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Top State of the Judiciary issues include opioid crisis and technology
Victoria Ratliff TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Deep into the 21st century, the judicial system is grappling with an age-old scourge of drug addiction, Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush told lawmakers Wednesday. Rush, making her fifth State of the Judiciary speech Wednesday, focused on the opioid epidemic that she said “has invaded every Indiana community.” She said the courts […]
Aaron Freeman \ Ella Whistler \ Erin Houchin \ Jason Seaman \ Mike Bohacek \ SB 279 \ Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee
Adult court for juveniles who commit attempted murder? Senate committee says yes
Victoria Ratliff TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Cory Whistler, whose daughter Ella was shot by a classmate last year, came to the Statehouse Tuesday with a message for lawmakers: She lives with the fear he’ll hurt her again. Ella was shot seven times by a 13-year-old classmate at Noblesville West Middle School on May 25. Under current law, he […]
child fatalities \ childcare \ DCS \ Erin Houchin \ Frank Mrvan \ Indiana Foster and Adoptive Parents \ Jean Leising \ SB 170 \ SB 258
Senate committee wants more recent child fatality data
By Emily Ketterer TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — Lawmakers want the Department of Child Services to provide them with more recent data and in greater detail about the deaths of children statewide. Members of the Senate Family and Children Services committee said Monday they are concerned with outdated fatality data reported by DCS used to support Senate […]
Ed DeLaney \ Greg Taylor \ Hate Crimes \ House Bills 1020 1159 1093 \ Mike Bohacek \ Rodric Bray \ SB 12 \ Terry Curry
Indiana Forward pushes lawmakers to enact hate crimes law
By Emily Ketterer TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—A group of business leaders, non-profits and faith-based groups is pushing to take Indiana off the list of states without hate crimes legislation. Indiana Forward, a state-wide campaign group, rallied supporters of hate crimes legislation at the Statehouse Tuesday. State legislators and members of the campaign spoke confidently to the crowd […]
Gregory Taylor \ Hope Center for Men \ Indiana Institute for Working Families \ Richard Samuels \ SB 210 \ Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee
Senator proposes bill to lower fees to reinstate drivers’ licenses
By Victoria Ratliff TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Richard Samuels was caught in a vicious cycle following his release from 26 years in prison after as he tried to get his driver’s license reinstated and reenter society. “More important than getting a job, more important than all of that, was getting my license,” Samuels testified before the Senate Corrections […]
bias crime \ Eric Holcomb \ hate crime \ Indiana Forward \ Mike Leppert \ Mindi Goodpaster \ United Way
Indiana Forward wants to make 2019 the year a hate crime law passes
By Erica Irish TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—There’s little doubt the hate crimes discussion in Indiana will dominate conversation through the next legislative session. And a coalition of several hundred state business leaders and interest groups want to see to it that lawmakers do more than talk by upping the pressure on them to finalize a bill that […]
attorney general \ Better Business Bureau \ Curtis Hill \ Federal Trade Commission \ internet scams \ Tim Maniscalo
Attorney General partners with BBB and FTC to battle internet scams
By Dionte Coleman TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana’s attorney general joined the heads of the Better Business Bureau and Midwest region of the Federal Trade Commission to deliver age-old advice to Hoosiers in the era of internet scams—free-trial offers that sound too good to be true often are. Attorney General Curtis Hill on Tuesday announced a partnership with […]
bar examination \ Chief Justice Loretta Rush \ Randall Shepard \ study commission
Supreme Court panel reviewing bar exam
By James Polston TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court has created a study commission that will review the future of the state bar examination, the test future lawyers must pass in order to be licensed to practice law. Chief Justice Loretta Rush issued an order Tuesday where she said there have been significant changes […]
attorney general \ data breach \ HIPAA \ Medical Informatics Engineering
Attorney General Curtis Hill announces lawsuit against Indiana security company
By Eddie Drews TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill announced Monday that he will be joining 11 other states in filing a lawsuit against a Fort Wayne security company who suffered a data breach affecting more than 3.9 million people. The breach occurred in May 2015. Medical Informatics Engineering Inc. and NoMoreClipboard LLC, known collectively […]
attorney general \ debt collection \ Encore Capital \ Midland
State reaches settlement with consumer debt firm
Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Some Indiana consumers wrongly targeted by a California-based debt collection company will see at least some of their debts erased as a result of a settlement reached Tuesday with 41 states and the District of Columbia. Indiana is among the states that accused Encore Capital Group Inc. and its subsidiaries, Midland Credit […]
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