July 19, 2012
IL StaffGov. Mitch Daniels and Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said Wednesday they will appeal the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency’s decision to designate Lake and Porter counties as nonattainment regarding ozone.
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July 18, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe state is going to appeal Wednesday’s decision in Marion Superior Court that it pay IBM $52 million for ending early
its billion-dollar contract with the company to update the state’s welfare system.
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July 18, 2012
Jennifer NelsonMarion Superior Judge David Dreyer has ordered the state to pay IBM an additional $12 million in early termination closeout
payments and for equipment it retained after canceling a contract with IBM to implement a modernized welfare system. The judge
previously ruled in January that the state was on the hook for $40 million in subcontractor assignment fees for terminating
the contract.
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July 4, 2012
J.K. WallWhile upholding President Barack Obama’s health care law, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 28 also opened an escape hatch
for states that do not want to take on the project of expanding their Medicaid programs.
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May 4, 2012
IL StaffA ceremonial signing of Indiana’s Lifeline Law was held Friday at the Statehouse. Senate Enrolled Act 274 provides legal
immunity from prosecution for those who seek medical attention for an intoxicated person.
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March 23, 2012
Michael HoskinsOn Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard's final day as a member of the Indiana Supreme Court, Gov. Mitch Daniels named Mark S.
Massa, a former state and federal prosecutor, as the state’s newest justice.
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March 23, 2012
Michael HoskinsGov. Mitch Daniels has chosen Indiana Criminal Justice Institute Director Mark S. Massa as the state’s newest Supreme
Court justice.
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March 21, 2012
Jennifer NelsonIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed Senate Enrolled Act 1 into law Tuesday evening. The legislation deals with the right of
people to defend against unlawful entry and was created in response to the Indiana Supreme Court ruling in Barnes v. State.
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March 21, 2012
Jennifer NelsonLast month, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Mitch Daniels doesn’t have to testify in the dispute between the
state and IBM regarding a cancelled contract to modernize the state’s welfare system. On Wednesday, the justices explained
their reasoning.
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March 19, 2012
IL StaffGov. Mitch Daniels signed legislation last week that gives Johnson Superior Court a fourth judge and Allen Circuit Court another
full-time magistrate, and an enrolled act that makes changes to the Department of Child Services.
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March 19, 2012
IL StaffGov. Mitch Daniels has appointed Sen. Connie Lawson, R-Danville, as Indiana secretary of state. She fills the vacancy left
by Charlie White, who was recently convicted of several felonies, making him ineligible to hold office.
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March 2, 2012
Michael HoskinsIndiana Governor Mitch Daniels wants to move quickly on appointing the state’s next Indiana Supreme Court justice. He
has already met with the three finalists who are vying for that position.
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February 14, 2012
Michael HoskinsOn the same day it heard arguments, the Indiana Supreme Court reversed a Marion Superior judge’s ruling and held that
Gov. Mitch Daniels does not have to testify or be deposed in an ongoing lawsuit over the cancelled contract to modernize the
state’s welfare system.
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February 2, 2012
IL StaffIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed legislation Wednesday making Indiana the 23rd right-to-work state. The law makes it illegal
for any worker to be forced to pay union dues or fees or become a member of a labor union as a condition of employment.
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February 1, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryThe Indiana Senate voted 28-22 in favor of House Bill 1001, which would make it illegal to require employees to pay union
dues as a condition of employment.
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January 30, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed Senate Enrolled Act 4, which more clearly defines human trafficking and strengthens
penalties for that crime. The new law is effective immediately.
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January 9, 2012
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether Gov. Mitch Daniels must appear for a deposition and testify in an ongoing lawsuit
challenging the cancelled IBM contract to modernize the state’s welfare system.
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December 22, 2011
IL StaffIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has appointed Jean Northenor, of Warsaw, to the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission.
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December 16, 2011
Michael HoskinsIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels shouldn’t be excused from appearing for a deposition in a lawsuit challenging the cancelled
multi-million dollar contract with IBM to modernize the state’s welfare system, according to Marion Superior Judge David
Dreyer.
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December 16, 2011
IL StaffGov. Mitch Daniels announced Friday that Anita Kolkmeier Samuel, assistant general counsel and policy director for the governor,
has been named general counsel. Samuel replaces David Pippen, who has resigned to accept a position with Indianapolis law
firm Bose McKinney & Evans.
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August 26, 2011
IL StaffGov. Mitch Daniels announced Friday the appointment of Aaron Raff as chief administrative law judge for the State Employees’
Appeals Commission. He succeeds Judge William “Tim” Rider, who has accepted a position at the Indiana Education
Employment Relations Board.
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July 20, 2011
IL StaffGov. Mitch Daniels has appointed Joseph Hoage as Indiana public access counselor. He replaces Andrew Kossack, who recently
resigned to take a position with the Indiana Department of Education.
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June 22, 2011
IL StaffGov. Mitch Daniels has appointed a three-member panel to oversee the transition of the department of toxicology to the State
of Indiana from Indiana University School of Medicine. The panel will begin work immediately, Daniels’ office reported
June 21.
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June 22, 2011
On June 14, five undocumented immigrant students received diverted sentences for criminal trespass charges stemming from an
incident in May.
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June 15, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryOn June 14, five undocumented immigrant students received diverted sentences for criminal trespass charges stemming from an
incident in May in Gov. Mitch Daniels' office.
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Judge Roger B. Cosbey is unethical and bias toward African American who seeks justice in Title VII claims. He disrespected and used his authority to attempt to intimidate me into taking an unfair settlement and when I refused he proceeded to get my case dismissed and to deny me my Constitutional and Civil Rights. He disobeying several rules of law; specifically, by ruling on summary judgment motions against the Fed. R. Civ. P., without authority of Judge William C. Lee, without consent of the attorneys, and with conspiracy to commit “fraud on the court,” as he conspired with my former attorney. He proved to me that he is bias, unethical, unfair and unfit to be reappointed. In my opinion, he should be disbarred in 2013, for committing fraud on the court, which would make him ineligible for reinstatement in 2014. See docket 3:07 cv 629 where he rules on dispositive motions, knowing magistrates are not vested with that power (especially without consent), grants the defendant an unconscionable number of extensions, accepts my former attorney request for extension for dispositive motion knowing he was working with the opposition, and unbelievably grants the defendant another extension after he requested an extension after he missed the deadline. I know another attorney filed charges against him for bias in race discrimination case(s). I know what he did in my case before he voluntarily recused himself, I just do not know how many other innocent people have been stripped of their rights because of him. I say shame on him and no more of the same.
they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.
vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.
With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.