Legislative leaders shed some light on redistricting plans, AP reports
Indiana’s Republican legislative leadership has offered a few details about possible plans for the decennial redistricting process, according to an Associated Press report on Sunday. According to the report, Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston (above) suggested public hearing â...â
Holcomb signs civics education bill, seen as an early step toward improving Indiana’s civic health
Follow our legislative coverage at The Indiana Citizen, in partnership with TheStatehouseFile.com UPDATE: Gov. Eric Holcomb on April 8 signed House Enrolled Act 1384 into law. Under the legislation, civics education will become a required class in Indiana middle schools and a 15- â...â
Committee passes elections bill but removes provisions limiting absentee voting and governor’s powers
Follow our legislative coverage at The Indiana Citizen, in partnership with TheStatehouseFile.com UPDATE: An elections bill that drew sharp criticism for provisions limiting absentee voting and weakening the governor’s authority to reschedule an election was heavily amended â...â
Elections bill stalls in committee after testimony in opposition; vote now scheduled for Thursday
Follow our legislative coverage at The Indiana Citizen, in partnership with TheStatehouseFile.com UPDATE: An elections bill with a provision likened to controversial legislation in Georgia stalled briefly Tuesday morning in a House committee after more than two hours of testimony â...â
Transformed and rewired: Sen. Fady Qaddouraâs life in public service
Eleven years ago, when Fady Qaddoura first began working as an intern for the Indiana Senate legal office, a former staffer in the IT department asked him his name and where he was from. Qaddoura answered, and the staffer said, âOh, youâre one of these effing terrorists that â...â
House committee to hear bill with absentee-voting requirements similar to Georgia legislation
Follow our legislative coverage at The Indiana Citizen, in partnership with TheStatehouseFile.com In 2020, Gov. Eric Holcomb delayed the primary election from May until June and loosened restrictions on absentee voting as Indiana coped with the outbreak of COVID-19. Under legis â...â
Final ICRC hearing focuses on 2nd Congressional District and the tradeoffs of “compactness”
Follow our coverage of redistricting at The Indiana Citizen At first glance, Indianaâs 2nd Congressional District as drawn during the last redistricting process in 2011 didnât look a lot different from the 2nd Congressional District drawn during the previous one in 2001. Both â...â
REDISTRICTING IN 2021: Indiana’s civic health can be improved by drawing fair maps
March 28, 2021 Every 10 years in years ending in 1, an otherwise relatively obscure figure in American history â a legitimate âFounding Fatherâ– becomes a household name. Elbridge Gerry â pronounced âGaryâ â devoted his adult life to promoting democracy, culmi â...â
The Indiana Citizen’s guide to your elected officials
U.S. SENATE Todd Young (R) Mike Braun (R) U.S. CONGRESS Frank Mrvan (D) Rudy Yakym (R) Jim Banks (R) James Baird (R) Victoria Spartz (R) Greg Pence (R) Andre Carson (D) Larry Bucshon (R) Erin Houchin (R) GOVERNOR Eric Holcomb (R) LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Suzanne Crouch (R) â...â
POINT: “Indiana is not gerrymandered … Gerrymandering is not in the eye of the beholder, but in the eye of the loser”
The Indiana Citizen is committed to providing a variety of points of view on the crucial issue of redistricting. The following column, written by Indianapolis Star opinion contributor Pete Seat (above) and originally published on Feb. 22, 2021, is reprinted with permission of the â...â