8: Head Hoosier

0. . “A Special Day in the Life of Gov. Mike Pence,” Republic (Columbus, IN), January 15, 2013.

0. . “Inaugural Address of Michael R. Pence,” IN.gov, January 14, 2013, www.in.gov/governorhistory/mikepence/2571.htm.

0. . Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle (New York: Dell, 1998).

0. . For a further look at Medicaid in Indiana, see Jake Harper, “Indiana’s Claims About Its Medicaid Experiment Don’t All Check Out,” NPR, February 24, 2017, www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/02/24/516704082/indiana-s-claims-about-its-medicaid-program-dont-all-check-out.

0. . For a further look at Pence measures in the legislature, see Brandon Smith, “Senators Up Marijuana Penalties to Appease the Governor,” Indiana Public Media, March 28, 2013; Chris Sikich, “Americans for Prosperity Says It’s Focusing More Attention on State Governments,” Indianapolis Star, March 7, 2013.

0. . Dan Carden, “Pence Claims Tax Cut Victory,” Northwest Times (Munster, IN), April 29, 2013, www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/pence-claims-tax-cut-victory/article_9666c555-2344-5966-86f7-4d732a1f6a59.html.

0. . Mary Beth Schneider, “What do Hoosiers Know?,” Indianapolis Star, April 22, 2013.

0. . Ann DeLaney, interview with the authors, January 21, 2018.

0. . For Obama’s windbreaker, see Andrew Rosenthal, “THING; the Presidential Windbreaker,” New York Times, October 25, 1992; for Pence’s gear, see Katha Pollitt, “Mike Pence Might Be Even Worse for Women Than Donald Trump Is,” Nation, July 21, 2016, www.thenation.com/article/trumps-vice-presidential-pick-might-be-even-worse-for-women-than-he-is/.

0. . For more on Pence and the Koch Brothers, see Kenneth P. Vogel and Maggie Haberman, “Mike Pence’s Koch Advantage,” Politico, August 28, 2014, www.politico.com/story/2014/08/mike-pence-koch-brothers-2016-election-110408; J. T. Stapleton, “Names in the News: Mike Pence,” FollowTheMoney.org, July 21, 2016, www.followthemoney.org/research/institute-reports/names-in-the-news-mike-pence.

0. . Chelsea Schneider and Tony Cook, “Indiana Governor’s Top Donors Revealed,” Governing, August 31, 2015, www.governing.com/topics/politics/whos-paying-pences-travel-tab.html.

0. . Brian Howey, “For Indiana Republicans It’s Tax Cut Showtime,” Northwest Times (Munster, IN), March 23, 2014.

0. . John Krull, interview with the authors, February 5, 2018.

0. . Jonathan Chait, “Mike Pence Shoulder Fetish Update,” New York Magazine, May 14, 2018, http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/05/mike-pence-shoulder-fetish-update.html?ref=gazelle.popsugar.com.

0. . David Graham, “Pravda on the Plains: Indiana’s New Propaganda Machine,” Atlantic, January 27, 2015, www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/01/Indiana-Governor-Mike-Pence-to-Start-State-Sponsored-News-Service-Just-IN/384867/.

0. . Mark Dynarski, On Negative Effects of Vouchers (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 2016).

0. . Mike Pence, “A Word from Gov. Mike Pence on Education,” Nuvo, November 14, 2013, www.nuvo.net/voices/guest_voices/a-word-from-gov-mike-pence-on-education/article_0d52f2a7-6804-5130-aa3c-b22e0287bd3b.html.

0. . Shadee Ashtari, “Right Wing Group’s Extreme Anti-Gay History Revealed In New Document,” Huffington Post, December 5, 2013, www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/05/alec-anti-gay-documents_n_4386318.html.

0. . Julie Underwood, “ALEC Exposed: Starving Public Schools,” Nation, July 12, 2011, www.thenation.com/article/alec-exposed-starving-public-schools/.

