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POPSDon't "Give A Give A Give A Garmin" (h/t Indiana Law Blog) I'm a lover of all things that are gadgets, and GPS toys are a favorite of mine, but this article discusses the use of GPS data from a defendant's Garmin device. Eric Hanson had evidence introduced by prosecutors in his murder trial was used to pinpoint his location on the morning of the crime. Score one for the prosecutors on this front. I suspect we will begin to see more of this sooner rather than later. GPS chips are installed on all new cell phones now. My new phone I recently picked up has builtin GPS navigation software which is brilliant, but knowing that the boys at the NSA's Fort Meade, MD SIGINT farm can pinpoint my location anytime they want is kind of scary.
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POPSRinging in Sunday booze sales When I ran my one campaign for public office in 2000, I ran on the Libertarian Party ticket for Indiana House District 100 on a platform of repealing the Sunday Blue Laws regulating the sale of alcohol and vehicles on Sunday. 8 years later a group has formed to lobby for this much needed change in our laws in Indiana.
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POPSLucious Newsom, R.I.P. A long time community activist died this week. Lucious Newsome was a tireless advocate for poor people and operated a food pantry and homeless outreach program on his own for many years. He will be missed.
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POPSNew Blog Takes Hard Look at Local Government Reform Josh Gillespie of Hoosier Access, a well known Republican blogger, and Jen Wagner, foremr spokesperson for the Indiana Democratic Party and author of the Hoosier Political Report blog and former blogmistress at Taking Down Words, have teamed up to advocate for reforms contained in the bipartisan Kernan-Shepherd Report which advocates for fundamental government reform. This will be an interesting resource for independent minded political junkies in Indiana.
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POPSRankings tout IUPUI, Ball State Two Indiana institutions of higher learning are receiving well deserved recognition on US news & World Report's list of "up and coming schools".
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POPSIndy area to snag 277 EnerDel jobs Green jobs are finally beginning to proliferate in Indiana as new manufacturing jobs. With our excess of shuttered manufacturing facilities throughout Indiana, we are poised to take advantage of our geographic location, our logistics support infrastructure, superior highways and roads and desirable workforce that could be used to manufacture the products of the green power revolution.
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POPSFSSA seeking Medicaid expansion for pregnant women Here comes a 180 away from previous policy set by the Daniels Administration in Indiana that is being reversed for election year expediency. It seems Their Man Mitch Roob has decided to go with the plan which will not anger the voters.
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POPSBayh not the guy I, along with many Hoosier supporters of Senator Evan Bayh were disappointed to learn he was not chosen to run as Barack Obama's Vice Presidential candidate this weekend. I wish the best of luck to Sen. Joe Biden whom I personally consider to be a decent choice and a good candidate for the office. His experience in Washington and his foreign relations experience will be an asset to the Obama Administration.
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POPSSha Na Na Frontman Testifies Before Indiana House It seems the frontman for the doo wop group Sha Na Na, Jon "Bowzer" Bauman, has been visiting state legislatures all over the country to testify in favor of legislation protecting the names of classic singing groups such as his own. Indiana Senate Bill 192 would prohibit performers from posing as another performer in a live performance, making it a Class A misdemeanor. This bill seems aimed squarely at so-called "tribute" bands who perform the catalog of hits from established artists of yesteryear, often times even dressing the part of the original performer. This to me sounds like a law in search of a problem. Tribute bands have been around for a long time and have carved a niche in the dinner theater and casino lounge circuits mostly. Most of them clearly identify themselves as tribute acts in their advertising and no one has ever filed a complaint that I am aware of that Lez Zeppelin deceived them into thinking they were Led Zeppelin.
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POPSPut Me In Coach!
I've talked to a number of folks this week who are echoing some of the sentiments mentioned in this article from IndyStar.com about the Land of Indians actually getting to be a player in the selection of the Democratic nominee for President this year. People who I've known for a long time who I KNOW never vote in the primary are checking their voter registrations twice to make sure they are eligible to vote and are practically salivating at the prospect of having their vote count for something. My man Chris Dodd dropped out long ago so I am a bit less excited at getting to choose between the Exelon/Consolidated Edison candidate or the Walmart candidate. While every other Democrat I know are licking their chops in anticipation at having a Real! Live! Democrat! in the Carlyle Group Home on Pennsylvania Avenue in DC, I am beginning to get a sinking feeling in my gut that the next four years will be the wildest ride yet this nation has experienced regardless of the President's last nam
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POPSAnother Democrat Enters 7th District Primary Fray Frances Nelson Williams is a faith based community leader and domestic violence awareness advocate who is the staff chaplain for Methodist Hospital. She filed for the Democratic primary in May, joining an already crowded field of candidates, including Indiana House Representatives David Orentlicher and Carolene Mays, along with Indianapolis City-County Councilman Andre Carson.
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POPSLet's Make A Deal I'm with MBH on this one. Oh lord, I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, but it seems teh Interwebtoobz are all a-Twittering about the possibility of a Brokered Convention. Well the only convention I will be attending this year is a Brokeass Convention where the delegates all pool their loose change to buy a slice of pizza and a can of Coke to split 10 ways. Anywho, it looks like Indiana might actually play a role in the selection of our Presidential nomination for a change. This has never happened in my lifetime of 36 years and it is a rare thing. I only hope we can all come together in the fall to elect whoever the Democratic nominee is.
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