On this episode of Policy & Politics, listen to highlights of our interview with James Hoffa, the son of Brazil, IN native Jimmy Hoffa. The former Teamsters International President talks about the Legacy of his father and the importance of standing up for workers rights.

 

This week on Policy & Politics with Dave Crooks the guest is current Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett (R). In this exclusive audio interview learn more about his new job as Executive Director of Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). Duke Bennett also reflects on his 16 years as Mayor.

 
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The Wabash Valley Resources has a proposed Fertilizer plant that will be located north of Terre Haute. Dave Crooks has former Attorney General and current Vice President of External Affairs for Wabash Valley Resources Greg Zoeller and former Union official with the Indiana Building Construction Trades Pete Rimsans.

On this Policy & Politics, Dave tackles topics about the community’s negative response to the proposition, how the community could be impacted by an issue or disaster at the plant, how many jobs the plant will supply, and what the possible misconceptions of the plant could be.

 
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The Indiana General Assembly approved a project by Wabash Valley Resources, LLC to construct a Billion dollar facility north of Terre Haute designed to manufacture Fertilizer and collect and capture carbon and store it in the ground in our area. They also plan to build an 11 mile pipeline and may need to use eminent domain to secure easements. Many residents are opposed to the project and have attended recent meetings in New Goshen and Universal.

On this Policy and Politics with Dave Crooks, guests are Kerwin Olson of the Citizens Action Coalition and Clate CT Sanquenetti a local resident and creator of Concerned Citizens against Wabash Valley Resources. Learn more about this controversial project from those opposed.

 
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