0. . For more background on ALEC and Pence, see Steven Yaccino, “Tensions Rise as Indiana Schools Chief and Governor Clash Over New Agency,” New York Times, December 8, 2013, www.nytimes.com/2013/12/09/us/politics/tensions-rise-as-indiana-schools-chief-and-governor-clash-over-new-agency.html; Underwood, “ALEC Exposed“; Report Card on American Education: Ranking State K-12 Performance, Progress and Reform, 19th ed. (Arlington, VA: American Legislative Exchange Council, 2014); Valerie Strauss, “How Gov. Mike Pence Worked to Undermine the Will of Indiana’s Voters,” Washington Post, July 15, 2016, www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/07/15/how-mike-pence-tried-to-undermine-the-will-of-indianas-voters/?utm_term=.a4cd63b280f7; Eric Bradner, “Pence, Daniels say they stand by Bennett’s education changes,” Evansville Courier & Press, November 7, 2012.

0. . For data on education in Indiana, see A Comparison of State-Funded Pre-K Programs (Bloomington: University of Indiana, 2017), www.in.gov/sboe/files/CEEP-SBOE-IN%20Pre-K-2-17-2017.pdf.

0. . For background on the public partnership, see John B. Goodman and Gary W. Loveman, “Does Privatization Serve the Public Interest?,” Harvard Business Review, November–December 1991, https://hbr.org/1991/11/does-privatization-serve-the-public-interest; Sergei Guriev and William Megginson, “Privatization: What Have We Learned?,” World Bank, https://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTDECABC2006/Resources/gurievmegginson.PDF; Ted Gregory, Patrick M. O’Connell, and Cecilia Reyes, “The Water Drain,” Chicago Tribune, December 27, 2017, http://graphics.chicagotribune.com/news/lake-michigan-drinking-water-rates/privatization.html; Phineas Baxandall, Kari Wohlschlegel, and Tony Dutzik, Private Roads, Public Costs (New York: U.S. PIRG Education Fund, 2009); Macquarie Investment Group, “Indiana Toll Road,” PowerPoint presentation, slide 5; Roger Skurski, report prepared for trial testimony May 15, 2006, in Bonney et al. v. Indiana Finance Authority et al, St. Joseph County, Indiana Superior Court.

0. . “Governor Pence Announces $260 Million Agreement to Lease State Communications Infrastructure,” IN.gov, September 6, 2016, https://calendar.in.gov/site/gov/event/governor-pence-announces-260-million-agreement-to-lease-state-communications-infrastructure/.

0. . “Pence’s $260 Million Tower Deal Legacy for Indiana Is Terminated,” Wireless Estimator, February 9, 2017, http://wirelessestimator.com/articles/2017/pences-260-million-tower-deal-legacy-for-indiana-is-terminated/.

0. . For background on I-69, see Mark Alesia and Kaitlin Lange, “Mike Pence’s Infrastructure Mess: What Went Wrong with I-69?,” Indianapolis Star, June 18, 2017.

0. . For coverage of the Keith Cooper Case, see Christy Gutowski, “Chicago-area Man Seeks Historic Pardon in Indiana,” Chicago Tribune, May 27, 2015, www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-keith-cooper-pardon-met-20150527-story.html; Madeline Buckley, “For Wrongfully Convicted Keith Cooper, an ‘Uphill Battle’ After Pence Letter,” Indianapolis Star, September 21, 2016, www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/09/21/pence-lawyer-keith-cooper-must-exhaust-court-remedies/90772348/.

0. . For news coverage of the needle exchange, see Megan Twohey, “Mike Pence’s Response to H.I.V. Outbreak: Prayer, Then a Change of Heart,” New York Times, August 7, 2016. www.nytimes.com/2016/08/08/us/politics/mike-pence-needle-exchanges-indiana.html; Maureen Hayden, “Doctors Fear HIV Epidemic Spreading Beyond Scott County,” News and Tribune, April 20, 2015, www.newsandtribune.com/news/doctor-fears-hiv-epidemic-spreading-beyond-scott-county/article_8707dde2-e7ab-11e4-85a7-efb5734968c0.html.

