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NEWS: Converse residents can now get flood insurance
Converse residents can now get flood insurance
Monday, March 09, 2009
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently named the Town of Converse a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
For more information contact FEMA at: 800-621-FEMA.
Congress Addressing Horse Slaughter Cruelty in Federal Legislation
HorseChannel.com brings attention to Congressman Burton's bill, Conyers-Burton Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act.
A large, bipartisan coalition of lawmakers has introduced legislation to stop the export of American horses for butchering in Canada and Mexico, as well as to codify a de facto ban on the slaughter of American horses here in the United States for sale to countries in Europe and Asia.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) introduced the bill known as the Conyers-Burton Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act, and its passage is a top priority for The Humane Society of the United States and other animal welfare and equine rescue organizations, veterinarians and horse industry groups. This bill is similar to legislation passed by the House Judiciary Committee last September.
Farm Service Agency Assistance
Farm operators in Wabash, Huntington, Grant and Miami counties have been declared natural disaster counties, and are eligible for assistance from the Farm Service Agency.
Assistance includes FSA emergency loans and the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program. FSA will consider each application on its own merit by taking into account the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability. Local FSA offices can provide affected farmers with further information.
Congress pressed to ban U.S. trade in meat destined for dinner tables
Dan's support for the "Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act" is featured by Mike Stuckey on www.msnbc.com
The emotional debate over slaughtering horses for human consumption gained new life in Washington this week as a House committee approved a measure that would ban the practice nationwide and halt the export of U.S. horses destined for dinner tables in other countries.
“There’s absolutely no way to make it humane,” said Chris Heyde, deputy director of government and legal affairs for the Animal Welfare Institute, one of the ban’s principal backers. “It’s an industry that cannot be regulated to make it humane.”
So the “Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act,” sponsored by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., chairman of Judiciary, and Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., would make it a crime punishable by up to three years in prison to possess or transport horse meat for human consumption or horses intended to be slaughtered for human meals.
News : Workshops for business affected by severe weather
State Slates Workshops to Help Affected Businesses
INDIANAPOLIS (June 20, 2008) - Experts from federal and state government agencies will host a series of workshops next week aimed at helping businesses rebound following June's historic flooding and severe weather.
T he Indiana Economic Development Corporation's Small Business Development Center network along with representatives from the state's departments of insurance, revenue and workforce development will team up with officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration to host the "back to business" workshops designed to help business leaders navigate state and federal business assistance programs.
"It's important we provide every tool available to businesses to help them recover and return to profitable operation as quickly as possible," said Nathan Feltman, Secretary of Commerce and chief executive officer of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. "The businesses directly affected are obvious candidates for assistance; however, it is also important to lend support to those businesses that may be indirectly affected by the floods through loss of suppliers and customers."
The first round of "back to business" workshops are scheduled for the following dates and locations.
Monday June 23 (4 to 6 p.m.)
Terre Haute Holiday Inn
3325 US Highway 41
Terre Haute
Tuesday June 24 (5 to 8 p.m.)
Franklin College
Dietz Building
101 Branigin Boulevard
Franklin
Wednesday June 25 (5 to 8 p.m.)
1st Presbyterian Church
Keller Hall
240 East Washington Street
Martinsville
Thursday June 26 (4 to 6 p.m.)
Columbus Learning Center
4555 Central Avenue
Columbus
The workshops are free to attend and no reservations are required. Additional workshops and locations will be added early next week.
For more information, contact Lisa Spalding, associate state director for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation's Small Business Development Center network, at 317.234.2077.
About IEDC
Created by Governor Mitch Daniels in 2005 to replace the former Department of Commerce, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation is governed by a 12-member board chaired by Governor Daniels. Indiana Secretary of Commerce Nathan Feltman serves as the chief executive officer of the IEDC. Since Daniels created the IEDC, the state has posted three consecutive years of record-breaking job creation. For more information about IEDC, visit www.iedc.in.gov.
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Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Media Contact:
Mitch Frazier (IEDC) - 317.232.8873 or MFrazier@iedc.in.gov
