News Blotter

From Thursday's Indiana Daily Insight:

Look for the Governor to participate in the unveiling of northeastern Indiana’s first B20 soy biodiesel public pump in Fort Wayne today...

And:

According to Stateline.org, "With the Pentagon's latest base closing plan all but a done deal, at least three governors -- M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut, Rod Blagojevich of Illinois and Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania -- plan to pursue lawsuits in an effort to save Air National Guard units in their states."

As you may recall, the big beef from Illinois is over the move of fighter jets and personnel from the state capital there to Fort Wayne. "Their renewed pledges of legal action came after the U.S. House of Representatives last week overwhelmingly rejected a measure aimed at stopping the Pentagon's process of streamlining resources at military bases .... Observers said last week's vote cements the shutdown of 22 major military bases and the transfer of personnel and equipment at 33 others.

Last week's vote also cleared the way for Connecticut and Illinois to challenge the BRAC recommendations in court. These two states sued to stop the Pentagon from transferring Air National Guard units to other states, but judges said the lawsuits could not proceed until the BRAC decisions became law. Pennsylvania is in the courts, too, to stop Air Guard aircraft from being transferred."