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*Indiana Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Thursday October 31, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Ind. U.S. Attorney: Marion Man Sentenced to 262 Months in Prison
FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana issued the following news release: James Darquan McCreary, 45 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. McCreary was sentenced to 262 months in prison followed   more

Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights Issues White Paper Entitled 'Lifetime Judges Confirmed During the Biden Administration Through 2023'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued a 12-page white paper in January 2024 entitled "Lifetime Judges Confirmed During the Biden Administration Through 2023." During the first three years of the Biden administration, the Senate has confirmed 166 lifetime judges. President Biden's appointees have been historically diverse -- both personally and professionally -- and have included brilliant jurists like Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who the Senate conf  more

REJECTED: Ind. House Republicans Caucus: State Rep. Lucas Meets With Seymour Officials to Learn More About Local Public
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 31 -- The Indiana House Republicans Caucus issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: State Rep. Jim Lucas (R-Seymour) recently visited with local public safety officials to hear more about their needs ahead of the upcoming legislative session. Lucas, a member of the House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee, met with Seymour Police Chief Greg O'Brien, Jackson County Emergency Medical Service staff, officials with the Jackson County Sheriff's Depar  more

Rep. Banks Introduces End Executive Branch Amnesty Act to Reform TPS, CHNV
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Today, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) introduced the End Executive Branch Amnesty Act, extensive immigration legislation to secure our border by stopping the Biden-Harris administration's abuse of Temporary Protected Status and the CHNV Parole Program, limiting the use of immigration parole, banning the use of the CBP One application as a form of identification, and reforming treatment of unaccompanied  more