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State appeals order that strips Indiana of $63 million in tobacco payments
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The state has appealed an arbitration order reducing its tobacco settlement payments by $63 million next year, saying a three-judge panel exceeded its authority and unfairly judged Indiana’s actions. Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller filed the appeal in Marion Superior Court, roughly three months after the arbitration panel said […]
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IN Supreme Court to allow cameras on Ntl. Adoption Day
By Jacie Shoaf TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – In celebration of National Adoption Day, the Indiana Supreme Court will be allowing still photography, audio and video coverage of a select number of uncontested adoptions from Friday through Nov. 22. Typically photography and audio and visual recordings aren’t permitted inside Indiana courtrooms. For this limited time – and […]
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Lawmakers consider ways to attack sexual violence problems
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Feelings of guilt, societal pressures and fear of police and court involvement keep young sexual assault victims from reporting the crimes, experts told a legislative committee on Thursday. That means thousands of Indiana girls – and boys as well – go without the treatment they need to deal with […]
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Former Indiana Supreme Court chief justice condemns big money in judicial elections
By Jessica Wray SHFWire WASHINGTON – Former Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall Shepard argued Tuesday about the importance of keeping campaign money and strategies out of judicial elections. The Evansville native stepped down from the bench last year after 25 years as chief justice, but he has been busy in his retirement. Shepard became […]
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Lawmakers to consider why sex assaults so prevalent in Indiana
By Jacie Shoaf TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana leads the nation in the number of reported sexual assaults involving girls and legislators say they want to find out why and what to do about it. According to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17.3 percent of Hoosier girls in grades nine through […]
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Merritt, Zoeller visit colleges to spread word about Lifeline law
By Ellie Price TheStatehouseFile.com FRANKLIN, Ind. – Sen. Jim Merritt of Indianapolis and Attorney General Greg Zoeller are traveling to colleges and universities across Indiana to make sure students know about a law meant to help kids who drink to excess and need emergency assistance. In the past two weeks, the pair have taken their […]
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Expert: 1 percent cut in recidivism could save state millions
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The state could save millions of dollars simply by reducing recidivism rates by 1 percent, a public policy expert told lawmakers Thursday. That’s money that could be used for mental health, addiction and education programs that could help inmates when they are released from prison into communities, said Roger […]
Lawmakers consider licensing for court reporters
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Lawmakers are considering whether to create a licensing system for the state’s 500 or so court reporters to try to bring standards to an occupation that is currently unregulated in Indiana. Advocates for licensing say it’s necessary to ensure that the judicial system has accurate records of proceedings – […]
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Court considers teacher suspension in Constitution Day hearing
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com FRANKLIN, Ind. – An administrative law judge overstepped her boundaries by suspending an educator’s license on the grounds that the woman is unfit to teach, an attorney told the Indiana Court of Appeals on Tuesday. Instead, the Department of Education’s administrative judge needed to have determined that Patricia Terkosky – who […]
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Zoeller seeks to reinstate charges against David Lott Hardy
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The state will seek to reinstate criminal charges against the former head of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission who had been accused of official misconduct. Last month, a Marion County judge dismissed charges against David Lott Hardy, who was fired by former Gov. Mitch Daniels following a scandal involving […]
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