Motor Speedway makes improvements to support fan experience
Ticket prices increase, yet huge investments have been made into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to advance the overall experience for visitors and fans. More than $50 Million has been invested over the past 4 years into the track, but more money has been spent recently to give fans a better time while visiting the track.
In the 108th running of the storied Memorial Weekend race, park patrons will have new screens throughout the grounds to stay in touch with the current activity. When visitors leave the campgrounds and enter the gates, they will be greeted with a big screen with live action. Fans can also view the race placements on 12 new video screens with speakers throughout the general admissions areas.
Additionally, concession areas are being integrated with self-serve areas including snacks and hot foods.
In the town of Speedway, news condos, retail shops, and food establishments have been opened since last year’s race, awaiting the onslaught of nearly 400,000 visitors to the area in just two weeks time.
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Limestone Comedy Festival Announces Massive Lineup for its 11th Year
The Greatest Weekend of Your Life! The 11th Limestone Comedy Festival will take over Bloomington from Friday, May 31st through Sunday, June 2nd. Headliners include, Roy Wood Jr (Daily Show), Ali Siddiq (Comedy Central), Jimmy Pardo (Never Not Funny), KC Shornima (SNL) and more!
LCF spans three days across seven venues and features over 40 of the nation’s best comedians. This year’s venues include iconic Bloomington staples such as The Comedy Attic, The Buskirk Chumley, The Back Door, and The Bishop. VIP and Weekend Badges allow attendees to see any shows of their choice as well as access to happy hours and after parties with the comics.
Sponsors for the festival include, Cook Medical, Bloomington Brewing Company, Cardinal Spirits, Mother Bear’s Pizza, Hopscotch Coffee, Lambert Consulting, Brown County Winery, The Atlas, and Jonas Schrodt Enterprises
More information and tickets are available at Limestonefest.com.
Indiana Attorney General takes on new EPA rule that threatens to increase Hoosier utility bills
Attorney General Todd Rokita and 24 other Attorneys General this week took the next step in preventing the Biden administration’s “Clean Power Plan 2.0” from imposing a stranglehold on the states and everyday Hoosiers as they cool, heat and light their homes. Attorney General Rokita’s office is leading a motion to stay this intrusive new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that places absurd anti-coal & gas mandates on power plants.
This new rule exceeds the EPA’s statutory authority — effectively requiring a shift away from coal by setting unrealistic standards for coal plants. The U.S. Supreme Court held in West Virginia v. EPA that Congress never gave the EPA such statutory power. The unlawfully perceived new rule threatens the reliability of the nation’s power grid and invites higher utility costs, according to Rokita.
In their court motion, the AGs note that the new rule effectively forces some power plants out of business — ignoring the US Supreme Court’s 2022 West Virginia v. EPA decision clarifying that Congress did not give the EPA power to “direct existing sources to effectively cease to exist.” Rather, Congress sought to respect the role of individual states in balancing regional economic interests with environmental priorities such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The rule abandons cooperative federalism. Although the federal government is legally required to give states discretion in implementing standards, the EPA’s new standards are so stringent that they erase state discretion.
This Week in Hoosier History
1931 – Jim Jones leader of the Peoples Temple cult (Jonestown Massacre), born in Randolph County, Indiana. was an American cult leader and mass murderer who led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978. In what he termed “revolutionary suicide”, Jones and the members of his inner circle planned and orchestrated a mass murder-suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. Jones and the events that occurred at Jonestown have had a defining influence on society’s perception of cults.
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