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Press Room

Members of the media please contact:

Patti O'Callaghan
ICHS President
Director of Social Justice, Lafayette Urban Ministry
525 N 4th St
Lafayette, IN 47901
(765) 423-2691
(765)423-2693 FAX

2008 Media Coverage
*2-6-08 Indiana Senate Urged to Pass House Tax
*2-6-08 Senate Committee Considers House Bill
*2-6-08 Senate Committee Considers Property Tax Plan
*2-7-08 Homeless Youth Bill Clears Panel

2007 Media Coverage
* 1-19-07 courier-journal.com - Higher minimum wage debated
* 1-19-07 Ft Wayne Gazette AP - $7.50 minimum-wage plan advances
in party-line vote

* 2-23-07 Ft Wayne Gazette AP - State reassuring feds on welfare outsourcing
* 2-26-07 Decatur Daily- Social services advocates wary of Daniels' plan
* 2-26-07 Taking Down Words - Not So Fast, Mitches: Advocates Worried About Quick
Transition To IBM, ACS

* 2-26-07 Taking Down Words - Wage On Stage: Committee Approves Increasing Minimum Pay To $7.50 An Hour
* 3-17-07 US agency tightens oversight of state FSSA outsourcing
* 3-17-07 State outsourcing plan hits key milestone Monday
* 3-18-07 US will monitor welfare changes
* 3-19-07 The Switching Hour: State Employees To Become ACS Workers
This Week

* 3-19-07 More than 1,500 state employees will join the private sector today
* 6-20-07 Human services group to honor state lawmaker _ IndyStar.com
* 6-29-07 AP Exclusive - Problems found in privatizing welfare eligiblity
* 6-30-07 Ft Wayne AP story Problems Nagging at welfare vendors
* 6-30-07 SouthBend Tribune AP sotry Problems noted in FSSA
* 10-07 Journal and Courier Software Snags in Welfare Roll Out
* 10-07 Indy Star Software Snags in FSSA Roll Out
* 12-13-07 Adults to Get Health Insurance Chronicle Tribune

2006 Media Coverage
* 12-01-06 Ft Wayne Gazette AP - FSSA’s rollover feared too hasty
* 11-30-06 Ft Wayne Gazette AP - IBM wins welfare overhaul
* 11-30-06 Ft Wayne Gazette AP -Advocates wary of timetable in proposed FSSA contract
* 9-06-06 Indy Star - The Poort Among Us