LINE OF ***.
SINGLE LINE OF ***. >> I FORGET HOW MANY OFFICERS,
>> I FORGET HOW MANY OFFICERS, FBI OFFICERS TESTIFIED THEY CAME
FBI OFFICERS TESTIFIED THEY CAME FROM VARIOUS PLACES AROUND THE
FROM VARIOUS PLACES AROUND THE MIDWEST WORKING ON THIS CASE.
MIDWEST WORKING ON THIS CASE. LOCAL POLICE, I MEAN, I DON'T
LOCAL POLICE, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS
KNOW WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS SPENT ON THE CASE BUT MY GUESS
SPENT ON THE CASE BUT MY GUESS IS THAT THE FIGURE IS IN THE
IS THAT THE FIGURE IS IN THE SEVEN FIGURES.
SEVEN FIGURES. AND IT PROBABLY ISN'T WORTH THAT
AND IT PROBABLY ISN'T WORTH THAT KIND OF PROSECUTION AND FOR THAT
KIND OF PROSECUTION AND FOR THAT KIND OF RESOURCE, THE RESOURCES
KIND OF RESOURCE, THE RESOURCES ARE BETTER SPENT ELSEWHERE.
ARE BETTER SPENT ELSEWHERE. >> BERNSTEIN WORRIES THAT A
>> BERNSTEIN WORRIES THAT A CULTURAL TRADITION HAS BEEN
CULTURAL TRADITION HAS BEEN CRIMINALIZED.
CRIMINALIZED. SOMALIAS BEEN AFRAID TO COME
SOMALIAS BEEN AFRAID TO COME BACK THIS INDIANAPOLIS COFFEE
BACK THIS INDIANAPOLIS COFFEE SHOP, SINCE IT WAS REVEALED THAT
SHOP, SINCE IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE FBI WAS SURVEILLING THE
THE FBI WAS SURVEILLING THE AREA.
AREA. IT DIDN'T SHOW THE MEN WERE
IT DIDN'T SHOW THE MEN WERE INVOLVED IN ANY OTHER CRIMINAL
INVOLVED IN ANY OTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES.
ACTIVITIES. BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE
BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE IN CITIES WITH LARGER SOMALIA
IN CITIES WITH LARGER SOMALIA COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. >> TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE
>> TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT WAS A BIG DRUG.
IT WAS A BIG DRUG. THAT'S NOT THE CASE AT ALL.
THAT'S NOT THE CASE AT ALL. >> BECAUSE THE KHAT IS PUSHED ON
>> BECAUSE THE KHAT IS PUSHED ON TO THE BLACK MARKET, THE FBI
TO THE BLACK MARKET, THE FBI SAYS IT'S OFTEN LINKED TO MONEY
SAYS IT'S OFTEN LINKED TO MONEY LAUNDERING AND VIOLENCE.
LAUNDERING AND VIOLENCE. MOST OF THE MEN WERE SENTENCED
MOST OF THE MEN WERE SENTENCED TO A YEAR IN JAIL, PLUS
TO A YEAR IN JAIL, PLUS PROBATION, BUT THE EFFECTS HAVE
PROBATION, BUT THE EFFECTS HAVE BEEN FAR FURTHER REACHING.
BEEN FAR FURTHER REACHING. >> I KNOW THIS LATEST ARREST,
>> I KNOW THIS LATEST ARREST, SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAD A DEVASTATING EFFECT FOR
HAD A DEVASTATING EFFECT FOR SOME FAMILIES.
SOME FAMILIES. >> THE MAJORITY OF THE CONVICTED
>> THE MAJORITY OF THE CONVICTED MEN AREN'T AMERICAN CITIZENS AND
MEN AREN'T AMERICAN CITIZENS AND WITH A FELONY DRUG CONVICTION,
WITH A FELONY DRUG CONVICTION, THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE ON
THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE ON THE LIST TO BE DEPORTED.
THE LIST TO BE DEPORTED. >> YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW THE CLANS
>> YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW THE CLANS WOULD TREAT THEM, THINKING THAT
WOULD TREAT THEM, THINKING THAT THEY ARE A SPY OR A COOPERATOR
THEY ARE A SPY OR A COOPERATOR WITH OUR GOVERNMENT OR WHO KNOWS
WITH OUR GOVERNMENT OR WHO KNOWS WHAT.
WHAT. >> AND REPORTER SIMON THOMPSON
>> AND REPORTER SIMON THOMPSON JOINS ME NOW FOR MORE.
