Governor’s State of the State address strikes upbeat tone amid ongoing pandemic
Gov. Eric Holcombâs sixth State of the State address Tuesday eveningâin person after being virtual last yearâreflected his legislative agenda in upbeat terms, highlighting successes in the economy, workforce and law enforcement before acknowledging the looming ongoing prese â...â
Indiana Black Legislative Caucus tackling racial disparities during 2022 session
Members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus said they are working as a group during the 2022 legislative session to help dismantle systems that have harmed Black communities in Indiana. The IBLC, a joint House and Senate caucus of Black legislators, announced its legislative â...â
House bill limiting classroom topics, materials amended and passed in committee
A controversial Indiana House bill limiting topics discussed in the classroom, requiring teachers to post curriculum materials and adding parental input, was amended and passed in committee, mostly along party lines. House Bill 1134, authored by Rep. Anthony Cook, R-Cicero, is a â...â
After falling short in 2021, bill to limit absentee voting, tighten application process is revived for ’22
After dying in a conference committee in the final days of the 2021 session, an Indiana Senate bill that would limit the state’s authority to reschedule elections and tighten the application process for absentee ballots has been revived in 2022. Senate Bill 329, again autho â...â
WHO’S RUNNING IN 2022? Follow the primary candidate filings and check back for updates
The votes won’t be counted until Nov. 8, but Indiana’s midterm election ballot already has begun taking shape. Republican and Democratic primary candidates for offices ranging from U.S. Senate to county councils began filing with the Indiana Secretary of State’s â...â
Congressional, state and county candidates begin filing for May primary
Those seeking positions in the U.S. Congress, state legislature and local offices began filing their candidacy for the May primary election with the Secretary of Stateâs office this week. Hundreds of candidates filed on Wednesday, the first day in the process. U.S. Representati â...â
Reform groups’ legislative agenda targets voting rights, redistricting
The League of Women Voters of Indiana met Thursday at the Indiana State Library to discuss its legislative agendaâwhat bills to advocate for and against this legislative sessionâwith a gloomy theme: âDemocracy hanging by a thread.â âWeâre looking at another decade of â...â
Indiana Senate committee approves resolution calling for rare constitutional convention
An Indiana Senate committee Wednesday approved a proposal calling for a rare constitutional convention to keep the number of Supreme Court justices at nine. The proposal, Senate Joint Resolution 3, authored by Sen. Jim Buck (above), R-Kokomo, drew skepticism from members of bot â...â
With primary candidate filing less than a week away, St. Joseph County’s district lines are unresolved
UPDATE: The infighting over St. Joseph County’s redistricting process continued this week as the Republican-controlled Board of County Commissioners vetoed “contingency” maps redrawn by the County Council, only to have the veto overridden by the Democrat-led cou â...â
‘The Tippecanoe Way:’ No drama as new county maps are approved
Above: Proposed commissioner districts. From left: Current commissioner districts, proposed council districts, current council districts. The following reports from contributing writer Dave Bangert were first published in his Substack newsletter, Based in Lafayette, Indiana.  â...â