0. . Will Higgins, “Bakery That Refused to Do Cake for Gay Couple Closes Its Doors,” The Indianapolis Star, February 27, 2015, www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/02/27/anti-gay-marriage-bakery-gone/24133651/.

0. . Curt Smith, Deicide: How Eliminating The Deity is Destroying America (n.p.: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016); Tim Evans, “Backers Mostly Silent,” Indianapolis Star, March 28, 2015.

0. . Hunter Schwarz, “David Letterman Counts Down the Top 10 Guys Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Looks Like,” Washington Post, April 1, 2015, www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/04/01/david-letterman-counts-down-the-top-10-guys-indiana-gov-mike-pence-looks-like/?utm_term=.71e44c21b727.

0. . Transcript and video of Pence-Stephanopoulos interview, March 29, 2015, This Week, ABC, https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/gov-mike-pence-religious-freedom-law-29987447.

0. . Dave Bangert, “Pence’s ‘Yes or No’ on Discrimination,” Lafayette Journal & Courier, March 30, 2015.

0. . Tom LoBianco, “Fallout May Be Boon for Pence,” Indianapolis Star, March 30, 2015.

0. . Fatima Hussein, “Attorney General Plans to Appeal Federal Judge’s Ruling That Blocks Indiana Abortion Law,” Indianapolis Star, September 25, 2017.

0. . Dave Mosher and Skye Gould, “How Likely Are Foreign Terrorists to Kill Americans? The Odds May Surprise You,” Business Insider, January 31, 2017, www.businessinsider.com/death-risk-statistics-terrorism-disease-accidents-2017-1.

0. . Melanie Garunay, “President Obama Offers a Statement on the Attacks in Paris,” White House Obama Presidency Archives, November 13, 2015, https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/11/13/watch-president-obamas-statement-attacks-paris.

0. . Tal Kopan, “Donald Trump: Syrian Refugees a ‘Trojan Horse,’” CNN, November 16, 2015, www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/politics/donald-trump-syrian-refugees/index.html.

0. . Natasha Hall, “Refugees Are Already Vigorously Vetted. I Know Because I Vetted Them,” Washington Post, February 1, 2017, www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/02/01/refugees-are-already-vigorously-vetted-i-know-because-i-vetted-them/?utm_term=.179df18cc730.

0. . Juliet Eilperin, “Obama Calls Idea of Screening Syrian Refugees Based on Religion ‘Shameful,’ Defends White House Strategy,” Washington Post, November 16, 2015, www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/16/obama-calls-idea-of-screening-syrian-refugees-based-on-religion-shameful-defends-white-house-strategy/?utm_term=.8073a9669e41.

0. . Stephanie Wang, “Pence Stops Syrian Refugee Resettlement in Indiana,” Indianapolis Star, November 16, 2015.

0. . For details on ACLU suit, see “Victory!: U.S. Court of Appeals Denies Indiana’s Effort to Prevent Resettlement of Syrian Refugee Families,” ACLU, October 3, 2016, www.aclu.org/news/victory-us-court-appeals-denies-indianas-effort-prevent-resettlement-syrian-refugee-families.

0. . “Statement from the Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin Regarding the Resettlement of a Family of Refugees from Syria,” Archdiocese of Indianapolis, December 8, 2015, www.archindy.org/archbishop/syria-2015.html.

0. . Patrick Healy and Michael Barbaro, “First Draft,” New York Times, December 7, 2015.

0. . Avi Selk, “Pence Once Called Trump’s Muslim Ban ‘Unconstitutional.’ He Now Applauds the Ban on Refugees,” Washington Post, January 28, 2017, www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/28/mike-pence-once-called-trumps-muslim-ban-unconstitutional-he-just-applauded-the-order/?utm_term=.fcbea3838d0d.

0. . Patricia Montemurri, “Can Cardinal Joe, a Native Detroiter, Rise to Become 1st American Pope?,” Detroit Free Press, April 1, 2018, www.freep.com/story/news/2018/04/01/can-cardinal-joe-native-detroiter-rise-become-1st-american-pope/474176002/.