Thomas Langhourne reports in today’s Evansville Courier & Press, “Merger referendum gets nod.” Overcoming the skepticism of one of its leading members, the Vanderburgh County Council on Wednesday passed a resolution in favor of holding a countywide referendum on city-county government consolidation. Evansville city officials put the wheels in motion for a similar resolution Sept. […]
The following press release was just sent to me by the Counsel to the Chief Justice of Indiana: Descendants of Mary Clark, a black woman who played a key role in the Indiana Supreme Court’s 19th century decisions regarding slavery, will tell her dramatic story in the Indiana Supreme Court chambers on Friday, October 14, […]
The Indianapolis Star reported at approximately 5:30pm, “Legislator drops controversial plan.” A controversial proposed bill to prohibit gays, lesbians and single people from using medical procedures to become pregnant has been dropped by its legislative sponsor. State Sen. Patricia Miller, R-Indianapolis, issued a one-sentence statement this afternoon saying: “The issue has become more complex than […]
The following press release was just sent to me by the Counsel to the Chief Justice of Indiana: The Indiana Supreme Court has dedicated $25,000 to provide Indiana courts with foreign language interpretation by telephone for less regionally familiar languages, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard announced today. “The diversity of language in our state’s population […]
A group of advocates from Evansville/Vanderburgh made comments Tuesday at a meeting of the Local Government Efficiency and Financing Study Commission. As Jennifer Whitson reports in the Evansville Courier & Press (“Merger bill awaits go-ahead“), at least two state legislators have said they would “carry a bill” to allow a countywide referendum on consolidation for […]
The Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana carries an article titled, “State seeks control of GUEA.” State officials should control the estimated $10 million in assets of the scandal-plagued Gary Urban Enterprise Association, state Attorney General Steve Carter said Monday. Carter’s office filed a lawsuit against the not-for-profit group to block the sale or transfer of any […]
The Indianapolis Star has an article titled, “Judge: Carmel can’t annex Home Place.” Two miles north of Home Place, in his office overlooking the fountains of Carmel’s Civic Square, Mayor Jim Brainard and his allies weren’t conceding defeat — only shock at Tuesday morning’s ruling by Judge William Hughes and a promise to appeal. They […]
The Indy Star carries a story by the AP titled, “Judge who pointed gun at teen quits.” A judge who pointed a handgun at an 18-year-old while searching for his runaway teenage daughter two years ago has resigned from office. Elkhart Superior Court Judge L. Benjamin Pfaff wrote in a letter to the Indiana Supreme […]
Niki Kelly in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports, “State bill would limit procreation assistance: Process would rule out homosexuals, singles.” Sen. Pat Miller, R-Indianapolis, said Indiana law currently has no regulations regarding assisted reproduction and should have similar requirements to adoption in Indiana. “Needless to say it’s going to be enormously controversial and difficult,” […]
The Evansville Courier & Press reports, “City delays changes to property law.” A scheduled committee hearing on a new city property maintenance law was postponed Monday for some last-minute tweaking. One change the city’s legal department is working on is a provision to shift responsibility for “nonstructural” maintenance of property from an owner to the […]