JOINS ME NOW FOR MORE. SIMON, IN INDIANAPOLIS, THE
SIMON, IN INDIANAPOLIS, THE SOMALI COMMUNITY IS LARGELY MADE
SOMALI COMMUNITY IS LARGELY MADE UP OF REFUGEES WHO LEFT THE
UP OF REFUGEES WHO LEFT THE CIVIL WAR.
CIVIL WAR. NOW THERE'S QUESTIONS WHETHER
NOW THERE'S QUESTIONS WHETHER THOSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
THOSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE
AND THE FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE DEPORTED BACK TO SOMALIA.
DEPORTED BACK TO SOMALIA. >> YES, SO IMMIGRATION CAN'T
>> YES, SO IMMIGRATION CAN'T DEPORT PEOPLE BACK TO COUNTRIES
DEPORT PEOPLE BACK TO COUNTRIES THAT DON'T HAVE ESTABLISHED
THAT DON'T HAVE ESTABLISHED GOVERNMENTS.
GOVERNMENTS. SO SOMALIA, A FAMINE, A CIVIL
SO SOMALIA, A FAMINE, A CIVIL WAR, AND THERE WAS A CAR BOMB
WAR, AND THERE WAS A CAR BOMB THAT KILLED SEVEN PEOPLE.
THAT KILLED SEVEN PEOPLE. THIS IS AN UNSTABLE COUNTRY AND
THIS IS AN UNSTABLE COUNTRY AND UNTIL THINGS KIND OF STABILIZE
UNTIL THINGS KIND OF STABILIZE OR THEY CAN FIND A THIRD COUNTRY
OR THEY CAN FIND A THIRD COUNTRY TO SEND THESE PEOPLE BACK TO,
TO SEND THESE PEOPLE BACK TO, THEY WILL REMAIN IN THE U.S.
THEY WILL REMAIN IN THE U.S. WITH THEIR FAMILIES UNTIL THEIR
WITH THEIR FAMILIES UNTIL THEIR FUTURE.
FUTURE. >> NOW IN THE U.S., KHAT IS
>> NOW IN THE U.S., KHAT IS TREATED A LOT LIKE ***.
TREATED A LOT LIKE ***. HOW ABOUT INTERNATIONALLY?
HOW ABOUT INTERNATIONALLY? >> IT'S REALLY ONLY LEGAL IN A
>> IT'S REALLY ONLY LEGAL IN A HANDFUL OF COUNTRIES, MAINLY
HANDFUL OF COUNTRIES, MAINLY COUNTRIES THAT IT'S USED
COUNTRIES THAT IT'S USED CULTURALLY, YOU KNOW, KENYA,
CULTURALLY, YOU KNOW, KENYA, YEMEN, ETHIOPIA, OBVIOUSLY
YEMEN, ETHIOPIA, OBVIOUSLY SOMALIA, BUT CANADA IT'S
SOMALIA, BUT CANADA IT'S ILLEGAL.
ILLEGAL. MOST OF EUROPE.
MOST OF EUROPE. TWO COUNTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN ON
TWO COUNTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE TAIL END OF THAT TREND, THE
THE TAIL END OF THAT TREND, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE
UNITED KINGDOM AND THE NETHERLANDS, THESE ARE COUNTRIES
NETHERLANDS, THESE ARE COUNTRIES WHERE KHAT IS OFTEN PUSHED
WHERE KHAT IS OFTEN PUSHED THROUGH ON ITS WAY TO AMERICA,
THROUGH ON ITS WAY TO AMERICA, MOST OF THE KHAT THAT IS PUSHED
MOST OF THE KHAT THAT IS PUSHED INTO AMERICA GOES THROUGH ONE OF
INTO AMERICA GOES THROUGH ONE OF THOSE TWO COUNTRIES.
THOSE TWO COUNTRIES. THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH THEIR
THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH THEIR BAN, THE D.E.A. IS EXPECTING TO
BAN, THE D.E.A. IS EXPECTING TO SEE A LOT LESS KHAT IN THE
SEE A LOT LESS KHAT IN THE UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. >> HOW ABOUT MEDICALLY?
>> HOW ABOUT MEDICALLY? >> SCIENCE ISN'T REALLY THAT
>> SCIENCE ISN'T REALLY THAT CLEAR ON EXACTLY ON HOW KHAT
CLEAR ON EXACTLY ON HOW KHAT IS -- WHAT THE PROBLEMS WITH IT
IS -- WHAT THE PROBLEMS WITH IT IS.
