One-time bonus — but no pay raise — for state employees
Full-time employees of the executive branch will receive a one-time stipend of $1,250 in their Jan. 15, 2025, paycheck. Part-time and intermittent employees will receive $650.
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Medicaid, prior authorization to be major topics for Legislature in 2025
What little new revenue is expected over the next two years likely will be swallowed up by Medicaid costs as lawmakers work to craft the state’s next budget.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
The longest-lived American president died on Sunday, roughly 22 months after entering hospice care, at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia.
Gary’s Eddie Melton one of 20 mayors to sign letter of support for U.S. Steel acquisition
Earlier this month, the Japanese steelmaker said it would invest $1 billion in U.S. Steel’s Gary Works if the acquisition goes through.
State supreme court to hear wrongful termination case against South Bend school district
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The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in January in a case where a woman sued the South Bend Community School Corporation, alleging wrongful termination of her employment with the school district.
US teacher jailed in Russia is formally designated as wrongfully detained
An American schoolteacher arrested in Russia on drug charges more than four years ago has been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained, the State Department said Friday.
Musk, Trump at odds with some on right over H-1B visas
Far-right activists clashed online with billionaire Elon Musk and other supporters of President-elect Donald Trump over the need for a skilled-worker immigration program that has long been a lifeblood for Silicon Valley—signifying a potential rift between Trump’s core nationalist base and technology executives who have come to support him.
Mexico tests cellphone app allowing migrants to send alert if they are about to be detained in US
Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to warn relatives and local consulates if they think they are about to be detained by the U.S. immigration department, a senior official said Friday.
Opinions December 27, 2024
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
United States of America, ex rel., Judith Robinson, and State of Indiana v. Healthnet Inc.
23–2728
Civil. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge James Sweeney. Affirms the district court’s holdings that it lacked jurisdiction over Count III of Dr. Judith Robinson’s amended complaint, on behalf of the United States and the State of Indiana, against HealthNet alleging violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act and the Indiana False Claims and Whistleblower Protection Act and that the settlement was fair, adequate, and reasonable. Finds that the district court did not abuse its discretion in rejecting Robinson’s challenges to the fairness of the settlement agreement. Also finds because that because Robinson has provided no other argument against the district court’s analysis or claimed shortcomings in the district court’s procedure, the circuit court finds the settlement agreement to be fair, adequate, and reasonable under the circumstances. Attorney for plaintiffs: Robert Saint, Lawrence Carcare, Frances Barrow, Benjamin Jones. Attorneys for defendant: Libby Goodnight, Marc Quigley.
Schoolhouse Rock, Indiana edition: How a bill becomes a law
A biennial budget of more than $40 billion is on the line come January, alongside hundreds of other proposals from Indiana lawmakers. Just a fraction become law. How do we get there?
New 2025 laws hit hot topics from AI in movies to rapid-fire guns
Artificial intelligence. Abortion. Guns. Marijuana. Minimum wages. Name a hot topic, and chances are good there’s a new law about it taking effect in 2025 in one state or another.
Fair housing center puts spotlight on increased Marion County foreclosures in new report
Marion County foreclosure filing numbers are starting to approach and surpass pre-pandemic levels, as rising home prices and interest rates, higher insurance premiums and a slew of other factors have put more and more homeowners under extreme pressure to keep up with payments.
IN Supreme Court affirms denial of state fund’s summary judgment motion in sexual assault case
A child victim of a sexual assault by his physician could be eligible for excess compensation from the state’s patient’s compensation fund, after the Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a trial court’s denial of the fund’s summary judgment motion.
Opinions December 26, 2024
Indiana Court of Appeals
In re: Adoption of R.G.B. and P.K.B., M.B. v. A.S. and W.S.
24A-AD-1885
Adoption. Reverses Washington Circuit Court Judge Larry Medlock’s order granting the motion of adoptive parents’ A.S. and W.S. to waive the statutorily-mandated period of supervision prior to the adoption of minor children R.B. and P.B. Finds that the juvenile court erred in granting the waiver of the home study requirement. Remands with instructions for the juvenile court to order a period of supervision pursuant to Indiana Code section 31-19-8-1. Attorney for appellant: A. David Hutson. Attorney for appellee: Alice Blevins.
Appellate Judge James Kirsch dies at 78
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Former Indiana Court of Appeals Judge James Kirsch, 78, passed on Dec. 19 after a long illness.
FDA set to phase out leading decongestant in many cold medicines
Changes are coming to the cold and cough aisle of your local pharmacy: U.S. officials are moving to phase out the leading decongestant found in hundreds of over-the-counter medicines, concluding that it doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion
Ohio River protection would be new federal office’s job under bipartisan bill in Congress
A bipartisan bill introduced in Congress would create a new office within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address environmental needs of the Ohio River basin spanning 204,000 square miles.
Indiana lawmakers face tough decisions on education funding
Indiana lawmakers are preparing to write the next state budget, and as an economic surplus winds down, they face difficult decisions about what education programs to fund and how much to give them.
Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen
Republicans plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress to push through long-sought changes that include voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements.
Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional
Laws restricting access to certain materials or making it easier to challenge them have been enacted in several other states, including Indiana, Iowa and Texas.