Indiana legislators send bill addressing child care costs to governor
State senators gave final approval almost unanimously Wednesday to a bill expanding eligibility for a child care subsidy program for child care workers with kids of their own.
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State senators gave final approval almost unanimously Wednesday to a bill expanding eligibility for a child care subsidy program for child care workers with kids of their own.
The case was brought by John Rust, who wanted to run for U.S. Senate as a Republican. But he didn’t meet either of the party affiliation parameters—his last two primary votes weren’t Republican and his county chairman wouldn’t sign off on his candidacy.
A birth father’s untimely registration with the state’s Putative Father registry barred him from receiving notice of his biological child’s adoption, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in reversing a lower court’s order.
Indiana Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Adoption of Baby Girl; C.M. and K.M., In the Matter of the Paternity of L.A. (Minor Child); Y.N. v. K.Q.A. and C.M. and K.M.
23A-AD-1590
Adoption. Reverses the Marion Superior Court’s order, which established Y.N.’s paternity of L.A. Finds that putative father’s consent to L.A.’s adoption had been irrevocably implied as a result of his failure to timely register with the registry and that he was, therefore, barred from challenging the adoption or establishing paternity. Also finds the trial court erred in entering an order establishing the putative father’s paternity.
Nominees must be individuals who serve the Northern District of Indiana either as a staff member of the clerk’s office or as chambers staff to a district court judge (Article III or Magistrate) or bankruptcy court judge.
Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Terry Crone plans to retire this fall. The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission will be accepting applications later this year to fill the vacancy.
A district court considered potential unwarranted sentencing disparities before it sentenced a Latin Dragon Nation gang member to 15 years in prison for his involvement in a man’s 2017 murder, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Tuesday.
The Office of Judicial Administration announced Wednesday morning that the Indiana Supreme Court’s Office of Court Services Executive Director is leaving.
Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination.
Senate Democrats maintained fierce opposition on Tuesday to legislation loosening Indiana’s child labor laws, while their Republican colleagues took the opportunity to shore up their conservative credentials.
OpenAI has attacked a lawsuit from Elon Musk, saying he supported making the ChatGPT maker a for-profit company.
Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office is distributing $44.7 million to Indiana cities, towns and counties in the next wave of funding from opioid settlements.
The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against a Vishav Inc., which does business as Mega Liquor & Smoke, for allegedly retaliating against and intimidating employees who were owed back wages.
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments March 14 on Cave Quarries Inc. v. Warex LLC, the case concerning a 2021 incident in which Warex was hired to conduct a blasting procedure that ultimately damaged a Cave Quarries asphalt plant.
Indiana Court of Appeals
John U. Dustin v. Michelle C. Dustin (mem. dec.)
23A-DC-758
Domestic relations with children. Affirms the Monroe Circuit Court’s final decree of dissolution and division of John and Michelle Dustin’s marital estate. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion. Also finds John Dustin has not satisfied his burden on appeal to overcome the strong presumption that the trial court acted correctly in applying the statutory factors.
The 2023 Drug Recognition Expert of the Year Award, named after fallen Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer David Moore, was presented to Elkhart County Sheriff’s Deputy Casey Lehman.
The case—Jeffery L. Foster, et al. v. First Merchants Bank, N.A., 24S-PL-75—was affirmed in August after the appellate court found the Benton Circuit Court was correct in entering summary judgment for First Merchants Bank based on the doctrine of laches.
Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Patricia Riley will step down after serving on the state’s second-highest court since 1994, when she was named by then-Gov. Evan Bayh.
The proposed changes largely neuter the public access counselor position and were inserted into an unrelated bill with little warning or public testimony.
House Bill 1183 would prohibit entities or people from six “adversarial countries” — a list that the U.S. Department of Commerce defines as Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, Cuba and Venezuela — from owning or leasing Hoosier farmland along with mineral, riparian or water rights.