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Applegate & Dillman: Tips for long-term care patients’ families during pandemic

June 10, 2020 | Carol Applegate and Lisa Dillman

Mid-March was likely the last time you saw your loved one in a senior living facility face-to-face. The coronavirus pandemic has led most nursing homes to close their doors or, at the very least, require stringent temperature checks and other precautions for urgent visits. As a result, families are fearful and anxious about the care their relatives are receiving and whether they will be exposed to the virus. Here are some tips for families that may help ease their fears.

Indiana reports increase of 410 coronavirus cases, 23 more deaths

June 9, 2020 | Indianapolis Business Journal Staff and IL Staff

The Indiana State Department of Health on Tuesday said the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in the state has risen to 38,033. That marks an increase of 410 cases over the cumulative number — 37,623 — the department reported on Monday.

Indy Council passes resolution declaring racism a public health crisis

June 9, 2020 | Samm Quinn and Indianapolis Business Journal Staff and IL Staff

The Indianapolis City-County Council on Monday night declared racism a public health crisis in Marion County. The three-page resolution declares racism to be a public health crisis “that affects all members of the community and deserves action from all levels of government and civil society.”

Southern District to resume limited in-person criminal proceedings next week

June 8, 2020 | IL Staff

Limited in-person criminal proceedings can resume in all divisions of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana beginning next week, the district court announced Friday.

Indiana contractor slow providing coronavirus test results

June 8, 2020 | Associated Press

A contractor hired to expand Indiana’s coronavirus testing across the state has not been meeting its target of providing results to those tested within 48 hours. Meanwhile, the recession stemming from the pandemic contributed to state tax collections coming in $230 million below expectations for May.

Indiana reports increase of 482 COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths

June 5, 2020 | Indianapolis Business Journal Staff and IL Staff

The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday said the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in the state has risen to 36,578. That marks an increase of 482 cases over the cumulative number — 36,096 — the department reported on Thursday.

Simon Property sues Gap for rent on coronavirus-shuttered stores

June 5, 2020 | Associated Press

Gap is being sued for refusing to pay rent for stores temporarily closed during the coronavirus pandemic. Indianapolis-based mall owner Simon Property Group said in a lawsuit filed this week that the clothing retailer owes three months of rent, totaling $65.9 million.

Pandemic means a silent June at the Supreme Court

June 4, 2020 | Associated Press

The coronavirus pandemic has kept justices of the United States Supreme Court from their courtroom since March and forced them to change their ways in many respects. Now, in their season of weighty decisions, instead of the drama that can accompany the announcement of a majority decision and its biting dissent, the court’s opinions are being posted online without an opportunity for the justices to be heard.

Indiana’s COVID case count rises by 475, deaths by 10

June 3, 2020 | IL and IBJ Staff

The Indiana State Department of Health on Wednesday said the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in the state has risen to 35,712, following an increase of 475 cases.

State surpasses 35,000 COVID-19 cases, 2,000 deaths

June 2, 2020 | IL and IBJ Staff

The Indiana State Department of Health on Tuesday said the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in the state has risen to 35,237, following an increase of 407 cases.

Vote by mail in today’s election? You can still get a sticker

June 2, 2020 | Associated Press and IL Staff

Indiana’s first election to feature widespread mail-in balloting concludes Tuesday with an in-person primary that was delayed four weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.

After habeas win, man convicted in IU student’s murder to be freed pending appeal

June 2, 2020 | Olivia Covington

The man convicted nearly 15 years ago in the killing of Indiana University student Jill Behrman will be released from custody later this month after the same judge who granted his request for habeas relief last year also granted his bid for coronavirus-related release.

Supreme Court expands trial court tolling amid COVID-19 backlog

June 1, 2020 | IL Staff

The Indiana Supreme Court is taking steps to help trial courts handle the coming backlog of cases, extending certain emergency operations due to the COVID-19 public health emergency through as late as January 2021.

SCOTUS rejects challenge to COVID-19 limits on church services

June 1, 2020 | Associated Press

A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Suspect who claims self-defense in judges’ shooting jailed without bond on minor violation

May 29, 2020 | Dave Stafford

The man accused of shooting two judges during an Indianapolis altercation more than a year ago — and whose attorneys unsuccessfully pressed for the release of surveillance video of the incident they say backs up his self-defense claim — is back behind bars, held without bond after a minor pretrial release violation. The arrest on a warrant appears to conflict with an Indiana Supreme Court order for trial courts to issue arrest warrants only in emergency cases due to concern about the spread of COVID-19 behind bars.

External webcams, quiet rooms among details for first-ever remote bar exam in July

May 29, 2020 | Marilyn Odendahl

The nearly 500 applicants who have registered to take the Indiana Bar Exam in July will need to have external webcams, quiet rooms and be prepared to write extensively for the test that will be given remotely for the first time because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Indiana regulators agree to hear utility request to raise rates in wake of pandemic losses

May 28, 2020 | John Russell, Indianapolis Business Journal

Two weeks after 10 Indiana utilities asked state regulators for permission to charge ratepayers for millions of dollars in revenue the utilities stand to lose because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state has agreed to consider the matter.

Trump continues to claim broad powers he doesn’t have

May 28, 2020 | Associated Press

Threatening to shut down Twitter for flagging false content. Claiming he can “override” governors who dare to keep churches closed to congregants. Asserting the “absolute authority” to force states to reopen, even when local leaders say it’s too soon.

Terre Haute prison inmate with COVID-19 dies; 3 more have it

May 27, 2020 | Associated Press

An inmate at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute who had COVID-19 has died, and three others there also have tested positive for the disease, the United States Bureau of Prisons said Tuesday.

A gift in tough times: Juvenile probation departments deliver for young clients, families

May 27, 2020 | Marilyn Odendahl

Chief probation officer Christine Kerl and her team from the juvenile division of the Marion Superior Court Probation Department fanned out to Dollar Tree stores across Indianapolis earlier this spring and loaded their carts with items for families to enjoy together during these trying and tiring times.

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