IS. ON SOME LEVELS, IT'S ASSOCIATED
ON SOME LEVELS, IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH VIOLENCE BUT OTHER STUDIES
WITH VIOLENCE BUT OTHER STUDIES HAVE PUT A PSYCHOLOGICAL
HAVE PUT A PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCY, NOT ONLY *** AND
DEPENDENCY, NOT ONLY *** AND ***, BUT TOBACCO AND
***, BUT TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL.
ALCOHOL. >> THANK YOU, SIMON, FOR YOUR
>> THANK YOU, SIMON, FOR YOUR REPORT TODAY.
REPORT TODAY. >>> STATE EDUCATION OFFICIALS
>>> STATE EDUCATION OFFICIALS HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE ABOUT A
HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE ABOUT A SCHOOL WITH SOME OF THE
SCHOOL WITH SOME OF THE INDIANA'S WORST TEST SCORES.
INDIANA'S WORST TEST SCORES. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GLENWOOD
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GLENWOOD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IN
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IN EVANSVILLE.
EVANSVILLE. STATE IMPACT EDUCATION REPORTER,
STATE IMPACT EDUCATION REPORTER, KYLE STOKES IS HERE TO TELL US
KYLE STOKES IS HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT SCHOOL.
MORE ABOUT THAT SCHOOL. KYLE, NEARLY THREE-QUARTER OF
KYLE, NEARLY THREE-QUARTER OF THE SCHOOLS STUDENTS DID NOT
THE SCHOOLS STUDENTS DID NOT PASS THE STATE TESTS THIS YEAR.
PASS THE STATE TESTS THIS YEAR. >> THAT NUMBER IS ACTUALLY WORSE
>> THAT NUMBER IS ACTUALLY WORSE THAN IT WAS A YEAR AGO AND
THAN IT WAS A YEAR AGO AND SCORES LIKE THAT HAVE ALL BUT
SCORES LIKE THAT HAVE ALL BUT GUARANTEED GLENWOOD AN F FOR THE
GUARANTEED GLENWOOD AN F FOR THE SIXTH STRAIGHT YEAR, A STREAK
SIXTH STRAIGHT YEAR, A STREAK THAT WOULD NORM ALY TRIGGER SOME
THAT WOULD NORM ALY TRIGGER SOME TYPE OF INTERVENTION, A STATE
TYPE OF INTERVENTION, A STATE HIRING AN OUTSIDE COMPANY TO
HIRING AN OUTSIDE COMPANY TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOL OR TAKE IT
IMPROVE THE SCHOOL OR TAKE IT OVER ALL TOGETHER.
OVER ALL TOGETHER. BUT THEY SAY THAT IS NOT
BUT THEY SAY THAT IS NOT NECESSARY BECAUSE THEY ALREADY
NECESSARY BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE A PLAN TO TURN THE SCHOOL
HAVE A PLAN TO TURN THE SCHOOL AROUND.
AROUND. FACED WITH A SCHOOLWIDE
FACED WITH A SCHOOLWIDE DISCIPLINE PROBLEM AND WIDE
DISCIPLINE PROBLEM AND WIDE SPREAD STAFF BURNOUT, THE
SPREAD STAFF BURNOUT, THE EVANSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT GAVE
EVANSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT GAVE ALL STAFF MEMBERS A CHANCE TO
ALL STAFF MEMBERS A CHANCE TO EITHER STAY AT THE SCHOOL OR TO
EITHER STAY AT THE SCHOOL OR TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER POST IN THE
TRANSFER TO ANOTHER POST IN THE DISTRICT.
DISTRICT. RIGHT AWAY A THIRD OF THE
RIGHT AWAY A THIRD OF THE TEACHING FORCE LEFT.
TEACHING FORCE LEFT. THOSE WHO STAYED GOT INTENSIVE
THOSE WHO STAYED GOT INTENSIVE TRAINING AND THAT'S CONTINUED
TRAINING AND THAT'S CONTINUED THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR. IT'S PART OF EVANSVILLE
IT'S PART OF EVANSVILLE TURNAROUND PLAN FOR GLENWOOD AND
TURNAROUND PLAN FOR GLENWOOD AND SIX OTHER SCHOOLS AND THERE IS A
SIX OTHER SCHOOLS AND THERE IS A CONTRACT WITH A BOSTON-BASED
CONTRACT WITH A BOSTON-BASED SCHOOL TURNAROUND GROUP AND A
SCHOOL TURNAROUND GROUP AND A NEWLY FORMED SCHOOL TURNAROUND
NEWLY FORMED SCHOOL TURNAROUND TEAM.
