Indiana General Assembly overrides Holcomb’s veto of trans athlete bill
Two months after Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed House Enrolled Act 1041, which would only allow participation in school sports based on biological sex, the Indiana General Assembly voted to override the veto. The Indiana House of Representatives voted 67-28 on Tuesday when it convened “...”
Democrats ask again for suspension of state’s gas tax as prices rise
Indiana Democrats are once again calling for Gov. Eric Holcomb to temporarily suspend the state’s gas tax as prices hit a high. Indiana is forecast to have a $6.1 million surplus, which legislators say could be used to save Hoosiers money at the pump. House and Senate Democrats “...”
Lee Hamilton commentary: Why good investigative journalism matters
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Recently, a couple of reporters at The New York Times published an intriguing story about conversations between House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and other members of his leadership team. It was shortly after the events of Jan. 6 at the Capitol, and “...”
May 24 one-day session may bring veto override for trans athlete bill
Above: Signs not permitted in the Senate Chamber during public testimony on HB 1041 piled up in Statehouse hallways. (Photo by Maddie Alexander, TheStatehouseFile.com.) As the May 24 one-day session for technical corrections approaches, the transgender sports bill veto awaits an “...”
From Inside Higher Ed: 8 Ways Higher Ed Can Help Save Democracy
The following analysis by William G. Tierney, University Professor Emeritus and founding director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California, was first published by Inside Higher Ed and is republished under Inside Higher Ed republication g “...”
FROM CHALKBEAT INDIANA: What should middle schoolers learn about history? Indiana debates civics standards
This report by Aleksandra Appleton of Chalkbeat Indiana was originally published by Chalkbeat and is republished according to Chalkbeat republishing guidelines. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters May 12, 5:48pm EDT What Indiana does and does not teach about gove “...”
PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS: Few upsets among incumbent success stories in redrawn legislative, congressional districts
The dedicated voters who turned out to vote in Tuesday’s primary — the first since the 2021 redistricting led by the Indiana General Assembly’s Republican supermajorities — sent the message that previous experience in a public office is not necessarily an adva “...”
TheStatehouseFile.com named best news website in collegiate contest
TheStatehouseFile.com , a newsgathering partner of The Indiana Citizen, has been named Best Overall Website by the Indiana Collegiate Press Association in its annual contest. “The site is fast, clear and professional enough to compete with any news site,” the judges s “...”
REDISTRICTING IN 2022: In a lopsided and bipartisan vote, City-County Council approves its new maps
The following report from Indianapolis Recorder writer Tyler Fenwick was first published in the Recorder, and is shared through The Indiana Citizen redistricting reporting project. The Indianapolis City-County Council voted to approve new local voting districts May 2, bringing an “...”
As president of Chamber, Brinegar has demonstrated organization’s pull in Statehouse
When Kevin Brinegar began his legislative work, bills were copied with mimeographs, conference committee meetings took place in hotel rooms or bars, and legislators flung rubber bands and held up signs during boring discussions. That was about 40 years ago. Now Brinegar will be s “...”