Marissa Sweatland

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Pre-Design Funds Approved For Proposed Indiana Judicial Building

Dec 24, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Marissa Sweatland

By Casey SmithIndiana Capital ChronicleINDIANA — Could the yearslong discussion surrounding a new Indiana judicial center finally be coming to fruition? Proposals to construct a new building to house the state’s courts have been tossed around for decades – and was even a topic of controversy in the 1980s — but project plans have never developed enough to gain traction. Now, state officials want to restart the conversation.
PCHI To Commence Wind Down Of Party City Stores And Wholesale Operations

Dec 24, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Marissa Sweatland

News ReleaseINDIANA — Party City Holdco Inc. has announced plans to commence a wind down of its retail and wholesale operations and going out of business sales at its approximately 700 stores nationwide after serving Party City customers for nearly 40 years as their one-stop-shop for all things celebration.
Indiana School Bus Hurdles Linked To Education Outcomes

Dec 23, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Marissa Sweatland

By Terri DeeIndiana News ServiceINDIANA — School bus transportation challenges are impacting one central Indiana community. Long ride times are more than an inconvenience, according to an October survey. Bus driver shortages and late arrivals to school have also been documented by the education advocacy group RISE INDY. The organization says data show a correlation between these transportation hiccups and student outcomes and educational equity.
Federal Judge Denies Indiana Death Row Inmate’s Appeal, Further Closing Door For Relief

Dec 17, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Marissa Sweatland

By Casey SmithIndiana Capital ChronicleINDIANA — A federal judge on Friday, Dec. 13, denied a request from Indiana death row inmate Joseph Corcoran’s legal team to step in and pause his upcoming execution. Defense attorneys said the delay would allow for a hearing and review of their claims that putting the inmate to death is unconstitutional.
Sharp Finds Stride In Education

Dec 14, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Marissa Sweatland

By Marissa SweatlandInkFreeNewsELKHART — Corey Sharp has only been with the Elkhart County Purdue Extension office since June 2023, but he is no stranger to education. He moved to the Elkhart area in 2021, after living most of his life in the Muncie, Anderson area. Sharp is a Ball State University alum, receiving his Bachelors of Science in social studies education in 1997. “I’ve been in education my entire career, so I have 30 years of experience in education,” Sharp explained.
Lillys Are Volunteer Extraordinaires

Dec 14, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Marissa Sweatland

By Marissa SweatlandInkFreeNewsELKHART — “Volunteering is not new to us. Both of us, over the years, have volunteered for various organizations,” Marianne Lilly explained. Tom Lilly has been involved with P.T.A, Lifeline, CARES, Elkhart schools, SCORE, a business mentoring service and Riverview Adult Day Health Center.
Albertsons Files Lawsuit Against Kroger For Breach Of Merger Agreement

Dec 12, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Marissa Sweatland

News ReleaseIDAHO — Albertsons Companies, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against The Kroger Co. in the Delaware Court of Chancery, bringing claims for willful breach of contract and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing arising from Kroger’s failure to exercise “best efforts” and to take “any and all actions” to secure regulatory approval of the companies’ agreed merger transaction, as was required of Kroger under the terms of the merger agreement between the parties.
Indiana’s Medicaid Expansion ‘Trigger’ Law Could Impact Coverage Of 754K Hoosiers

Dec 11, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Marissa Sweatland

By Whitney DownardIndiana Capital ChronicleINDIANA — The insurance coverage of hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers could be at risk should the federal government seek to reduce its share of Medicaid costs under the incoming Trump administration.
Former AG Curtis Hill’s Groping Trial Called Off After Mutual Dismissal

Dec 11, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Marissa Sweatland

By Leslie Bonilla MuñizIndiana Capital ChronicleINDIANA — Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s groping-related legal woes are over. Hill and four accusers agreed to dismiss a four-year-old civil battery lawsuit before they were set to begin a five-day trial. Then-legislative staffers Niki DaSilva, Samantha Lozano, Gabrielle McLemore and former Rep.
Indiana Supreme Court Justices Explain Why Execution Will Go Forward

Dec 11, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Marissa Sweatland

By Casey Smith and Niki KellyIndiana Capital ChronicleINDIANA — A majority of Indiana’s Supreme Court justices said lawyers for death row inmate Joseph Corcoran have not presented adequate evidence to challenge their client’s competency — and ruled that defense counsel can not seek late-term, post-conviction relief for Corcoran without his consent. That’s despite arguments from the inmate’s lawyers that he is “severely” mentally ill and should be disqualified from execution.