TEAM. THE LEADER OF THAT TEAM'S
THE LEADER OF THAT TEAM'S PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS BASED
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS BASED IN PART ON THE TEST SCORES AT
IN PART ON THE TEST SCORES AT GLENWOOD AND THOSE FOUR OTHER
GLENWOOD AND THOSE FOUR OTHER SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS. THE DISTRICT STILL HAS TO
THE DISTRICT STILL HAS TO CONVINCE THE STATE BOARD THEIR
CONVINCE THE STATE BOARD THEIR PLAN WILL WORK AT A PUBLIC
PLAN WILL WORK AT A PUBLIC MEETING IN EVANSVILLE NEXT WEEK.
MEETING IN EVANSVILLE NEXT WEEK. >>> THE STATE'S TOP REPUBLICANS
>>> THE STATE'S TOP REPUBLICANS NOW APPEAR TO BE
NOW APPEAR TO BE >> BUT THE SAME DOCUMENT WARNS
>> BUT THE SAME DOCUMENT WARNS SUCH A MOVE COULD HAVE
SUCH A MOVE COULD HAVE SUBSTANTIAL POLITICAL FALLOUT
SUBSTANTIAL POLITICAL FALLOUT AND, JOE, OF COURSE, YOU MIGHT
AND, JOE, OF COURSE, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT THERE WAS A
REMEMBER THAT THERE WAS A LAWSUIT THAT RITZ HAD FILED OVER
LAWSUIT THAT RITZ HAD FILED OVER AN OPEN DOOR COMPLAINT, WHILE A
AN OPEN DOOR COMPLAINT, WHILE A NEW LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED ON
NEW LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED ON THE EXACT SAME GROUNDS.
THE EXACT SAME GROUNDS. NEVER A DULL MOMENT HERE AT
NEVER A DULL MOMENT HERE AT STATE IMPACT INDIANA.
STATE IMPACT INDIANA. YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT THAT
YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT THAT STORY.
STORY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KYLE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KYLE. >>> WELL, MANY ENJOYED THE FIRST
>>> WELL, MANY ENJOYED THE FIRST SNOW DAY OF THE SEASON AS THE
SNOW DAY OF THE SEASON AS THE PREDICTED 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW
PREDICTED 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW CLOSED SCHOOLS AND SOME
CLOSED SCHOOLS AND SOME BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. MORE THAN 600 INDIANA DEPARTMENT
MORE THAN 600 INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SALT TRUCKS
OF TRANSPORTATION SALT TRUCKS WERE OUT TREATING THE ROADWAYS
WERE OUT TREATING THE ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT AND TODAY.
OVERNIGHT AND TODAY. MORE THAN 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS
MORE THAN 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALL AND CROSS SOUTHERN
ALREADY FALL AND CROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA WITH MORE ON THE WAY.
INDIANA WITH MORE ON THE WAY. NOW, THAT WINTER STORM WARNING
NOW, THAT WINTER STORM WARNING WE TALKED ABOUT WILL EXPIRE AT
WE TALKED ABOUT WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT FRIDAY, BUT KEEP AN EYE
MIDNIGHT FRIDAY, BUT KEEP AN EYE ON THE FORECAST ON SUNDAY.
ON THE FORECAST ON SUNDAY. SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE ARE PREDICTED.
ARE PREDICTED. WE'LL ALSO HAVE ANY DELAYS AND
WE'LL ALSO HAVE ANY DELAYS AND CLOSINGS REPORTED TO US AT
CLOSINGS REPORTED TO US AT WTIUNEWS.ORG.
WTIUNEWS.ORG. AND ALEX, I WAS SEEING THAT THE
AND ALEX, I WAS SEEING THAT THE INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF
INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE, THE BLOOMINGTON DISTRICT
POLICE, THE BLOOMINGTON DISTRICT DOES REPORT ABOUT 13 PROPERTY
DOES REPORT ABOUT 13 PROPERTY DAMAGE CRASHES ABOUT.
DAMAGE CRASHES ABOUT. 20 SLIDE OFFS TODAY.
20 SLIDE OFFS TODAY. SO QUITE A DAY.
SO QUITE A DAY. >> PRETTY DANGEROUS.
>> PRETTY DANGEROUS. >> THAT'S THE END OF THIS
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