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CHRIS WILLIAMS
Executive Director

JOHN CARDWELL
Legislative and Program Director

JULIA VAUGHN
Campaign Finance and

Health Issues Coordinator

GRANT SMITH
Utility and Environmental 
Issues Coordinator

DAVE MENZER
Utility Campaign Organizer

MIKE MULLETT
Special Counsel

MARK BAILEY
Financial Director

WILL PHILLIPS
Regional  & State Wide 
Farm Organizer


Staff Directors:
KARI UHHLE
Indianapolis
MIKE COMINI
South Bend
RACHELLE SABATE
New Albany
DIANA WALLON
Phone Canvass


BECKY  HARDING
Telephone Administration
Telephone Administration

 

Board of Directors:
EVELYN PHILLIPS,

President
PAM GILBERT,

Vice-President
AL TOLBERT,

Secretary
FRANCIS MARLEY,
Treasurer

VIVIAN BENGE
PATRICIA BRYAN
CHRIS BUTTON
ED GERDOT
PAM GILBERT
STEVE HOFER
ANDY KNOTT
CORDELIA LEWIS
ELLEN O'DELL
JOHN PEARCE
SHEILA ROSENBERG
JIM RYBARCZK
PAUL SEVERANCE
SALLY TUTTLE
IVAN WAGNER
ROBERT WEBSTER

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CITIZENS POWER on the net:
Citizens Action Coalition's electronic newsletter.
Published by the Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana
Serving consumers throughout the state

Summer 2001

State Senate kills pro-consumer utility bills  - Senate Republican caucus kills all pro-consumer utility legislation in 2001 session.

Tenaska: The disaster from Nebraska  - Power plant developer Tenaska is asking the IURC to ignore its responsibility to protect Indiana ratepayers with a financially risky power plant proposal near Petersburg.

A Wait Too Long - People needing home health care in Indiana who do not have the means to pay for it are learning not to expect any help from their state government.

EnviroPower or EnviroScam? - Indiana Clean Energy Coalition intervenes in Pike County "clean coal" merchant plant case.

David vs. Goliath - Handicapped by state and federal farm policies that favor giant agribusiness, Indiana's small-to-medium farms face a constant struggle for economic survival.

Campaign For Economic Justice - Recent activities.

Farm Aid 2001 comes to Indiana - Farm Aid 2001 organizers have announced that the event will be held Sept. 29 at the Verizon Wireless Music Center.

Citizens rise to the occasion  - Indiana citizens take the lead in developing a state energy policy.

Insurance reform bills pass the Legislature  - The 2001 session of the Indiana General Assembly ended with two important victories for health insurance consumers.

How much is enough? - Tables with information on the number of merchant power plants operating, approved but not operating, and under review in Indiana.

Who did they vote for? - A CAC guide to legislator utility votes in the 2001 session.

CAC, PSI reach solar agreement  - PSI Customers will be reimbursed for solar energy produced through a net metering agreement.

CAC supports Indy purchase of IWC - CAC has gone on record in support of the City of Indianapolis' purchase of the Indianapolis Water Company.

California: The power shortage that wasn't - The facts about California exposed, the myths exploded.

Home-care crisis caused by Congress, public attitudes, glacial slowness - Today's home-care crisis is the result of Gov. O'Bannon's and the General Assembly's inability or lack of will to do enough of the right thing.

Legislative actions produced mixed results for home and community-based health care - The Indiana General Assembly has taken a number of actions over the years intended to improve home health care services in Indiana.

Disconnected electric customers face hardship, crisis this winter  - Last winter's high heating bills continue to have a devastating effect on Indiana's low-income households.

Hoosiers deserve a CHOICE in health care - Over the past several years Indiana's IN-Home Services and its accompanying CHOICE program have been rated among the best in the United States.

Making their voices heard - A picture page of Hoosier citizens at the 2001 Indiana General Assembly.

Legal Briefs
For each issue of Citizens Power, CAC Attorney Mike Mullett prepares Legal Briefs, a summary of just some of the legal cases and interventions currently keeping CAC’s legal staff busy.

Updates on CAC legal actions in the NIPSCO rate case and Citizens Gas alternative regulatory plan.

How To Contact Your State Representatives

LETTERS:

To reach Gov. Frank O’Bannon, 
State Senators,
and State Representatives, 
mail letters to:

The Hon. (name) 
Statehouse 
Indpls., IN 46204

PHONE MESSAGES:

To leave phone messages for State Senators
of either party, call (800) 382-9467.
For Republican State Representatives,
call (800) 382-9841.
For Democratic State Representatives,
call (800) 382-9842.

Any of these (800) numbers should be able to connect you with Governor O’Bannon’s office,
or you can call (317) 232-4567.

 

E-MAIL:

Governor O’Bannon
fobannon@gov.state.in.us

State Reps: R(district number)@ai.org

State Senators: S(district number)@ai.org

For Example: The Representative from District 51 would be reached at R51@ai.org . The State Senator from District 101 would be reached at S101@ai.org.

Your County Election Board or nearest CAC office should be able to provide you with the name, party affiliation, and district number of your State Senator and Representative.

Copyright (c) 2001 by the Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Inc.
Citizens Power  is available by subscription for $15.00 per year from the Citizens Action Coalition. Comments or questions should be directed to the editor at First Floor, 5420 North College Avenue,  Indianapolis, IN  46220

 

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