Updated: 3:48 PM EDT May 13, 2021
DANVILLE, Ind. Last week I spent about an hour in the law office of State Rep. Greg Steuerwald, a Republican who wanted to talk about something unbelievable. It was HEA 1006, a sprawling police reform bill that passed and was signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb without a single dissenting vote.
The next day, I met with U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz at a Carmel coffee shop, asking this freshman Republican what her first impressions of Congress were. I didn t have very high expectations from Congress as most American people don’t, Spartz said. The reason I am saying that was I thought it was going to be like a high school. I was recently talking to a colleague and I said, It s more like middle school.
Mike Braun
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Over the past year I have spent many hours listening to law enforcement officers and police groups, and as discussions of policing reform continue to dominate the news and threaten to upend the policing profession and the protections afforded to those who wear the badge, two things are very clear to me: No one does a more difficult job than our nation’s law enforcement, and the federal government is not where these discussions should be taking place.
In June of last year, as violent riots broke out in our cities, Senate Democrats used the filibuster to kill that bill so they could exploit this issue for political gain at the ballot box in November.
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Indiana DNR seeking Conservation Officers By: Benjamin Pilarski
Indiana DNR Division of Law Enforcement is looking to fill Indiana Conservation Officer positions across the state.
You must be a United States citizen and be 21 years old by Oct. 30 to be a conservation officer.
All looking to apply should read “Become a Conservation Officer” and complete the pre-screening test under the “Apply” on the Indiana DNR s website.
Pre-screening test must be submitted by midnight June 3.
Applicants must also pass minimum Indiana Law Enforcement Academy physical fitness requirements.
Conservation Officers are fully recognized Indiana police officers tasked with enforcing and upholding all DNR rules and regulations as well as all other Indiana state laws.