Two lawsuits challenge Indianaâs abortion ban going into effect Thursday
Indianaâs abortion ban is set to take effect in three days. While a majority of the Indiana General Assembly voted for Senate Enrolled Act 1, and Gov. Eric Holcomb signed it into law, itâs the subject of two lawsuits refuting its legality. The first, filed by Planned Parenth â...â
Morales walks back early voting limits idea
By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle Sept. 13, 2022 Diego Morales (above), the Republican candidate for Indiana Secretary of State, is walking back a proposal to cut early voting as well as softening comments on the 2020 election. The Secretary of State is Indianaâ â...â
Rokita: No âwokeâ ESG criteria allowed in pension investments
By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle Sept. 2, 2022 Indiana and its investment managers canât make government employee pension system investments based on environmental, social or governance criteria, Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) wrote in an advisory opinion â...â
WE’RE DEAD LAST: Study calls Indiana’s campaign finance laws the weakest in the nation
When it comes to transparency and the regulation of contributions to political campaigns, Indiana ranks last in the nation, according to a first-ever analysis by the nonpartisan Coalition for Integrity. The nonprofit group based in Washington, D.C. ranked states based on 10 crite â...â
State faces abortion lawsuit from Planned Parenthood and ACLU
The State of Indiana is facing a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana and Planned Parenthoodâ16 days before the near-total abortion ban enacted by the Indiana General Assembly is set to take place. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Monroe County Circuit Co â...â
From The Indiana Lawyer: Improving civic education by informing Hoosier voters, The Indiana Citizen is preparing to launch 2022 voter guide
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Lawyer August 31, 2022 As midterm elections approach, The Indiana Citizen, an initiative focused on voter participation, is shifting its efforts from getting more Hoosiers to the polls to providing information on candidates, issues and registering â...â
Indiana GOP nominates Rudy Yakym as Walorski replacement
By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle August 22, 2022 The Indiana Republican Party on Saturday nominated a longtime political ally of the late Rep. Jackie Walorski (above) to run for her now-vacant seat in Indianaâs Second Congressional District. Rudy Yakym, a gro â...â
Endorsed by Walorski’s husband, businessman Yakym to replace late congresswoman on Nov. 8 ballots
Businessman Rudy Yakym, a onetime campaign official in Rep. Jackie Walorski’s runs for Congress, will replace the late congresswoman on the Nov. 8 election ballots to serve the remainder of her term and to be elected to a full term in his own right. Yakym was chosen on the â...â
Why Mitch Daniels says heâs ânot done, yetâ at Purdue
The following report from contributing writer Dave Bangert were first published in his Substack newsletter, Based in Lafayette, Indiana.  Ten years ago this week, already named Purdueâs incoming president but still wrapping up his second term as Indiana governor, Mitch Dan â...â
Brooks, Tinder slam Attorney General Rokita for baseless claims
By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle August 12, 2022 Former U.S. Congresswoman Susan Brooks and former federal judge John Tinder, in a Wall Street Journal column Wednesday, excoriated Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) for his investigation of the physician â...â