Tony Cook

1 month ago | indystar.com | Tony Cook

A DCS employee violated state ethics laws when she gave a troubled youth center confidential information about an upcoming inspection. After DCS fired her, the employee took a job with an organization she previously inspected for licensing compliance. In a lawsuit she later dismissed, the former employee accused DCS of creating a toxic workplace and improperly changing an audit she conducted.

1 month ago | indystar.com | Tony Cook

New law requires police to investigate if schools, gyms and other facilities failed to report child abuse allegations against staff members and volunteers. The legislation initially included tougher penalties for failing to report, but the Senate scrapped that provision. Everyone in Indiana is required to report suspected child abuse, but prosecutions are rare. Gov.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Tony Cook

Gov. Mike Braun announced Thursday a new partnership between state law enforcement agencies to crack down on violent crime at bars and nightclubs. Under the plan, the Indiana State Police will collaborate with the State Excise Police "to address the issue of public safety around bars that tend to attract crime, drugs, and disturbances," according to a news release from the governor's office.

2 months ago | indystar.com | Tony Cook

Gov. Mike Braun announced Thursday a new partnership between state law enforcement agencies to crack down on violent crime at bars and nightclubs. Under the plan, the Indiana State Police will collaborate with the State Excise Police "to address the issue of public safety around bars that tend to attract crime, drugs, and disturbances," according to a news release from the governor's office.

2 months ago | indystar.com | Tony Cook

Caseload limits for the Indiana Department of Child Services would be scrapped under a provision quietly slipped into the state budget that the Indiana Senate passed Tuesday, a move child welfare advocates say could put children at risk. The proposal, which was added to page 157 of the roughly 170-page budget bill without any public discussion, appears to be a response to pressure from Gov. Mike Braun and Republican legislative leaders to reign in spending at the agency.