Hoosiers are very concerned about the plan to coerce county health departments. The Governor’s Public Health Commission even laughed about it. The video may be seen on the Hoosiers for Medical Liberty website. 

Indiana senator who authored bill to centralize public health admits he didn’t watch any meetings of Governor’s Public Health Commission

Margaret Menge • Feb. 10, 2023 • Crossroads Report

Indiana state Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) is the primary sponsor of the bill that will take power away from county health departments and centralize control over public health at the state level — a bill that reflects the recommendations of the Governor’s Public Health Commission, co-chaired by the CDC Foundation’s Judy Monroe.

Bill Author Failed to Watch PHC Meetings – Senator Charbonneau

Charbonneau is also the chairman of the Indiana Senate Committee on Health & Provider Services, which just passed the bill — Senate Bill 4 — out of committee, 12-0.

But at the Feb. 1 hearing on the bill, Charbonneau admitted that he did not watch any meetings of the Governor’s Public Health Commission.

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