Bill banning materials on âhuman sexualityâ passed by Senate
Bringing hours worth of public testimony and protest, discourse and frustration, the controversial House Bill 1608 would require teachers to notify parents if their child requests to be called by a different pronoun or name that doesnât reflect their gender. The bill passed t â...â
FROM THE INDIANA CITIZEN: In the Tennessee House, a gerrymandered supermajority is reaping the whirlwind
The following analysis was written by Bill Moreau, president of the Indiana Citizen Education Foundation and publisher of its online platform, The Indiana Citizen. Most of the commentary about last week’s disaster in the Tennessee House of Representatives touched onâbut d â...â
Registration deadline extended for Indiana Bar Foundation Civics Summit; event is April 13
In advance of a civics class that will be taught to all Hoosier public school sixth graders starting in the spring of 2024, the Indiana Bar Foundation is hosting a civics summit to build partnerships and identify ways to improve the stateâs civic health. The daylong event will â...â
ACLU says it will fight after governor signs gender-affirming care ban into law
Just hours after Gov. Eric Holcombâs signed Senate Bill 480, which bans gender-affirming health care for transgender children, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Indiana filed a lawsuit on behalf of four transgender children and their families. The suit names a â...â
Holcomb signs ban on gender-affirming health care for minors into law
By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle April 5, 2023 Gov. Eric Holcomb (above) on Wednesday opted to sign a controversial ban on gender-affirming health care for minors into law over the protests of families, medical professionals and transgender children. Holcomb, in a sta â...â
Lee Hamilton commentary: Why trustworthiness matters in our democracy
Early this year, the Gallup organization came out with a survey of Americans on how they view the ethics of various professions. Nurses ranked at the top. Doctors, pharmacists, and high school teachers did well, too. Real estate agents and bankers were considered about average. â...â
Four attorneys assigned to abortion-related litigation resign from Indiana AGâs office
By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle  April 4, 2023 With key hearings scheduled in licensing and civil litigation against Indianapolis OB-GYN Dr. Caitlin Bernard this month, the Indiana Attorney Generalâs Office will be down four attorneys who worked on the case but have n â...â
ELECTION SECURITY OR VOTER SUPPRESSION? With Mondayâs passage in the Senate, HB 1334 could soon go to Holcombâs desk
Above: House Bill 1334 was passed by the Indiana Senate on April 3, 2023. The bill, which adds identification requirements to absentee ballot applications, was debated by Sen. J.D. Ford D-Indianapolis (left) and Sen. Eric Koch R-Bedford (right) before it was passed in a 36-12 vot â...â
As higher property tax bills land in homeowners’ mailboxes, Indy Rep. DeLaney urges reforms including changes in school funding
With the coming property tax bills expected to wallop Hoosier homeowners, one Indiana Democratic lawmaker is faulting Republicans for not reforming the property tax system to prevent steep increases and is calling for a change in school funding to alleviate some of the pressure. â...â
Four Republican candidates for Indy mayor share their visions in Indy Star forum
Before a sparse crowd Thursday evening, the four men vying for the Republican nomination for Indianapolis mayor acknowledged the issues where they agreed and refrained from criticizing the current mayor outright as they offered their visions for the city. The Republican candidate â...â